Paladin's Grace

Wunderbar ungewöhnliche Fantasy mit Herz, Witz und einem Hauch Romantik. Der trauernde Paladin Stephen und die schlaue Parfümeurin Grace geraten nicht nur in eine zarte Liebesgeschichte, sondern auch mitten in eine Mordserie, die sie gemeinsam aufklären. Eine warmherzig, spannend und teilweise humorvolle Geschichte über zwei liebende aus zwei verschiedenen Welten.

Stephen is a paladin - a warrior who has sworn allegiance to his god. But the moment his god died, all the warriors of the Saint of Steel went berserk or mad or both - few survived. Years later, he is a broken man. In the town where he now serves with his few remaining brothers in arms, a serial killer is on the loose, leaving behind only the severed heads of his victims. His everyday life is interrupted when he stumbles into Grace, a perfumer, with whom a sweet romance unfolds. I loved the sweet romance between two socially awkward people who deem themselves unworthy of the other. Grace and Stephen are very spicy at times. While the subplot is often horrifying, the romance between the two is consenting and wholesome. The insecurity of the two when it comes to romance doesn't leave out the humor either. I liked the book mostly for its setup of a magical Dungeons and Dragons-inspired world and their characters that felt like real failable people. While the main plot completely felt flat, I adored the romance. In addition, T. Kingfisher shines with the horror elements in the serial-killer subplot.