Reviews

Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

bponsford's review against another edition

4.0

Not sure I buy some of the re-visiting of Hugh - feeding Christopher in his cage on the sly - but the story was fun.

ameretet's review against another edition

5.0

Hugh is a beast in the sack! Was not expecting this to actually make me like the man. Could do without all the "ugh!" repetitions. INTERESTING that in this book Hugh et al us the phrase "when the tech is up" or "when the tech falls" and Kate et al say "when the magic is up" or "when the magic falls"

Maybe I'll need to do a re-read just to get the language down.

So good though. Roland is a di-ick-ick-ick-face.

tessisreading2's review against another edition

4.0

I had really mixed feelings about the redemption of Hugh into a romantic and series lead, but this was really enjoyable; the departure from Atlanta and the fact that we knew very little about any characters besides Hugh meant that the story was starting with a very fresh slate. And frankly Hugh was bad enough that his woe-is-me, I-was-evil thing was actually deserved: he was terrible, but he's doing what he does to protect his people and that requires him to stay alive and make efforts towards change and redemption.

keishamae85's review against another edition

5.0

LOVED IT!

reader_seeking_coffee's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

kungelbach's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic.

lalala123987's review against another edition

5.0

And here I thought I hated Hugh.... such an an amazing book.

madgee's review against another edition

5.0

Yet another fabulous novel from the Ilona Andrews team. Wasn't sure how I was going to feel about Hugh as a hero– how could they make an such unsympathetic character believably likeable? There were a few key grudges I was holding against Hugh from KD namely

Spoiler

torturing Ascancio, caging Christopher, Aunt Bea, and a general history of brutal slaughter. Being described as Roland's wrecking ball encompasses a wide and bloody swathe of crimes against humanity.

And yet... the Andrews team worked their magic and Hugh has been forgiven. Definitely excited to read more about these two vicious lovebirds!

blodeuedd's review against another edition

3.0

Aaaaaaargh, Baby S deleted my review. SIGH. I so do not want to write this again. I am already two days behind on writing it.

What else to do then to write it again. Now 3 days late.

I did not like Hugh at first, but then something changed. I liked him even though he was evil. Aint that always the story.
Here he is messed up cos Roland dumped him. Until his people tell him to shape up and save them. So he tries.
I liked that we got a bit of his backstory and understood why he is all Roland is my god! And get to see that there is still light in there.

Elara was pretty cold as Hugh said. I get that she has a lot of responsibilities, protecting her people, living in their castle, hiding from baddies. So it took a while to warm up to her, if I ever did, but I get why she and Hugh fit together. I can not tell you, cos spoiler. But she has another side to her.

She hires him. He goes fighting. There are baddies. They argue. The end.

I do like Hugh ;)

amibunk's review against another edition

4.0

I was nervous going into this spin off book because in the original series the main character was such an ass.
I shouldn’t have worried- the authors handled everything beautifully and I thoroughly enjoyed being inside the Kate Daniels world again.
I cannot wait until the next installment of the series.