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A review by elenajohansen
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
adventurous
fast-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? Yes
4.5
One of the more believable haters-to-lovers plots that I've read--I can't call Hugh and Elara enemies in the usual context, because they're clearly not and in this setting that word does actually mean literal enemies. But they infuriate each other brilliantly from the moment they meet and go through a great deal of consternation before they realize their attraction, and eventually, some affection.
Though it's not clearly love yet, and I look forward to this series continuing (someday, IA always has so many concurrent series going waiting for the next installment of a specific one can feel like forever.)
The only thing that bothered me overall was that I couldn't place Elara as either an entirely new character or a returning minor one getting her own story; this is a personal gripe because of my memory issues, but even beyond my wonky brain, the main Kate Daniels series is ten books long and has a huge supporting cast. Without specifically looking it up (which I haven't yet) I couldn't remember if we'd met her before; she felt like someone who had showed up briefly at some point, but then in this book she seemed completely unfamiliar with the events Hugh related to her about his past and about Kate specifically, and if Elara doesn't know Kate, then it's not likely she was ever in the main series, since it's told from Kate's personal POV. I suppose the White Warlock could have been mentioned but didn't appear directly, which would account for the vague sense I had that I should know her already.
Though it's not clearly love yet, and I look forward to this series continuing (someday, IA always has so many concurrent series going waiting for the next installment of a specific one can feel like forever.)
The only thing that bothered me overall was that I couldn't place Elara as either an entirely new character or a returning minor one getting her own story; this is a personal gripe because of my memory issues, but even beyond my wonky brain, the main Kate Daniels series is ten books long and has a huge supporting cast. Without specifically looking it up (which I haven't yet) I couldn't remember if we'd met her before; she felt like someone who had showed up briefly at some point, but then in this book she seemed completely unfamiliar with the events Hugh related to her about his past and about Kate specifically, and if Elara doesn't know Kate, then it's not likely she was ever in the main series, since it's told from Kate's personal POV. I suppose the White Warlock could have been mentioned but didn't appear directly, which would account for the vague sense I had that I should know her already.