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A Charge of Valor by Morgan Rice

nerdcharming's review against another edition

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5.0

the love loss and everything thrown at thor and gwen will have you on your toes and what will happen next

pawpawmrp's review against another edition

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5.0

The sixth book of this series is just as great as each of the first five. One of the best series I have read so far. Bring on number seven !

witchylevy's review against another edition

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4.0

In the previous book Elden said that he wanted to be a blacksmith and his dad had failed to be selected so Elden was pushed toward it. In this book he said he was going to be forced to be a blacksmith due to a cruel landlord. He inadvertently kills the landlord, flees to the next town and is luckily selected. I may have to go back to make sure that I have my characters right, but I'm 99% sure the author forgot to keep to her own story line. Just a bit though so not a big deal.

lrwlee's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this book was not as good as the first 5. Too much pining by warriors but not much forward progress in relationships. The whole book is battle after battle or fighting wild animals or trekking to recover the sword. It got a bit tiresome... I hope the next book is better.

thomasr417's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

smiley7245's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This picks up right where the previous book left off. Thor and co are in the Empire trying to find the sword of destiny. Gwen wakes up after being raped. Argon saves her, but Andronicous does not heed his warning and less than 24 hours later calls for her surrender. She runs away to become a nun. Eric is with girl and the Duke and they are preparing to be attacked; they decide to set a trap and go to them instead of waiting; it mostly works. But he gets stabbed in the back. Luckily, his druid wife shows up in time to heal him. Garreth has run away, he breaks into a house and takes the daughter hostage so they will feed and shelter him for the night. Oldest daughter saves her sister and ties him up. She wants to kill him but father says no, sell him to the Empire soldiers; they kill father in exchange. Thor trusts the brothers that he grew up with, but turns out they were working for the Empire and led them to a trap; there is a fight and while Thor and co win all 3 brothers end up dead, as does one of the twins. They finally find where the thieves were taking the sword; they were all killed by dragons. They trek some more and get to the lava pit outside the dragons lair. Turns out Thor can talk to dragons and the one that was left behind comes and flies them to the sword. Reese can't pick it up even though he's a McGill. Everyone tries. Thor can hold it. They fly back. Meanwhile, Kendrick has been crucified, but only with rope as they ran out of nails. Drunk brother survived the fight, put on Empire armor, and has been pretending to be an Empire officer. He gets his two drunk buddies and they free Kendrick and the others; the legion training officer has already been killed. They free some of the people who have been taken captive and start fighting again. Thor and co plus dragon land and with the help of the destiny sword Thor kills a bunch. He meets with the Queen to get answers about Gwen. He asks if he is McGills son and that's why she didn't want him to be with her; nope. His father is Andronicous. And that's where the book ends. Mind you, still barely any time has passed since this whole thing started, maybe 5 months, so Thor is still 14. The plot armor is so thick it's ridiculous, but if it keeps Kendrick safe that that's all that matters as he is the only character I care about. Him and drunk brother.

dspacenine's review against another edition

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3.0

Did NOT see that ending coming, it almost made up for the poor writing. On to book 7!

annaclarimoto's review against another edition

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3.0

A mixed book, partly epic adventure with much bravery and courageous actions from heroes and heroines alike. But also beginning to lean towards becoming a predictable family saga, with unexpected parents and secrets being revealed.

meg_elyse's review against another edition

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4.0

As long as this series keeps dragging on, you'd think I would have tired of it by now. And I do partake of my fair share of complaining about how this plot line moves at the speed of light and yet never seems to get you anywhere. Because we started with Thorgrin knowing nothing, and now he's learned all kinds of things, and yet we find that he still knows nothing! Totally unexpected!

But I do still enjoy the books very much. At least this one left me with a lot of speculating to do on what might be headed my way for book 7. Morgan Rice, you better hurry up.