Secrets of the Sword III by Lindsay Buroker [Review]

Secrets of the Sword III (Death Before Dragons #9) by Lindsay Buroker
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: May 2, 2021

Death Before Dragons
0.5. Mist and Magic
1. Sinister Magic
2. Battle Bond
3. Tangled Truths
4. Elven Doom
4.5. The Forbidden Ground
5. False Security
6. Storm Forged
6.5. The Box
7. Secrets of the Sword I
8. Secrets of the Sword II
9. Secrets of the Sword III - Paperback | Kindle

Lindsay Buroker
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

I’m Val Thorvald, tough butt-kicking assassin and soon-to-be wife of Lord Zavryd'nokquetal. He’s a dragon from another world, and he’s haughty, arrogant, and has horrible taste in footwear, but I love him. Our wedding is going to be amazing.

At least… I’d like to think so. But when the coffee shop I’m a co-owner of gets bombed, our youngest employee goes missing, and the entire elven family I didn’t know I had shows up for a visit, my wedding preparations take an alarming turn.

Oh, and did I mention that Zav’s clan is coming to the wedding? Dozens of dragons flying into the Seattle area. What could possibly go wrong?

Thoughts on Secrets of the Sword III: Val and Zav are gearing up for their wedding and...well, things are definitely going to be interesting no matter how you look at it. After all, Zav invited everyone he could possibly think of (which means pretty much anyone within telepathic range whenever he goes ANYWHERE) and they're all about to descend on Seattle.

Sure, sure, the goblins and trolls and orcs are already in Seattle, but the elven side of Val's family and the, you know, dragons on Zav's side are most definitely not. And the dragons have some interesting ways of celebrating a mating. Let's just say there are flying races and hunts and possible duels and leave it at that.

On top of the wedding shenanigans, Val's training with a dwarven master to learn what her beloved sword can do. And in her down time? She's trying to figure out who blew out a wall of her coffee shop, where Reb is and whether he's in danger, and what the trolls in the neighborhood have planned.

In the end, there's a lot of smoked meat, some questionable presents from the local goblins, a little friction between the different supernatural factions, a fight or two or three, and Zav giving Val bedroom eyes every chance he gets. Have I enjoyed this series and all the bloody situations Val finds herself drawn into? INDEED I HAVE.