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A review by lectorliber04
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
4.0
*SPOILERS*
Hugh d'Ambray was scary, ruthless and without heart so to have a book which will be part of a series dedicated to him and the Iron Dogs picked my interest. I didn't think there was any way Hugh could be redeemed in my eyes but Ilona Andrews did just that and more. There are glimpses of his past history, before he became Roland's warlord. A little child with powers he didn't understand and at the mercy of a ruthless man finds himself being 'rescued' by another man he called God: Roland. But Roland cast Hugh out and turned his back on him.
The Iron Dogs are without a leader and they need him back. Reluctantly Hugh sobers up and takes back the leadership he doesn't want. Hugh's journey from killer and servant to protector and master of his own destiny was fun to read. A forced marriage to Elara (witch, sorcerer, goddess, something else?) in exchange for room and board for his soldiers was his salvation although at the start he didn't think it was so. The banter, the fights, the half lies to get what they wanted, and the attraction they both couldn't understand was wonderful to read. Of course, the book wasn't just about Elara's and Hugh's romance but about Roland's involvement in the killings of the Iron Dogs. So there were battles, monsters, vampires, witches, dealings with the Atlanta Pack and a promise that while the final battle was won, there's more to come. Can't wait for the next book.
Hugh d'Ambray was scary, ruthless and without heart so to have a book which will be part of a series dedicated to him and the Iron Dogs picked my interest. I didn't think there was any way Hugh could be redeemed in my eyes but Ilona Andrews did just that and more. There are glimpses of his past history, before he became Roland's warlord. A little child with powers he didn't understand and at the mercy of a ruthless man finds himself being 'rescued' by another man he called God: Roland. But Roland cast Hugh out and turned his back on him.
The Iron Dogs are without a leader and they need him back. Reluctantly Hugh sobers up and takes back the leadership he doesn't want. Hugh's journey from killer and servant to protector and master of his own destiny was fun to read. A forced marriage to Elara (witch, sorcerer, goddess, something else?) in exchange for room and board for his soldiers was his salvation although at the start he didn't think it was so. The banter, the fights, the half lies to get what they wanted, and the attraction they both couldn't understand was wonderful to read. Of course, the book wasn't just about Elara's and Hugh's romance but about Roland's involvement in the killings of the Iron Dogs. So there were battles, monsters, vampires, witches, dealings with the Atlanta Pack and a promise that while the final battle was won, there's more to come. Can't wait for the next book.