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A Broken Blade

by Melissa Blair

Our rating

Spice 2/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: mild. Darkness: dark.

Keera is the King's Blade, a half-fae spy who drinks to forget what she's done for a human king. Hunting a rebel called the Shadow drags her back toward the fae lands she abandoned. Indigenous-inspired and slower than the hype. Readers rate the first two books highest.

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Is A Broken Blade spicy?

A little. There are one or two intimate scenes in A Broken Blade, but they aren't very explicit. We rate it 2 out of 5.

How dark is A Broken Blade?

We rate A Broken Blade 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are self-harm, suicide or suicidal thoughts, drug or alcohol abuse, murder. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Halfling Saga in order?

A Broken Blade is book 1 of The Halfling Saga, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 5 content warnings for A Broken Blade
  • Self-harm
  • Suicide or suicidal thoughts
  • Drug or alcohol abuse
  • Murder
  • Sexual assault

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Details

Series
The Halfling Saga, book 1
Series status
Complete
First published
2022
Genre
Romantasy

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