Review by ourxstorybegins - The Flowered Blade

The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Do I…like romantasy?
Orcs kidnap a prince for politics, orc chief ends up falling in love WITH said prince
Partially cuz evil king’s son turns out to be a sweet cinnamon roll who just wants to help people and learn about medicine and plants 🥰
Prince (Silvyr) is trans and LOOK AT THE SCARS ON THE COVER they’re so pretty
Very queer normative world, no issues with them being gay or him being trans, which is lovely
The spice is spicing
Cry count: 2
Honestly my only issue is that sometimes it felt a little too much “tell” and not enough “show.”
BUT THEY’RE CUTE AND IN LOVE SO I DON’T CARE