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A Taste of Gold and Iron
by Alexandra Rowland
4.5 Stars
This book in five words
Fantasy: good
Romance: good soup
I'm definitely more of a fantasy reader than a romance reader, but the romance is undeniably what makes this story. The fantasy elements are perfectly fine, and the first half of the book actually feels more like a fantasy book than a romance book, but the fantasy mostly exists to serve the romance and ultimately gives way to it entirely, which I am NOT complaining about.
I would rate the first half of the book 4* and the second half 5*, as that's where the romance really kicks in, and it's great, there's so much hilarity and so many stupid situations which is all I want from this kind of story. Heads up for anyone who wants smut - this is definitely more steamy than smutty and while nothing is fade to black, there's also nothing particularly graphic (perfect for me personally! Maybe disappointing for others, LOL).
My only negative for this book is that, while the romance is a delightful slow-burn, I could have had slightly less of the first half of the book and a bit more of the ending. Sequel please?
Anyway, shout out to Tadek and Tenzin for being great secondary characters that made me laugh out loud on several occasions. There were lots of other awesome secondary characters too, but they were my favourites. Especially Tadek as I found him annoying at first, and I love when a character forces me to do a 180 on them.
Ultimately a super fun read and veryyyy close to being a 5*. Depending on how I feel about it later this year, I might bump it up.
This book in five words
Fantasy: good
Romance: good soup
I'm definitely more of a fantasy reader than a romance reader, but the romance is undeniably what makes this story. The fantasy elements are perfectly fine, and the first half of the book actually feels more like a fantasy book than a romance book, but the fantasy mostly exists to serve the romance and ultimately gives way to it entirely, which I am NOT complaining about.
I would rate the first half of the book 4* and the second half 5*, as that's where the romance really kicks in, and it's great, there's so much hilarity and so many stupid situations which is all I want from this kind of story. Heads up for anyone who wants smut - this is definitely more steamy than smutty and while nothing is fade to black, there's also nothing particularly graphic (perfect for me personally! Maybe disappointing for others, LOL).
My only negative for this book is that, while the romance is a delightful slow-burn, I could have had slightly less of the first half of the book and a bit more of the ending.
Spoiler
I wanted to see the REACTIONS, goddamit! I wanted to see Zehila react! And Evemer's mum! And everyone else! The whole of the country!Anyway, shout out to Tadek and Tenzin for being great secondary characters that made me laugh out loud on several occasions. There were lots of other awesome secondary characters too, but they were my favourites. Especially Tadek as I found him annoying at first, and I love when a character forces me to do a 180 on them.
Ultimately a super fun read and veryyyy close to being a 5*. Depending on how I feel about it later this year, I might bump it up.