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A review by consumed_by_mold
In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos
4.0
This is a very angsty childhood friends-to-lovers slow burn. Half of the book is them being kids with no mention of anything sexual and I really enjoyed that they became best friends first. They only have a two year age gap and didn't do anything while the younger was underage either.
It's also the first werewolf book that genuinely gave me true pack energy. Family is so important to them and you could really feel it. The romance wasn't the most important in the beginning, which is good caus the themes are first and foremost about belonging, self-worth and connecting to people.
Our main character reads strongly as neurodivergent, maybe ADHD? It's not named in the story, but I suspect it. This book features Native American and Pakistani werewolves, but there are some other shifters of color as well (black and asian I believe?)
The rambly dialogue can be a bit much at times during serious scenes (it's perfect for the funny ones though) and there's a few monologues that go on for way too long. The ending was a little too quick and sappy for my tastes, but it's still cute. Just kinda wish it didn't stop so suddenly and leave other character interactions/conclusions out.
Overall very funny yet emotional book, I liked the found-family dynamics and the werewolf smut a lot.
Content warnings: Child Abuse (including punishment for being neurodivergent imo), Self-Harm, Child Attempting Suicide Twice (once by running away into the woods, once by taking pills), PTSD, Panic Attacks
It's also the first werewolf book that genuinely gave me true pack energy. Family is so important to them and you could really feel it. The romance wasn't the most important in the beginning, which is good caus the themes are first and foremost about belonging, self-worth and connecting to people.
Our main character reads strongly as neurodivergent, maybe ADHD? It's not named in the story, but I suspect it. This book features Native American and Pakistani werewolves, but there are some other shifters of color as well (black and asian I believe?)
The rambly dialogue can be a bit much at times during serious scenes (it's perfect for the funny ones though) and there's a few monologues that go on for way too long. The ending was a little too quick and sappy for my tastes, but it's still cute. Just kinda wish it didn't stop so suddenly and leave other character interactions/conclusions out.
Overall very funny yet emotional book, I liked the found-family dynamics and the werewolf smut a lot.
Content warnings: Child Abuse (including punishment for being neurodivergent imo), Self-Harm, Child Attempting Suicide Twice (once by running away into the woods, once by taking pills), PTSD, Panic Attacks