Blyd and Pearce

The story gradually built up the tension with the mystery part of the plot, I began to suspect everyone. The descriptive language gave a really good sense of everything that Daveth and Jory went through, their physical surroundings, the sensations they experienced dealing with creatures like the river wraiths and the grim reality of life in the Low
Daveth and Jory were well suited they were both cynical but still had emotional attachment to things, such as Jory’s lute and Daveth’s knives. So for all their fatalistic talk they had managed to keep a sense of hope alive. It was a slow burn romance which was apt as they both guarded their inner selves. Trust was something that had to be gradually acquired before they began truly opening up to each other.
I found this an excellent read with a well developed plot that kept me guessing till the end. I was really happy with the outcome for Daveth and Jory.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review and I'm so glad I did. What an interesting story filled with great world building and complex yet simple characters. At first it was hard to like Blyd, but he really grew on me as he opened up bit by bit to Pearce. There romance wasn't very romantic, but it was an oasis in the drought of emotions that was their lives. I'm really hoping for a continuation of their story and to find out what happens to their city and it's prince.

If you enjoyed Kim Fielding’s ‘Brute’ or ‘The Pillar’ - the you will enjoy Blyd and Pearce. Blyd and Pearce is set in a world with some magic but similar to 15 or 16th century Europe. The book is more a romantic mystery vice a pure romance - I really enjoyed the book. If I had one item would add would be an epilogue because I felt it ended a little quickly. An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review.

Kim Fielding is one of my favorite authors. She has a way with words that is absolutely unique. With her previous writing that I enjoyed it captured my attention from the very beginning. This book didn’t quite get me as enthralled. It started off fine, but then the story started to kind of lag. Her description of the time period and the world around the characters were very detailed, and I didn’t have a hard time following the story even with as much detail as she uses. The characters were quite intriguing even the secondary ones. She definitely does her research and puts an immense amount of time and effort into her stories.

Daveth Blyth is from the impoverished side of town known as the Low Quarter. He was orphaned young but was determined to get out of the Low and make something of himself. Because of his talent as a swordsman, he was able to join the ranks of the royal guard. We soon learn that he was relieved of his duties because he was accused of theft. Instead of facing death, his Captain Myghal Tren has him spared. I’m not sure how I feel about Daveth. He just seems like he’s given up. He doesn’t fight the accusations against him, and he just sort of ghosts through life. As a character, he’s alright. I would have liked to see a little more passion and fire from him instead of so much woe is me.

Jory Pearce was definitely an interesting character. He was mysterious and pretty likable from the beginning. He was born nobility, but somewhere down the line, his parents had disowned him. I felt bad for his character. He does what he has to in order to survive, and sometimes that means doing things he isn’t proud of. I like how he isn’t a pushover and doesn’t just cower when Daveth shows up to interrogate him and fulfill the deal he made to a Lord. Jory is in some trouble as he gets caught up in a crazy spiral of conspiracies.

It all unwinds slowly in the beginning. It took some patience to not just skim through to find out what was really going on and where the book was eventually going. That’s also why I like Kim Fielding. If you can just have a little bit of patience and follow her creative mind through the book, you’ll never be disappointed. I definitely was not disappointed in this book. It just lagged far too much for me. I wanted more from the characters and plot and not so much filler.

I do recommend this book and other work done by Kim Fielding. Brute was absolutely fabulous. A definite must-read.

I really enjoyed this story. It was a realistic and gritty fantasy, with characters that caught you up in their adventures and were both compelling yet multi-dimensional.