Rebel's Blade
Frost Kay
3/5
Sage is a blacksmith by trade, working under the guise of her father's business and using his clients as people would never commission a woman to craft their swords. She also works for the rebellion, fighting for a better life in a country that she has seen fall apart. When she is captured by the crown prince, she becomes a pawn in political machinations that she could never have anticipated.
I think this is ultimately fantasy romance, the romance was weirdly divided in this first book but I can see where it's going. I respected Sage's attempted strengths of character, it came across as a little too much at points but it was okay. The dialogue had some lapses where it just felt a little too literal, but it flowed fairly decently. I don't know if I like the crown prince, he made some really questionable remarks that I suppose could be justified by his need for information, but he also has a weird mix of no filter yet thinks he's political? I don't know if I like him.
I think the plot was interesting though. I'll never turn around a book about a female blacksmith, I think making swords would be a pretty great career. I hope that that facet of her life gets a little more focus in the sequel rather than just her propensity for the rebellion. I think authors forget that we are also interested in the more commonplace features of a fantasy world and I think that this world could really use some development.
I liked it well enough to download the sequel and I'm looking forward to having some real conflict introduced. As Kindle Unlimited books go, it was pretty middle of the road.
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