Will I love Traitor's Blade?

Any fans of The Three Musketeers or fencing are going to love the action in this series.

It’s a bit more stylized and cinematic than the previous two, making it feel slightly less realistic, but that is also part of its charm. I loved that it’s written in first-person point of view, with an amazing narrative voice, so when the main character is in a swordfight, the reader gets almost like a running analysis and commentary of the fight from the perspective of an elite fencer with years of experience to draw on.

And it’s hilarious too. I loved that… show more.

I have a soft spot for books where characters struggle to uphold justice in an unjust world. When you add in swashbuckling adventure, wry humor, and razor-sharp wit then I’m all in.

Sebastien de Castell’s Greatcoats is a wonderful romp with fabulous characters. While Falcio would be considered the main character, I think it’s Brasti, who steals the show. The fact that he is handsome, flirtatious, and self-assured, could become tiresome in less skilled hands, but Sebastien hits the mark (yes archery pun intended), and Brasti’s biting remarks (especially in dire situations) are the best part of this book.

This was a book where I enjoyed the ride, but the ending was so fantastic that it still sticks with my all these months later. The first of the Greatcoats Quartet, Traitors’s Blade was a powerful read about honor and commitment to righteousness during the dark times of tyranny.