I finished Thef of Swords (the first Riyria book), and it went from a 3 star to 4.5 stars real quick. Amazing, I knew the book had potential from the start, despite many of the chapters/ dialogues being kind of watery (I admit to having skipped over half of the book, especially chapters not from Royce's and Hadrian's POV). It's got a pretty classical fantasy feel, but also comes with cool subversions and twists of that plot. Royce and Hadrian are an extremely enjoyable pair and I totally loved the adventures they went through together. Definitely looking forward to the next book!