Paladin's Hope

Arguably the best book in the series so far, though it might be because the story felt like a sidestory from the build up of the smooth-skinned men.

Our main characters are both known from the previous books, their attraction to each other another signature nod to Kingfisher's writing style, yet because of how short this book felt compared to the others, there was less yearning. While Galen did mess up, he eventually pulled his head out his backside and just communicated. I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly their relationship developed as well, weirdly fitting for the two's personalities.

I enjoyed the exploration of the labyrinth beneath, an interesting bit of insight into the lore of Clocktaur War, as well as the twist at the end of the epilogue.

Looking forward to see if anything comes out from it in the next book.