A review by protoman21
The Iron Trial by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

4.0

I liked this book pretty well, but it is not on the level of Harry Potter. It is more similar to a series like Charlie Bone which is interesting enough as you are reading it, but it doesn't transport you to a world of magic the way Harry Potter does. Callum Hunt is a fairly standard protagonist and you certainly root for him, but you don't love him. There is something about this book that does make it different from others in the genre, but it it only comes into play at the end of this book, so I don't know yet if it will make this worth reading as a series. Guess I'll have to read the second book to find out!