Originally published at Reading RealityAnd now I remember why I stopped reading this series back in 2013. Not for any bad reasons, I assure you!But back then, I raced through the first four books in the series (The Emperor’s Edge, Dark Currents, Deadly Games and Conspiracy), loving every one. I think I was about to pick up book 5, Blood and Betrayal, when I noticed that this book, book 6, was titled Forged in Blood I with the obvious implication that there would be a Forged in Blood II – as ther...

Highly suspenseful penultimate volume. I loved having Sicarius' perspective. The scenes where he attempts to bond with his son are priceless.

Previous rating: 3 stars. Ah, to be young and slightly stupid innocent.New rating: 4 stars. Ah, to be a little more ancient mature and exceptionally not wiser.➽ And the moral of this reread is: bloody shrimping hell of the stinking fish, that ending! ➽ And the other moral of this reread is: breeding instincts so remarkable that even rabbits feel embarrassed + BOOM (obviously) + snakes in gardens (not the snakes you think or the gardens you have in mind) + benighted vandals + lighting people's un...

I admit that I was a little concerned about how Buroker would handle Sicarius's point of view. I've said it before for other novellas and books featuring the male interest's POV - it's a tricky business, seeing as a lot of the intrigue and appeal of the character is the mystery factor that comes from not quite knowing what he is thinking. And I can understand how it might be tempting to make the hero of your series your dream guy -- to inject overly romantic notions, and maybe impart aspects to

*** 4.44 ***"...“She decided to forgo her ambitions of creating a cohesive unit. An occasionally functional one with tendencies towards violence seemed more within reach.”― Lindsay Buroker, Forged in Blood I..."This was really good, but this ending and the cliff it is standing on, just about killed me!!! The whole gang is in trouble and I am so mad at myself, it being 3 in the morning, that I am tired and sleepy and can't just jump into the next book right away... I have to wait until tomorrow a...

OMG!!!! I can't stop reading this series, so glad all the books are out and I don't have to wait for anything!

It is live now on Amazon!Amaranthe and the whole gang have returned to the capital. There goal is to raise support for the Emperor and help build a better government. Since most of the populace believe Sespian dead, many rival factions of the military leaders have come to make their bid for ruler.Amaranthe plan include...discovering Sicarius's hertiage and prove that Sespian has a right for leadership, destroy the Behemoth, build an army and win the popular vote of the people...of course thi

Okay, yes, we FINALLY get to see inside Sicarius's head and what he thinks of Amaranthe. Go ahead, #Squeeeee!!!All better? Good.What we also get are two AMAZING adventures. Amaranthe & Co (which has grown to 8) are back in Stumps, determined to keep Forge from forcibly taking over the city, and eventually extending their reach to the world. They knew that the false reports of Sespian's death would have multiple candidates vying for the throne, but they didn't count on international interference....

Cliffhanger! So mean.Onto the next one

This is the beginning of the end.After five books, a novella and a handful of short-stories, Amaranthe Lokdon and her growing band of outlaws are set to face off against their biggest enemy: Forge. With three armies vying to take over the throne vacated due to Emperor's Sespian's "death," the capital of Turgonia is under martial law, and tensions are running high. Will Amaranthe and crew be able to stop the plots and help Sespian regain his throne (and the bigger question is should they? Or shou...

Shit. What actually just happened? Did Maldynado/Yara/Basilard just drop off the face of the earth for the last 200 pages? Where the hell is everyone? THE SQUAD IS DISASSEMBLED AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT. THAT ENDING. It was like Romeo/Juliet and Katniss/Peeta except I hated both of those books and those ships, AND MY HEART CAN'T HANDLE IT BECAUSE WE JUST KNOW SICARIUS HAD IT ALL WRONG. When I finish this series, I'm going on a binge of romantic comedy reading because every book I've read these pa...

The plot gets more and more complicated! I'm reading as quickly as I can and chawing my nail! This series is additive!Be aware: the books 5, 6 and 7 are to be read one after the other - it's an ongoing story!

An action-packed story that packs action-adventure, steampunk, comical/heroic characters, romance, epic fantasy, and magic into one world.I think my taste for the characters and schtick is nearly saturated by book 6, but I plan to finish the series. Maybe I'm skimming (a lot), but it's still fun.

Review to follow

Rating: 4.3 infuriating cliffhangers. F*&%"Hairy donkey dung."- Words I would use to describe the ending to this book.Obviously the book is phenomenal. And obviously Sicarius is absolutely precious.Sicarius' perspective is extremely well-done and Buroker must have done extensive research into trauma to make it so.Oh, he realized, as he swam for the dock. The lorry. He snorted and pulled himself out of the water. The smoldering wreck in the shallows was still spitting burning coal and shrapnel in...

And a cliffy!Well, I KNEW it! Also later has been renewed (in the most amazing way) but no hurry’! it’s only been what? 3 booms of later! Yeah definitely not being killed by the slow burn (in case anyone is wondering (Sicsrius) It’s sarcasm) 😂

Can you say cliffhanger?!Lindsay has once again sucked me into Amarathe and Sicarius' world - not like it was that hard though - and I now find myself agitatedly waiting for the last installment of this series.I loved being able to see how Sicarius' brain works, how he perceives things and how hard he is on himself.There were times where I wanted to scream in frustration - come on Lindsay! Will it happen eventually or are you having too much fun teasing us?! Other times I chuckled and enjoyed th...