Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this ARC


This book made me laugh, got me riled up, and hurt my heart. But overall it made my heart so happy to read. You've done it again Sebastien! Thank you for your stories

Awesome installment/ I liked this one better than book one or the prequel. This is shaping up to be just as good, if not better than the original Greatcoats series!

This was a good read. This was my first time reading this Author and I can say this will not be my last time. I enjoyed this story

First and foremost thank you to the author and publisher for this ARC.

This series is the first time I have read this author and was thoroughly impressed. De Castell does a great job world and character building. I can not wait to read more!

This is the second book in the Court of Shadows, I did read the first one "Play of Shadows". There are underlined plots run through both books in this series but can absolutely read separately as characters are completely different in each book. The first revolves around actors while the second focuses on fencing/duelling. I enjoyed both very much and look forward to the next. Well written, superb characters and knowledge.

If you love your fantasy sharp, stylish, and just a little bit wicked, Our Lady of Blades absolutely delivers.

Sebastien de Castell brings his signature swagger to this story—razor-edged dialogue, layered loyalties, and characters who are just as dangerous with their words as they are with steel. The world feels lived-in and gritty, full of political tension and back-alley schemes where faith, power, and survival collide in messy, human ways.

The heroine is the real standout. She’s clever, hardened by experience, and constantly walking that knife’s edge between devotion and defiance. I loved that she isn’t polished or pristine—she makes mistakes, she carries doubt, and she still steps forward anyway. That tension between belief and brutality gives the story its pulse.

The action scenes snap and crackle, but it’s the moral complexity that lingers. Every choice has weight. Every alliance feels conditional. And just when you think you know where things are headed, the narrative shifts under your feet.

If you’re into morally gray characters, political intrigue, and blade-to-throat stakes with a philosophical undercurrent, this one is going to slice straight into your TBR—and stay there.