384 pages
English language
Published July 30, 2015
Emotionally stunted monster slayer begrudgingly discovers his soft side: lovelorn for his ex (an obstinate sorceress), and dedicated accidental guardian to a dauntless princess, destiny's fulcrum.
Much the same as the first book, short stories tied together in a pleasant bundle. Adventure, romance, magic, monsters, destiny, hallucinogens.
WHAT’S REALLY NICE THOUGH is that the women have thoughts, agency, & aren’t just there to turn an ankle & be saved. Everyone- man, woman, child, half-elf, & strigia, they’re all as capable of good or evil as each other. The protagonist is as fallible & prone to hubris as any other. Dandelion, as ever, a delight.
My favourite bit;
“And then, by the Gods, they did it, she and he.
And everything was all right.”
lol, adorable. And this chapter/story’s YA chastity was more than made up for by the Beltane encounter, phwoar. I’m excited to read more of the linear story in the next.
