“I am more than my fear and weaknesses, but so much of the time, they’re all I can think about.”
Ziva je čarobnica i kovačica čije je sretno mjesto upravo njezina kovačnica. No sve se mijenja kad je jednog dana posjeti okrutna ratna zapovjednica s narudžbom za mač kakav još nikada nije iskovala. Mač tajni postaje jedno od najmoćnijih oružja koje je Ziva ikada stvorila i upravo zato nikako ne smije pasti u pogrešne ruke.
U bijegu pred nemilosrdnom ratnicom, Zivi i njezinoj sestri Temri pridružuju se učenjak Petrik i plaćenik Kellyn što dovodi do niza avantura, opasnosti i trenutaka koji razoružavaju svojom toplinom…
Cijela priča je zabavna, slatka i uzbudljiva. Ziva me osvojila već na prvim stranicama. Obožavam snažne, ali nesavršene junakinje koje djeluju tako stvarno. Ostali likovi su jednako dobro zaokruženi; zapravo, rijetko mi se dogodi da mi u jednoj knjizi baš svi likovi budu ovako dobro pogođeni.
Posebno volim radnje u kojima pratimo skupinu koja putuje i doživljava razne avanture. Mislim da mi je ta ljubav ostala još od Hobita. Voljela bih da je radnja ponegdje malo dinamičnija, ali s obzirom na to da je riječ o prvom dijelu serijala u kojem autorica tek gradi cijeli svijet, potpuno mi je razumljivo da je akcije nešto manje.
Sve u svemu knjiga me osvojila, a nastavak sam uzela u ruke čim sam okrenula posljednju stranicu.
Hvala izdavaču!
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Blade of Secrets – Tricia Levenseller
Ziva is a sorceress and a blacksmith whose happy place is her forge. But everything changes when a cruel warlord visits her one day with an order for a sword she has never forged before. The Blade of Secrets becomes one of the most powerful weapons Ziva has ever created, and that is why it must never fall into the wrong hands.
In their escape from the ruthless warlord, Ziva and her sister Temra are joined by the scholar Petrik and the mercenary Kellyn, which leads to a series of adventures, dangers, and moments that are disarming in their warmth…
The whole story is fun, sweet, and exciting. Ziva won me over from the very first pages. I love strong but imperfect heroines who seem so real. The other characters are equally well-rounded; in fact, it is rare for me to find all the characters so well-rounded in one book.
I especially love plots in which we follow a group traveling and experiencing various adventures. I think I have had this love since The Hobbit. I would have liked the plot to be a little more dynamic in some places but considering that this is the first part of a series in which the author is just building the entire world, it is completely understandable that there is less action. All in all, the book captivated me, and I picked up the sequel as soon as I turned the last page.
