The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker Short Review | Free Kindle Book (so go get it now)

I literally just finished this book. And I"ve purchased the next book and currently reading it. And I will purchase the next book. ALL THE BOOKS. Oh. My. God. This book is so good for a free kindle book (no offense to free kindle books but, you know.) If you have a kindle, definitely go pick this one up because it's FREE and it's epic. I cannot stress how much I am in love with this book.

 So if you are not already aware of what this book is about, I will try to give a basic summary of the plot without any spoilers.
Summary: "The Emperor's Edge is set in medieval times with an element of fantasy. Our heroine, Corporal Amaranthe Lokdon, is an Enforcer with a righteous, strict attitude. She gets her job done efficiently, and well. When a notorious assassin by the name Sicarius comes into town, things around Amaranthe are thrown into disarray as the Emperor himself seems to take an interest in her, Commander of the Imperial Armies Hollowcrest assigns her to a mission to kill Sicarius, and people are getting killed by a mysterious beast!"

The Emperor's Edge series is comprised of 7 novels (listed below in chronological order): 

• The Emperor's Edge
• Dark Currents
• Deadly Games
• Conspiracy
• Blood and Betrayal
• Forged in Blood I
• Forged in Blood II

Tips: Here I just want to say a few things about this book if you are willing to get it and read it. The main character, Amaranthe gets a little talky sometimes (like, sometimes her sentences are run-on or she speaks in paragraphs) but that is part of her character so please don't drop the book because of that. Also, it's not much of a fantasy book because the "magic" part doesn't get a huge spotlight until the end. I mean, it's mentioned throughout the story but it's not really used that much. Of course, since it's a series, it has plenty of time to delve into the idea.
If you are looking for romance in this novel, don't. There are some sparks of camaraderie with the main cast of characters and slight flirting but that's it. The main focuses of this novel are about the empire, political intrigue, building a team, etc.

Without further ado, let's get into the spoilers section and review this book! So if you haven't read the book yet, I advise you to stop reading this post and go get the book. I'm pretty sure it's available in formats other than kindle(check the author's website: http://www.lindsayburoker.com/.)

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Short Shortness

Okay, since I finally decided to stop stalling this review, it's been a couple days since I've read this book so I don't think I can really give a review on this at my full potential. I'll try my best though. So sorry if this sounds like mindless rambling.
Some things I really liked about this book is the team building and the sense of unity the characters are starting to feel. I thought the set of characters were very diverse; Books, Akstyr, Maldynado, Sicarius, Amaranthe, and Basilard are all very different but still are able to work together to get a task accomplished.
I really liked the character of Amaranthe. Her wits and her ability to convince people were pretty impressive. I value those abilities in heroines in stories more than being able to fight and such.

Also, props to Lindsay Buroker because she sure did her research for this book. There were many medieval references that I had to look up (my knowledge of the medieval times is very limited), and they were a nice addition to the story.
Throughout the book, I couldn't help but feel that Sicarius reminded me of someone...probably some character in an anime...I can't remember who though. I did like him; and I thought it was so adorable to see him change to this apathetic assassin to someone who actually cares (a little). Well, he's made improvement.
That big reveal at the end, with Sicarius as Sespian's father, was really surprising because I didn't think that Sicarius was that old...although in the beginning they said that he was in his late 30s, I think.

The plot got me hooked real fast, because I'm a sucker for high-fantasy stories, but I do have to admit that the beginning is a little slow. There is a certain point in the book, around the 40% mark (or it depends on the person but that's where it was for me), that really sped things up for the book and it was a rollar-coaster ride from there on.

Things I'm looking forward to in the next book: Amaranthe and Sespian FINALLY meeting (I hope), Sicarius shows more emotions, more explanation on the mental sciences, and more screentime for the other members of The Emperor's Edge.

I don't know...this book was a really strange case for me because I loved it so much yet I don't really have anything to say about it. xD I hoped this review was somewhat useful.

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Have a great day! Don't forget to try this book out! <3