Hi Cara,
Today I am back visiting Val and her Dragon Zav in Secrets of the Sword 1. This is book 7 in the Death Before Dragons series.
After helping my steady dragon Zav with his family problems, I thought life would get back to normal. As normal as it can be when you’re a hit woman responsible for hunting down bad guys.
That was before a strange artifact showed up in a bog and turned my ancient dwarven sword into a magical beacon. Now my enemies can sense it from hundreds of miles away. More than that, every club-toting, over-muscled orc, ogre, and troll who would like a magic sword can sense it.
Usually, fighting off opportunists wouldn’t be a problem (they don’t call me Ruin Bringer without reason), but even I can only handle so many attacks at a time. And Zav isn’t as much help as you’d think, since he’s busy on a quest for a ring.
No, it’s not a Lord of the Rings kind of quest. My boss put it in Zav's head that since we’re mated in the dragon way, we should also be married in the human way. Now, he’s off to find the perfect engagement ring. Given his taste in human footwear, I may be in trouble for more reasons than my marked sword.
Not only is there no chance of my life getting back to normal any time soon, but if I can’t figure out how to fix my sword, I’ll be dead long before I can get married.
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)
Secrets of the Sword 1 is another great urban fantasy story.
One of my favourite aspects of Secrets of the Sword 1 is the evolution of Zav and Val relationship, and the moment between them. Especially when Zav is talking about marriage and bacon. Also the therapist session.
The main plot of Secrets of Swords 1 is regarding the beacon placed on Val's sword chopper, and the trouble it causes. There is more than meets the eye regarding this issue. This means we get epic fights, visits to other worlds and lots of humour.
A special shout out goes to the yellow crocs.
Overall Secrets of the Sword 1, is funny, entertaining with plenty of action and even character growth.
My Rating for Secrets of the Sword 1 is 4.5 out of 5.
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