4.5

T kingfisher always knows just how to make me love something I normally wouldn’t pick myself. She did it with her horror and she does it again with her romantasy.

I tend to reach for fantasy books with romance max on the background as a subplot but T. Kingfisher is a definite exception and manages to make me swing my feet and giggle while reading it.

Paladins Grace is the first book in the Saint of Steel series and a perfect introduction to Kinfishers World of The White Rat, frankly one of my favorite fantasy worlds, the perfect combination of adventures epic fantasy and cozy feel good world +murder of course.

I adored both Stephen and Grace individually and absolutely loved their dynamic as well, full of awkwardness and heartfelt kindness. Another very important part for me was each main characters relationship with other characters like Stephen and his fellow paladins and Grace and her roommate.

The writing is an absolute joy to read full with humor yet mature enough to enjoy, really reminding me of Martha Wells her writing style.

Overall, this is definitely one of my favorite reads ever and proving the authors place on my list of top authors. She has such a skill with making everything she writes enjoyable!