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Iron Heart by Nina Varela

6 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bergha1998's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ayla has run to the Mad Queen’s court in hopes of finding her brother & fighting against Kinok’s evil plan. Crier’s wedding is upon her & she is still trying to get out of marrying a horrible man like Kinok. 

LGBTQIA+, Enemies to Lovers

“If the Universe were static, I could stand anywhere in this world and I swear my line of sight would end on you. I swear I’d find you in the dark.”

“Because you are brilliant and have never once used it to cause harm.”

“You can’t read me once and know everything.” “Then I will read you again and again.”
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wet_towlette's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I mean obviously I loved it but I think I liked the first one a bit more. I don’t know, I think maybe I was expecting it to be a bit more…grand I guess? I think i just wanted more drama. Yeah I just live for the drama and I feel like this book needed a bit more of it. 
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sssssoup's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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sandy_21's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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forthesanityof1's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sequel to a quarantine read! I adored the first book and the second much the same. It took me a while to read this simply because of school, but I really, really love Crier as a character and the way the Automatae were created/exist. It's so seamless and smart and genuinely interesting to me as a reader; not really like anything else I've read before. I am immensely satisfied with the ending. At first I disliked the location of the thing they are seeking in this book, but the more I think about it the more I like it. I did have some issues with pacing--i would have liked just a little bit more, you know? But there are some absolutely beautiful lines from both Crier and Ayla that just too my breath away. I wish I could write with as much poignancy as this author. I would also lay down my life for the side characters, Hook and Erren especially. I highly, highly recommend this duology.
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