Book: Ironside
Author: Holly
Black
Pages: 277
Date(s)
Read: November 9th, 2024 to November 23rd, 2023
Date
Published: October 20th, 2020
Rating: 4/5
Favorite
Quotes:
“I’m right
about Adair, they love to hurt people. People like Janet.”
“The child’s
fey nature becomes harder and harder to conceal as it grows. In the end they
all return to Faerie.”
Review:
Kayes story
continues in this novel. I admit the second novel in this series was a dnf
around 40 percent in. Valiant made me feel like I needed to take a shower. It
had all the atmosphere and appeal of a rat decaying in a filthy dingy subway,
probably surrounded by discarded needles. That being said, this book was good
and you could still follow along without needing to read Valiant. You just miss
some backstory on characters that show up in this book.
Kayes
impetuous actions lead her into more trouble in Ironside when she makes a
declaration of love for Roiben publicly at his coronation in drunken stupor. He
sends her on a seemingly impossible quest she must complete before she can be
reunited with him, as his consort. Along the adventure is her friend Cornelius.
Cornelius is still traumatized from events in the tithe, and he's dealing with
his trauma in some pretty unproductive ways. Together they get swept up in fey
court politics, handle family drama, and meet a new ally.
A lot
happened in this book, making it a little hard to describe but overall I
enjoyed it. It was as strong a book as Holly Blacks book Tithe. If you enjoyed
that book then this one is definitely worth picking up.
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