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avid_reader_96's review
4.0
This may be my favorite one yet. I honestly didn't think I'd like Jasper Lynch or his HEA. I loved it. I love that so far, every book in this series has a strong heroine. I can't wait to read Garrett and Perry's HEA.
lattedragon's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aikoa's review
adventurous
fast-paced
4.0
If you are looking for solid bodice-ripper romance novels, this series delivers. The books hit the same notes, so if you like those notes in one and you want more like that, well, good news. So far this entry has the most compelling characters and tension between them.
The writing is decent, the secrets and lies are pretty compelling, the world is well-rendered, and the attractions are steamy. Gazes rake, voices rasp, lips thin (wtf?), flesh quivers. When that's what you want, these books deliver.
The writing is decent, the secrets and lies are pretty compelling, the world is well-rendered, and the attractions are steamy. Gazes rake, voices rasp, lips thin (wtf?), flesh quivers. When that's what you want, these books deliver.
sarm's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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
3.5
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
5.0
My favourite in the series so far, and one of my favourite enemies-to-lovers romances ever! Dark, sexy, and helmed by two great characters, this is everything I wanted!
In Heart of Iron, I didn’t much care for Rosalind. Clearly I misjudged her because she is powerful, capable, and clever. Lynch is brooding, charismatic, and complex. The pair of them together made for one of the funnest cat-and-mouse romances I’ve ever read. The chemistry between them is undeniable, especially since both of them struggle with personal demons.
The new elements of the world were a lot of fun. The action scenes were exciting and the drama was cranked to eleven! Some of the side plots were wrapped up quicker than I expected, but it didn’t take from the enjoyment or emotion.
Every book has gotten better and better, but McMaster’s lovely writing style and penchant for super hot romance and banter makes this my favourite so far. More please!
In Heart of Iron, I didn’t much care for Rosalind. Clearly I misjudged her because she is powerful, capable, and clever. Lynch is brooding, charismatic, and complex. The pair of them together made for one of the funnest cat-and-mouse romances I’ve ever read. The chemistry between them is undeniable, especially since both of them struggle with personal demons.
The new elements of the world were a lot of fun. The action scenes were exciting and the drama was cranked to eleven! Some of the side plots were wrapped up quicker than I expected, but it didn’t take from the enjoyment or emotion.
Every book has gotten better and better, but McMaster’s lovely writing style and penchant for super hot romance and banter makes this my favourite so far. More please!
jackiehorne's review
3.0
Another steamy steampunk romance from McMaster, with the same holes in plotting logic and occasionally awkward writing that plague her earlier books. Our heroine, the leader of an underground anti-government group, goes undercover with the Nighthawks (steampunk police) in order to try and find her younger brother, missing since a bomb plot in which he was involved went awry. Pages and pages pass while Rosalind trots out to crime scenes with the hunky taciturn Master of the Nighthawks, Sir Jasper Lynch, a rogue blue blood (vampire), and flirts with him, with no mention of her missing brother (plot contrivance, anyone?). Rosalind does little butt-kicking in the first half of the book; for a leader of an underground movement, she does remarkably little leading. She's better than the heroines of the first two books in the series, although not as strong as her role would suggest.
The second half of the book increases the tension, and those sex scenes sure are steamy. Really, really wish McMaster had a better editor, to push her to close the loops in her plotting, and make her SHOW us a strong heroine, rather than just assuming we'll assume her heroine is kick-ass...
The second half of the book increases the tension, and those sex scenes sure are steamy. Really, really wish McMaster had a better editor, to push her to close the loops in her plotting, and make her SHOW us a strong heroine, rather than just assuming we'll assume her heroine is kick-ass...
alikatson's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! I mean hello, look at Rosalind she is super awesome. I thought she was definitely intriguing in the last book, and in this one she reveals herself. She is much more empathetic and feeling on the inside despite her frosty exterior when she plays Mercury, the humanist leader and criminal.
Jasper Lynch is the leader of the Nighthawks - a police force of rogue bluebloods, who were infected with the vampire-esque craving virus outside of the formal blood rites aristocratic heads of houses and their heirs undergo. He is incredibly smart and disciplined until a certain someone gets under his skin. Both as Mercury her alter ego and as Rosa, his new secretary, a position she takes to spy and learn his secrets.
The steam these two set off is off the charts - just so fun and I love all the banter. Lynch and Rosa are both leaders and willing to give up everything for their people but they complicate their lives with feelings for one another. This is probably one of my favorite romance novels of all time.
I loved almost every minute of it.
Spoiler
She was trained as an assassin by her abusive blueblood father and fled with her brothers soon after losing her hand.Jasper Lynch is the leader of the Nighthawks - a police force of rogue bluebloods, who were infected with the vampire-esque craving virus outside of the formal blood rites aristocratic heads of houses and their heirs undergo. He is incredibly smart and disciplined until a certain someone gets under his skin. Both as Mercury her alter ego and as Rosa, his new secretary, a position she takes to spy and learn his secrets.
The steam these two set off is off the charts - just so fun and I love all the banter. Lynch and Rosa are both leaders and willing to give up everything for their people but they complicate their lives with feelings for one another. This is probably one of my favorite romance novels of all time.
I loved almost every minute of it.
Spoiler
I did not like that after the "button" scene Jasper made out with Mercury who he did not know was Rosa. Though she did punch him for it later!thecolouryes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gore