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A review by divapitbull
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster
5.0
Heart of Iron was the perfect blend/balance of romance and an intriguing story. I would recommend reading it after Kiss of Steel and the novella Tarnished Knight in order to fully appreciate the characters and their backstory.
Lena has been smitten with Will since she was a young girl, and she flirted with him mercilessly - mainly because she knew it made him very uncomfortable. Will is uncomfortable around women in general and avoids them at all cost ever since his mother sold him to the equivalent of a traveling circus when he was a child. Will was infected with the loupe virus and became a verwulfen which meant most people saw him as nothing more than a dangerous animal to be caged, tortured and put on display. Will was especially on edge around Lena as she was the only woman he was ever attracted to and he knew nothing could ever develop between them because he wouldn't risk exposing her to the virus.
There were some expected misunderstandings, but in general Lena and Will had great chemistry and it was hard not to root for them. I liked Lena allot. 3 years had passed since Kiss of Steel and she was now almost 20. Despite her young age I found her to be reasonably mature. Yes, she was somewhat impulsive and a bit of a risk-taker, but she wasn't given to histrionics. She was aware of the world in which she lived and she was able to navigate it with a certain amount of confidence and competence.
I also liked Will allot, hard for him not to tug at your heart strings. He tried so hard to do the right thing and felt such a keen sense of unworthiness.
The story held up to the romance and within the world the author created the characters, their actions and the plot was credible. Blade and Honoria appear throughout a good portion of the story as secondary characters and it was fun to catch up with them.
Lena has been smitten with Will since she was a young girl, and she flirted with him mercilessly - mainly because she knew it made him very uncomfortable. Will is uncomfortable around women in general and avoids them at all cost ever since his mother sold him to the equivalent of a traveling circus when he was a child. Will was infected with the loupe virus and became a verwulfen which meant most people saw him as nothing more than a dangerous animal to be caged, tortured and put on display. Will was especially on edge around Lena as she was the only woman he was ever attracted to and he knew nothing could ever develop between them because he wouldn't risk exposing her to the virus.
There were some expected misunderstandings, but in general Lena and Will had great chemistry and it was hard not to root for them. I liked Lena allot. 3 years had passed since Kiss of Steel and she was now almost 20. Despite her young age I found her to be reasonably mature. Yes, she was somewhat impulsive and a bit of a risk-taker, but she wasn't given to histrionics. She was aware of the world in which she lived and she was able to navigate it with a certain amount of confidence and competence.
I also liked Will allot, hard for him not to tug at your heart strings. He tried so hard to do the right thing and felt such a keen sense of unworthiness.
The story held up to the romance and within the world the author created the characters, their actions and the plot was credible. Blade and Honoria appear throughout a good portion of the story as secondary characters and it was fun to catch up with them.