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A review by chloescozycorner
Iron-bound Flames by Melanie K. Moschella
3.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Melanie K. Moschella for an advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
Iron-bound Flames is about Meera, a young woman who starts working in the castle kitchens after her librarian father goes to war. During her stay, a raek and its rider are captured, and Meera ends up volunteering to take care of the raek. As the story continues, Meera must decide if she should act for the good of the country or do what is morally right.
I enjoyed most of this novel. Meera is a fairly interesting main character, and the side characters are as well. I think, as others have stated, this book gets bogged down by very slow pacing in the middle and an ending that feels inconclusive. I wonder if the second novel and first could have been made into one book? While I also found the plot fairly predictable, I did find the story enjoyable and plan to see where the story goes in the next book!
Iron-bound Flames is about Meera, a young woman who starts working in the castle kitchens after her librarian father goes to war. During her stay, a raek and its rider are captured, and Meera ends up volunteering to take care of the raek. As the story continues, Meera must decide if she should act for the good of the country or do what is morally right.
I enjoyed most of this novel. Meera is a fairly interesting main character, and the side characters are as well. I think, as others have stated, this book gets bogged down by very slow pacing in the middle and an ending that feels inconclusive. I wonder if the second novel and first could have been made into one book? While I also found the plot fairly predictable, I did find the story enjoyable and plan to see where the story goes in the next book!