Review: Awesomely fantastic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2013
Marrying the styles of J. R. Ward with Sherrilyn Kenyon, we have Stephanie Rowe's series of The Order of the Blade.  What a fantastic read.  Quinn is a Calydon warrior, who is paired with Grace, an illusionist.  On a quest to find and save Grace's sister, Ana, Quinn and Grace face adversity from not only members of the Order of the Blade, but also within themselves and the destiny preordained that calls for one or the other's death if they totally bond.  What a journey it was.  I love the snarky humor of Quinn as he introduces Grace into his world.  And the other members of the Order, oh, hot, hot, hot.  I can't wait for all the stories.  I'm actually kind of glad that I found this author late, because now I can just read one book after the other and not wait six months to a year for the next tale.  The book is very involved and, frankly, not a quick read; however, it was difficult to put down because you just have to know what happens. One note, there is this thing that occurs on the death of a Calydon warrior, which shows what happened to him at the time of death.  The author calls it a mjui.  I wish she would have explained how to pronounce the word because I kept referring to it as a ma-joo-wee.  LOL