A Kingdom of Iron & Wine by Candace Osmond is the first installment in the Ironworld Series, a New Adult fantasy romance set against the artsy backdrop of downtown Halifax. The story follows Avery Quinn, a young woman who moves to the city with her closest friend, Julie, to attend her dream college. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when the shadows of her nightmares become real, revealing a hidden mythical world known as Ironworld. This realm is inhabited by Fae, shapeshifters, vampires, and witches, all vying for power
Before we start I just was to state that this review will contain some spoilers as I can’t express my thoughts and opinions without giving some of the novel away.
First, the book starts off with us seeing the future queen and the guy I’m calling the Dark Lord. Going into this book I thought that we would see more of this character in the novel because he sounded very important, but we truthfully don’t see him again till the very end. There were characters along the way that I thought he could have been pretending to be, but he just wasn’t there and I felt a little frustrated by that.
I did enjoy the book, I enjoyed the way the author portrays the FMC (female main character) and her small character growth as she learns about the fae world. Because I totally would have freaked out to discover a fae amongst humans.
I also enjoyed the fact that this story takes place in a city just a few hours away from where I live.
Spoiler**
Who I would consider the MMC (male main character) is attractive, but I find them annoying as a couple, but that could be because I thought he was going to be the Dark Lord.
I knew that there was some sort of relationship between him and the FMC employer as the author hints at it very well.
Now that I think back at the story I should have realized what type of ‘fae’ both the MMC and the employer were just based on the description and their actions, but I just didn’t catch on at the time. I was too focused on him being the Dark Lord.
**Spoiler ending
There is no main big fight scene, more of a bunch of small scenes that blend together nicely and help the story build. I can’t wait to read the second novel to see how the story continues.
If you enjoy novels with fae, very little world building, character growth, hot MMC who is ‘mysterious’ and a FMC who is about as innocent as they come then I would recommend picking up this novel.
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