Blood Iron and Bone by Sera Foxe
Blood Iron and Bone by Sera Foxe
I was excited by the premise of this book and when the book focused on the overall plot and world building, I did enjoy the story. The characters were also unique and interesting and I wanted to know what was going to happen to each. There were a lot of tidbits that were slowly revealed making you pay attention and wonder how things were truly going to unfold.
However, I believe it could have used some additional editing in order to make the story better. The beginning of the book has a lot of repetition in explaining a prophecy for two fae betrothed at birth. Something feels wrong to both about their fated mate and this prophecy. A full 20% of the book talked about these two and how they are trying to accept everything and believe that everything will be fine even though it feels a bit wrong. There are a few moments thrown in from their past and a third main character for a very slow build of how they will all become entwined before we get any additional characters or forward motion.
It is not just these 3 main characters that have a POV chapter, no several other character arcs occur with flashbacks of their past and other scenes. All of this is happening within only a 2 to 3 day time frame. This is where I started to get a bit lost and the story felt very abrupt. I would start to become hooked about a character and what was happening with them when suddenly the next chapter you'd be thrown into another arc. There were so many random scenes thrown in that I understood were trying to give some backstory but they were very long and still felt repetitive.
Although I am definitely interested to have more of the mystery and magic revealed, I am not sure I will continue with this series. If I see other reviews that the second book flows better than this one, I may give it another try.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with the ARC.
Synopsis: Aurelia, a mortal girl, hears a strange call in the night and is compelled to answer...
In another world, Andar, betrothed to the future High Queen of Áithrim , can't understand why his supposed fated mate looks so right, but feels so wrong...
Duty, fate, blood iron and bone collide under a cursed sky...
In a kingdom on the precipice of the fulfillment or failure of its most famous prophecy, thrown together by fate and terrifying circumstance, a motley band of Fae and Human alike must come together for the good of the realm, even as the darkness that covers the land threatens to become permanent.