jennybeastie 's review for:

The Iron Trial by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
4.0

Sort of an updated Harry Potter for a new generation -- magic in a boarding school of sorts, with a lingering evil and some chosen, talented few. On the whole I enjoyed it, but I am having a hard time with the big reveal and how Callum deals with it. There are so many stories about not asking for help, not revealing what you know to those you trust and that always ends badly. It's furstrating to see yet another book with that as the central theme.