A review by booksalacarte
Blood Iron and Bone by Sera Foxe

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

1.25⭐️3🌶️

6 POV

Fae + Humans

Dated mates

Found family

Chosen one

Curses

Prophecy

Witchcraft

The blurb for this book was great. I was excited to start it. The premise had so much potential.

I wish it was otherwise, but the inconsistent shifts between past and present tense as well as 1st and 3rd person within the 6 POvs was absolutely too much for me. The lack of chapter heading that stated which POV the chapter was in really hurt the flow of the book.

This book needs another round of line editing. The structure and style of what is here is not refined. There are many poorly structured chapters. I found at-least one moment in each chapter that needed heavy restructuring and proofreading.

The writing was drawn out with many moments that failed to move the plot forward. It fell into the trap of being overly descriptive at inoperative moments and relying on internal monologuing to world-build. I wanted to be shown, not told. I feel like this book was really made to set up the action for the next book. 

This book just really wasn’t for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Agency Press for the DRC of this book. All opinions are my own.