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A review by taylorhathcock
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland
5.0
I mean I don't even know where to start. I was on the fence with this one. I mean the summary intrigued me but I wasn't sure I wanted another series. I started this one and it didn't take long before I was hooked. It has a variety of characters and they all have such mysterious backstories. I love how the author gives us bits and pieces of their stories in such dramatic reveals. The chapters are short but the way most of them had me on the edge of my seat. It's a good thing I was alone while reading this one since I did a lot of out loud commentary. It's been a long time since I yelled at a book, but this one gave me so many beautiful reasons to do so. I've fallen in love with all of the characters and the different dynamics between them. I love the found family aspect with the band of misfits with some incredible skill sets.
I mean who doesn't love a good high stakes adventure that also may or may not have a touch of treason involved. The plotting, the high jinks, the sudden need to shift plans and all the things that can go oh so wrong and oh so right. I mean the book has it all not to mention it has romance, 3 to be exact. We get ex lovers, we get enemies to lovers and we get a bodyguard romance. I mean it's everything. We have characters with intense motivations to survive and to do whatever it takes. We have lives on the line. The secrets and lies that get uncovered and even the ones still to be uncovered. I just... I mean what can I say. It's perfect. It's exactly what I didn't know I needed. I'm hooked and I don't know that I can wait for the next one much longer.