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A review by evereads01
Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I’m so angry at the ending. I was beyond excited about this book because I thought Wren and Torj (who is literally Thor, magic hammer and all) deserved their chance to shine. And yes, I was interested to see what they’d been up to in the five years after the war; they went through serious trauma, and Wren feels like a different person because of it. I couldn’t wait to see how their new dynamic would develop.
But then it just dragged on... and on... and on. Sure, you could call it a slow-burn romance, which some people love, but the whole book felt slow for me. There was a heavy focus on character development, while the plot took a back seat and only appeared sporadically. And as for the ending? I’m just so damn angry that this is what all our hard work led to.
But then it just dragged on... and on... and on. Sure, you could call it a slow-burn romance, which some people love, but the whole book felt slow for me. There was a heavy focus on character development, while the plot took a back seat and only appeared sporadically. And as for the ending? I’m just so damn angry that this is what all our hard work led to.
Moderate: Torture