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A review by bhnmt61
Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall
4.0
The setup for this story is a lot of fun. Kate Kane is the daughter of a faerie queen, but they don't see each other often. She's a paranormal investigator, like a detective for vampires, mages, and werewolves. She's called to a club owned by the vampire Prince of Cups after a body is found in the alley out back, and things only get more complicated after that.
Kate is snarky and kind of sweet, her friends and exes are a crazy bunch, and there is lots of fun banter. I thoroughly enjoyed about two-thirds of this book. The last bit is primarily the story of a final battle between Kate's motley crew and--well, if I tell you who, it would be a spoiler. I'm not a big fan of lengthy, detailed battle scenes in any genre, so the last third worked less well for me. But if that sounds like your catnip, this is highly recommended.
p.s. is “sweeting” a common British endearment? Maybe it is like saying “honey” or “dear” in the US. One character in particular uses it what felt like multiple times per page, and since it’s not something I’m familiar with, it read as sarcastic to me. But I don’t think it was necessarily meant that way.
Kate is snarky and kind of sweet, her friends and exes are a crazy bunch, and there is lots of fun banter. I thoroughly enjoyed about two-thirds of this book. The last bit is primarily the story of a final battle between Kate's motley crew and--well, if I tell you who, it would be a spoiler. I'm not a big fan of lengthy, detailed battle scenes in any genre, so the last third worked less well for me. But if that sounds like your catnip, this is highly recommended.
p.s. is “sweeting” a common British endearment? Maybe it is like saying “honey” or “dear” in the US. One character in particular uses it what felt like multiple times per page, and since it’s not something I’m familiar with, it read as sarcastic to me. But I don’t think it was necessarily meant that way.