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Iron Heart by Nina Varela
3.0
adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Just like the first book, I wanted so much more from it. The plot is nothing new, the writing, while accessible, falls quite flat, the conclusion is largely predictable, and I was struggling to care about the characters (!!!!! can you believe it) and about their relationship - when one (1) paragraph detailing the reunion of two side characters that you only met 20 pages before makes you feel more than the entire series has so far, that's a sign 😅

That being said, I am very glad to have finally gotten to this duology, and I do think it is worth a read, especially if you're someone who's taking their first foray into queer literature! I can definitely see myself recommending it to the younger audiences that it's actually for (I need to accept that most YA is just... not for me anymore, as sad as that makes me to think about 😭)