Luna. ✨'s Reviews > The Iron Ghost

4.5 STARS ✩✩✩✩

Buddy read with my homies at BB&B

“Ye gods and little fishes!”

This book gave me the feels & made me want to do a happy dance after finishing it. So here's my happy dance, I kinda wanna sing "I loooove everything I l-l-love everything I do" while doing it!



Okay so I'm going to start this review off by talking about my rating, so I absolutely loved this book.. Why didn't I give it 5 stars than? Well firstly it isn't one of my 'favorites', I can't compare this book to some other books I've read this year because they were just unbelievable but in saying that this book has three of my favorite characters ever. The story is awesome it just didn't blow my mind! From now on I'm saving my five stars for those books that change my life in some way and this book just didn't do that for me. I had my issues with this book, even tho it is much better then the first I did struggle a tiny bit while reading it, I'm not sure if it is because I've been super busy lately or if I'm in abit of a reading slump. But with all that aside I enjoyed this book, I loved nearly everything about it.

The authors writing skills have improved so much since book one, I am truly impressed. The first book was abit choppy and hard to read because it was a bunch of short stories put into one big story, so a lot of the time it just didn't add up. In this book you don't get that! Thank god, it actually reads like a normal novel. The story itself is amazing and really unique and different, the author certainly hasn't ripped anyone's ideas off, it is a super original fun read and guess what it is totally fucking weird... But in a good way! IT is a great refreshing read for all fantasy lovers.

Okay so in my opinion this book was super creepy, like some moments I was scared... It had demon possession, ghosts, dragons, zombies, mountain creatures, spiders, centipedes... So anything epic.. This book has it!

"He made a pact with a demon, and through that made his greatest and most terrible works. He crafted the Edeian, as well as wielding the powers of a mage. But one day he asked to see the true form of the demon, for he had grown fond of it. When he saw its real face, he went insane." The shape of the prophet was very still now, and the clacking of the bones had stopped. Nuava swallowed hard, wondering if she should keep talking." It was terrifying, they said, and ugly beyond anything mortal. They said that if he were a normal man, he would have been struck blind aswell. They said-"
"That is quite enough Nuava." All the good humour had vanished from the prophets voice

I found this story wasn't as fun as the first one, some really sad shit happened and I did cry more then once while reading it. I cried at the sad parts and I also found myself crying because I didn't want it to end, I could read about the black feather three for eternity.. Haha. But even if it was grimmer & a lot darker then the first it had a lot of relief; it had funny moments, pure badassery, romance & a lot of fun times for the three besties (the comradeship is actually amazing in this book, it feels so real and unforced)

Okay so now I'm going to talk about my babies and there could be some MAJOR spoilers so don't read any further unless you've actually read the book.

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So let's start with Lord Aaron Frith. In book one I found his character frustrating and selfish, but in this book you totally see a different side to him and guess what? HE TURNED INTO A FUCKING BADASS - don't get me wrong in book one he had his badass moments but he was an ass, in this book all of his selfishness is nearly gone (when I say nearly I mean it he only had one moment in this book where I questioned him as a character) he killed a man to activate his machine.. An innocent man by that but I get it he is a character who is driven by revenge and yes he gave the guys wife a pension and looked after his kids but it was still a shock, I'm glad he felt bad about his actions even if he is doing something for the 'greater good' it still sucks to hurt innocents and it sucks to be the reader and feel guilty! But with all that aside he really grew on me and I'm pretty much inlove with Lord Frith now he is our little princeling. Oh and I got my dream ending at the end of this book so Bravo Jen William's for giving me the feels.

“I don’t think you’re in any fit state to be taking on this Joah bastard.’
‘I did burn him,’ said Frith. Some strength seemed to be coming back to his voice. ‘I burnt the bastard.’
Wydrin laughed. ‘Glad to hear it.”

Sir Sebastian was fucking great in this book, I loved the flashbacks to Seb's past, it made me cry... Poor Seb. The whole thing with him seeing his mother and her turning her back on him actually broke my fucking heart like my poor cinnamon roll! He doesn't deserve that shit he is truly an awesome guy and lives to save the innocents. I really loved Dallen & Seb, I honestly wanted more but didn't get it. The development with Seb and the brood sisters was my favorite part of this story. I love the fact that very one in the book mistook Seb's kindness.. There was one point where someone was like "your too soft to kill me" next minute he has a sword through his throat... Don't underestimate my baby.. He is a born killer!!!
Seb is a peach and I feel super protective over him he is probably one of my favorite characters ever, he is so beautiful :')

“You are too merciful. You are the good one, the honourable one. You would not—’
Sebastian plunged the sword down through the middle of the man’s neck. There was no blood, only a sudden waft of rotten stench.”

The brood army; holy fuckery... I love them so much, my green lizard babies!!! Everything they do makes me smile, I'm going to contradict myself and say that even when they killed innocents I didn't really care, I know what your thinking I just bad mouthed Frith for killing innocents but that is different he isn't half dragon! I just love them so much, I found myself fan girling over them and crying because I just can't get enough! Ephemeral is seriously the best ever <333

Wydrin.... I LOVE HER!!! She is my baby she is literally my favorite female character ever, the things she says has me laughing out loud, she is a total badass and I love her so much !!! If anyone thinks they know badass females characters, you haven't met Wydrin yet... She is the definition of badass, I couldn't ask for more from a character. She is my lethal petal, there was a moment in this book where she was afraid to show her true feelings.. When you have a strong character like Wydrin that's what you expect, she is very realistic and very relatable for me. Oh and did I mention how much I love her... LOL! Oh and her overuse of the word bastard was amazing!

“They tore around another corner, and now they were very close. Wydrin could see that the long, horn-like barbs on the centipede’s rear end were flexing at them aggressively, and there was some sort of dark fluid oozing from the pointed ends.
‘Of course it would be poisonous,’ she muttered. ‘Bastard thing that ugly would have to be.”

Joah demonsworn was a worm and the cruelest most powerful character I have ever come across, I really truly hated him so much !!!!!

Beezcavar is one of the most terrifying characters ever, why won't he just die? Lol (hide spoiler)]

There she was, standing in the dark, lit in shades of grey and orange by the moon and their dying fire; a girl, taller than he remembered, wearing leathers and furs, her long brown hair brushed back from her face and secured into a braid. Her eyes were filled with blood, and her hands were red to the wrists.

Who would I recommend this too; everyone! So go read it people, you won't be disappointed, it's a warm, happy (sometimes) awesome read & if you don't I will throw it at you & it will hurt because its a big ass book.