Honor Raconteur

Lots of kudos to be given for this book. Male main character loves female main character being dangerous and brave. Female main character is good at math (as well as magic). Female giant. Open discussion of trauma and therapy after horrible events. Likable characters, no misogyny.

Is just that I thought the story didn't go anywhere in the middle. It was just sitting around, waiting for events to happen. And yes, this gave the time for therapeutic discussions and such, but it got a little boring and disjointed. Maybe I shouldn't have read 3 of these books in a row.… (more)

Somehow this didn't quite draw me in and I don't know why. The story is nice, characters as well, the relationships are healthy. I think maybe it was too much of a detective story for me, which I enjoy on TV but not so much in books. Because of that it was more of a 3.5 for me, but I'm rounding up because of the healthy relationships. At least in this book, everything stays platonic, and even if it's going to move towards romantic in later books, it's good to see respect and getting to know each other first instead of instalove.… (more)