Book Review: Strong Wine (Sword Dance Book 3) by A.J. Demas

 
 
Damiskos returns home to find out his parents have frittered away their money and want him to marry, and then, complicating things further, he's accused of murder. Varazda shows up and sets out to find the real murderer and fix everything so that he and Dami can maybe finally get their happily ever after.

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Title: Strong Wine
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Book Number: Book 3
Pages: 273
My Rating: 4 Stars
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What a wonderful series!

I love Varazda so much! I want to be like Varazda. He’s my new idol. I know he has insecurities, but he also has so much confidence and is so unapologetically himself. And he really knows how to make a dramatic entrance at just the right moment for maximum badassery. And he’s a caring, compassionate person.

I love Dami so much too! He’s such a kind, goodhearted, understanding person. Able to talk to and be friendly with seemingly anyone (at least, anyone decent). But also willing to speak up and be very unfriendly if someone is harming others. Confident and self-assured in different ways.

I also really loved the nonbinary rep throughout the story. It felt really nicely nuanced. I could even relate to some of Varazda’s feelings. Actually, all the rep seemed nuanced and handled with care (physical disability, PTSD, past sexual assault).

This was the last book, and it had its own story, but it also made sure to wrap everything up nicely.

To be honest, the cuteness was not quite at the same level as the previous books, the story was more focused on solving a murder, with the relationship somewhat relegated to the background in terms of story focus, and it seemed like they didn’t spend as much time together. But…

Overall, this series was such a sweet and beautiful romance. It’s such a gentle and healthy relationship. These two are so lovely together. I keep using all the same words to describe this story and these characters and their relationship, but lovely, wonderful, and beautiful really are the perfect words to describe this series. I’m so glad I read it!

*Rating: 4 Stars // Read Date: 2023 // Format: Ebook via TTS*

 

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  1. Roberta R.

    “I also really loved the nonbinary rep throughout the story. It felt really nicely nuanced. I could even relate to some of Varazda’s feelings. Actually, all the rep seemed nuanced and handled with care (physical disability, PTSD, past sexual assault).”
    It sounds like indie/small pub books are often better at this kind of rep than traditionally published ones…