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A review by kewlkat70
Iron & Embers: An epic fantasy romance by Helen Scheuerer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
I really really wanted to like this book because I thoroughly enjoyed the legends of Thezmar series.
But I just can't deal with Wren's always angry about everything attitude.
I think this hatred trope doesn't work because we know ultimately they will end up together so it's boring watching the MMC try to win over the love of the embittered FMC. Maybe there is a reader that enjoys reading the thawing out of a cold unfeeling character but to me it creates too much stupid inner monologue.
I don't love him. I really dont. I ignore this feeling inside me he makes me so angry
Granted some writers can do the hate trope well. Cora belts Simon with a frying pan. Maybe it's the bitterness that turns me off. If she was just happily enjoying her life and here comes some complete jerkwad ruining everything I can understand the anger. But here it's a simmering anger that has no basis as the MMC has done nothing wrong other than existing.
Of course he's snarky about it now as it's been 5 years so she should just get over herself which I have to agree with.
Added to that we are going to read the same gauntlet of tests as Thea went through except now its poison not edged weapons?
To top it off, Torj has a beard and I am vehemently against beards.
But I just can't deal with Wren's always angry about everything attitude.
I think this hatred trope doesn't work because we know ultimately they will end up together so it's boring watching the MMC try to win over the love of the embittered FMC. Maybe there is a reader that enjoys reading the thawing out of a cold unfeeling character but to me it creates too much stupid inner monologue.
I don't love him. I really dont. I ignore this feeling inside me he makes me so angry
Granted some writers can do the hate trope well. Cora belts Simon with a frying pan. Maybe it's the bitterness that turns me off. If she was just happily enjoying her life and here comes some complete jerkwad ruining everything I can understand the anger. But here it's a simmering anger that has no basis as the MMC has done nothing wrong other than existing.
Of course he's snarky about it now as it's been 5 years so she should just get over herself which I have to agree with.
Added to that we are going to read the same gauntlet of tests as Thea went through except now its poison not edged weapons?
To top it off, Torj has a beard and I am vehemently against beards.