A review by jon_rash
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

adventurous dark funny tense 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

I've read this book multiple times. Doing a re-read of Patricia Briggs before her new book is released in June. This book is a good one. Entertaining, funny, and a fast read. Mercy gets called in to help find a murderer while Zee is being framed for the murder. This book is a kind of watershed for Mercy and moves her character, forever changing her. If you read this review before reading the book, you need to check out the disclaimers. There are multiple triggering things in this book. Saying that, they are tastefully done and are used well. 

This book is more fae-centric and you learn more about the fae and the fae community in this novel whereas Blood Bound explored the vampires in their community. 

This book sets off a catalyst that will see Mercy grow and change over the next few novels. This series is open-ended and Patricia does an outstanding job of using an experience or issue and exploring that over the next few novels including Mercy's growth and how that affects her relationships with Adam, the wolves, vampires, fae, and others. The love triangle trope ends in this book as well. 

Overall, it is a good book, moves fast, and is a fairly easy read. In the Mercyverse, Iron Kissed and Bone Crossed occur back-to-back. Bone Crossed begins with a more detailed account of the ending of Iron Kissed and picks up from there. 
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