{"version":"1.0","type":"link","provider_name":"Hardcover","provider_url":"https://hardcover.app","cache_age":86400,"title":"Matthew 's review of Paladin Unbound","url":"https://hardcover.app/books/paladin-unbound/reviews/@TennesseeReader","author_name":"Matthew ","author_url":"https://hardcover.app/@TennesseeReader","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Sometimes the right book comes along at the right time.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The last couple of books I\u0026amp;#39;ve read tended to be on the Grim Dark side of Fantasy. I\u0026amp;#39;m quickly becoming burned out on that genre. Thankfully, Paladin Unbound saved me from the dark side.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;It\u0026amp;#39;s odd that it is now refreshing to have characters that aren\u0026amp;#39;t all morally gray. That is just purely heroic and good. We get that a lot in half-Orc Umhra the Peacebreaker and the rest of the Barrow\u0026amp;#39;s Pact. I loved each character and rooted for them all.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This is a fast-paced book. Nothing is wasted. The author quickly gets to the point without bogging the story down. The prose won\u0026amp;#39;t win any awards but it isn\u0026amp;#39;t trying to. It quickly tells the tale it intends to but leaves you wanting more. The world-building is fantastic and there are tons left to be told. Magic is magic and thankfully doesn\u0026amp;#39;t need to be fully explained. It\u0026amp;#39;s just there and sometimes, like this time, it works.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It turned out to be the perfect book at the perfect time for me. It\u0026amp;#39;s fun, quick, and full of great characters and heroism (oh, and tons of devilish creatures as well). I\u0026amp;#39;ve never played Dungeons and Dragons before but I felt like this book perfectly represented it.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;I know there is a sequel already out and I can\u0026amp;#39;t wait to get into it. I don\u0026amp;#39;t know how many books the author has planned for this series but I hope it\u0026amp;#39;s many more!\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;"}