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A review by shmandy
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
emotional
funny
inspiring
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? No
3.75
What I loved:
- Commander Eozena - her bond and relationship with Kadou was everything and she was ✨fucking hilarious✨
- Tadek - my absolute Angel. He’s both an icon and also the comedic relief we all needed always.
- I absolutely adored the discussions about fealty and reciprocity!!! Communication in a romance book is genuinely all I need to be happy.
- the world - once I understand what was happening - was so well done and the details absolutely situated me in the setting.
- Evemer going from “what a waste of my god damn time” to “if anything happens to him I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself” was very well done. It wasn’t Slow burn per say but it absolutely wasn’t fast and I love that.
- Sultan Z ? Owns my ass , I hope the sun shines on her every day.
My few dislikes:
- the first 60 pages were so very dry - while I settled into the world , I feel like a touch more explanation would have been helpful at times & it was very dry. It was just set up but it all happened so fast and all once very slowly and you could tell when the real story finally started.
- I feel a bit cheated by the ending as a whole - I’m not upset it’s not bad but it didn’t feel like a proper ending.
anyways - overall a grand and great time and a very good anticipated read for me.
- Commander Eozena - her bond and relationship with Kadou was everything and she was ✨fucking hilarious✨
- Tadek - my absolute Angel. He’s both an icon and also the comedic relief we all needed always.
- I absolutely adored the discussions about fealty and reciprocity!!! Communication in a romance book is genuinely all I need to be happy.
- the world - once I understand what was happening - was so well done and the details absolutely situated me in the setting.
- Evemer going from “what a waste of my god damn time” to “if anything happens to him I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself” was very well done. It wasn’t Slow burn per say but it absolutely wasn’t fast and I love that.
- Sultan Z ? Owns my ass , I hope the sun shines on her every day.
My few dislikes:
- the first 60 pages were so very dry - while I settled into the world , I feel like a touch more explanation would have been helpful at times & it was very dry. It was just set up but it all happened so fast and all once very slowly and you could tell when the real story finally started.
- I feel a bit cheated by the ending as a whole - I’m not upset it’s not bad but it didn’t feel like a proper ending.
anyways - overall a grand and great time and a very good anticipated read for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence