Master of Iron
Ratings13
Average rating3.7
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Ratings13
Average rating3.7
In Master of Iron, the conclusion to #1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller’s exciting and romantic Bladesmith duology, a magically gifted blacksmith must race against the clock to save her beloved sister and stop a devastating war.
Eighteen-year-old Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but the price was almost too much. Ziva is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the handsome mercenary, Kellyn, and the young scholar, Petrik, to find a powerful magical healer who can save her sister’s life.
When the events that follow lead to Ziva and Kellyn’s capture by an ambitious prince, Ziva is forced into the very situation she’s been dreading: magicking dangerous weapons meant for world domination.
The forge has always been Ziva’s safe space, a place to avoid society and the anxiety it causes her, but now it is her prison, and she’s not sure just how much of herself she’ll have to sacrifice to save Kellyn and take center stage in the very war she’s been trying to stop.
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A very satisfying conclusion. Battle scenes were well done; usually I find myself skimming such portions as being pointlessly long.
I did not enjoy this book. I read the first one also - Blade of Secrets. my primary frustration is that the POV character has constant anxious thoughts and has to learn and relearn the same stuff. The subplots are the same as the full plot. The repetition and the annoying tone of the POV character's headspace did not work for me.
However, I'll give this book praise for talking about sex and relationships positively (there is no sex in the book), including clear statements about consent, equal partnership, changing your mind, and protecting both parties.
JUST as good as the first one, I have to say.
Once again the anxiety rep is top tier, I really do think it's my favorite thing about these books. There are plenty of other things about them that I enjoy, but I can tell this story was lovingly crafted by an author who really does understand what it's like to struggle with something like this. The difficulties that Ziva faced over the course of the plot within herself; not feeling worthy of happiness, frustration over how the anxiety affected her and her ability to enjoy life, worrying that she would just be a burden on others and that no one would have the patience to deal with it, deal with her-
It really hit home for me.
Besides that, the plot was tense and enjoyable. This book was STRESSFUL, but it was fulfilling at the same time. I was on the edge of my seat pretty much the entire time, and the friendship/family vibes were IMMACULATE. Both of the couples learning that communication is truly what makes or breaks a relationship was also a very nice touch, and refreshing to find in a book nowadays when so many of them tend to lean on the miscommunication trope for more conflict.
All in all, a solid book. Tricia Levenseller knows what she's doing.
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2 primary booksBladesmith is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Tricia Levenseller.
