The Blacksmith Queen

This book was hilarious! Not a lot of world building or character development but the pure entertainment value of this book made it worth the read!

4.5 stars

This book was brought to my attention because of BookishFirst. The blurb for book two ( didn't realize it wasn't the first at the time) was calling to me so hard that I used my points to secure an ARC for it and I regret nothing. So then off I went to borrow an e copy of this one. My only mistake was not buying the book ( Soon she shall be mine).

Not only is the female lead strong but so are all the other women and I'm always down with that (girl power and all that jazz). Now throw in hilarious sibling arguments ( just because you love them doesn't mean you have to like them

While I've only read 6 books from the Dragon Kin series, I can still say that I adore those books and the world it is set in. I didn't realize this book was set in the same world, but I was thoroughly thrilled to see it is. Dragon Kin obviously deals with dragons, but this series takes part in a different part of the world where there are more centaurs, a magical being I never thought would feature as a romance lead, yet here we are and I'm not disappointed.
This book is funny, action-packed, and, at times, straight up goofy. It is a joy to read. My only complaint with these books now is that there isn't much romance buildup. I really would like to see characters fall in love.

Let me start by saying that I love the authors writing. I have kept myself up to date with all her series and eagerly wait for new work by her to released. I am very happy that she has started a new series, though I must admit I would have rather had another installment to one of her already ongoing other series.

I very much enjoyed this. As with all her books the ladies of this are kick ass and take charge. They never rely on a man to come and save them.

In this the main character sets out to protect her sister, and unexpectedly gets a target painted on her own back. She learns she must fight for her future.

Laurenston/Aiken always adds A LOT of humor to her novels. This one made laugh a lot, out loud and embarrassingly, might I add.

I was a bit nervous when I discovered the male love interest was a centaur. My mind immediately went to thinking about how the hell were the sex scenes going to be? What am I about to read? I shouldn't have worried, the centaur can change to full human in appearance.

I will definitely continue this series.

Netgalley provided arc copy. I did not promise a favorable review and formed my opinion on this book of my own reading experience.