Daggerbound is the sequel I wanted! I adored Swordheart and this sequel is everything. I need the next one ASAP! I love a good scholar and Daggerbound delivers! Keep reading this book review of Daggerbound for my full thoughts.
Summary
Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from one stuffy temple to a different stuffy temple. Another great adventure for the ages…
But when Edmund is set upon by bandits, in desperation, he breaks the cardinal rule and grabs for the relic, an ancient sword. To his surprise, instead of unsheathing a rusty, ancient weapon, an alarmingly handsome man appears, wielding daggers of blue steel and cutting the thieves down.
This man is the Dervish, an immortal warrior who’s been trapped for centuries in a sword of enchanted steel, and is angry as hell about it. He hates the curse that put him there, and he wants to hate Edmund, just as he has hated every wielder before him.
But the damned scholar is just so sweet and clever and kind. And while the Dervish may be able to protect Edmund from bandits, cultists, dragons, and strange inhuman diplomats, he may find it much harder to protect his own heart.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Daggerbound was a balm on my soul. I was having such a bad reading week and I started Daggerbound and was transfixed. I adore Edmund. He’s the sweetest, kindest, most scholarly and niche interested character. And he’s hiding these secrets, but also this beautiful and gentle heart within and he’s just so damn earnest. I immediately fell in love with him. Simultaneously I couldn’t help but love Dervish who is so grouchy, so scarred by what happened to him and the cruelties of ‘science’, and the distance he’s convinced he needs. Daggerbound is a charming adventure with a stunning and fabulously hilarious crew dynamic.
In many ways it’s a story about intercultural communication. And so obviously Daggerbound stole my heart. All about the ways we make sense of each other and the good we can see in each of us. My heart broke for Dervish and Daggerbound explores more of the horrors of being an immortal sword – the medical experimentation and the cruelties of what happens when you have this immense power over someone. With plenty of Swordheart Easter Eggs and references, Daggerbound is a story about when not to use power and influence. What would we do to save someone from being under someone else’s power? Exploited again?
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Daggerbound is also about the way history is turned against us, transformed for the victors. All with a precious romance and story of friendship. Daggerbound is the perfect sequel and I had the absolute best time. Find Daggerbound on Goodreads, Storygraph, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.