{"id":2874,"date":"2018-06-26T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T22:56:30","slug":"review-iron-and-magic-ilona-andrews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/06\/26\/review-iron-and-magic-ilona-andrews\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Iron and Magic &#8211; Ilona Andrews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/35126152.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Iron and Magic &#8211; Ilona Andrews\" title=\"Review: Iron and Magic &#8211; Ilona Andrews\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Iron and Magic<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/ilona-andrews\/\">Ilona Andrews<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/the-iron-covenant\/\">The Iron Covenant #1<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/ilona-andrews\/\">Ilona Andrews<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> June 26, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 322 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy\u2026But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Hugh d\u2019Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrior he was, but when he learns that the Iron Dogs, soldiers who would follow him anywhere, are being hunted down and murdered, he must make a choice: to fade away or to be the leader he was born to be. Hugh knows he must carve a new place for himself and his people, but they have no money, no shelter, and no food, and the necromancers are coming. Fast. <\/p>\n<p>Elara Harper is a creature who should not exist. Her enemies call her Abomination; her people call her White Lady. Tasked with their protection, she's trapped between the magical heavyweights about to collide and plunge the state of Kentucky into a war that humans have no power to stop. Desperate to shield her people and their simple way of life, she would accept help from the devil himself\u2014and Hugh d\u2019Ambray might qualify. <\/p>\n<p>Hugh needs a base, Elara needs soldiers. Both are infamous for betraying their allies, so how can they create a believable alliance to meet the challenge of their enemies? <\/p>\n<p>As the prophet says: \u201cIt is better to marry than to burn.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hugh and Elara may do both. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07CZ39YYV\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/iron-and-magic\/id1382939951?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/iron-and-magic-ilona-andrews\/1128639308?ean=2940162068716\" target=\"_blank\"><img 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Hugh was also the dreaded Other Man in a love triangle with Kate and Curran. \u00a0Not to mention, as Roland&#8217;s lackey, he was a bit one-note evil. \u00a0I had a lot of doubts about how he could be believably redeemed while still acknowledging that he KILLED ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERs. \u00a0Ahem. \u00a0Folks, I was so, so wrong &#8211; I was rooting for Hugh after about three chapters.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRoland discovered an unpleasant fact,\u201d Lamar said. \u201cWe do not follow him. We follow you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After being cut off from Roland, Hugh is on the run with what&#8217;s left of his Iron Dogs, hunted by the Golden Legion. \u00a0Starving and exhausted, they need a base to regroup. \u00a0Elara, head of, well, a cult, needs someone to protect her people from her suspicious and unfriendly neighbors. \u00a0And what better way to seal the deal than a marriage? \u00a0Of course, while the main participants need to keep up appearances to outsiders, it&#8217;s quickly apparent that &#8220;My way or the highway&#8221; Hugh and &#8220;I&#8217;m called the White Warlock for a reason&#8221; Elara are immediately at odds. \u00a0Even in the midst of it all, though, these are two smart people used to command, who will bicker and fight but in service of doing what&#8217;s they think is best for their people. \u00a0I think what sold me on Hugh most of all was his commitment to both his people and Elara&#8217;s. \u00a0The Hugh in this book is not the Hugh we&#8217;ve met before, for good reason, as getting cut off from Roland broke him completely. \u00a0Watching him reform himself, while deciding which parts of himself he wants to keep and which to discard, was heart wrenching. \u00a0Loyalty, though, it what makes both Hugh and Elara tick.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you betray us, I\u2019ll make you suffer.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe haven\u2019t even married yet, and I\u2019m suffering already.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe have that in common,\u201d she snapped.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And, oh, Elara. \u00a0She&#8217;s the perfect foil for Hugh, unfailingly loyal and committed to her people and what&#8217;s best for them, even a sham marriage to a man everyone calls a monster. \u00a0She&#8217;s smart and fierce, and she&#8217;s shrewd enough to put Hugh and his starving commanders in a conference room next to the kitchens when they first meet. \u00a0The authors have a great knack for being able to write from someone&#8217;s POV while only hinting at that character&#8217;s secrets, and it was fun figuring out along with Hugh&#8217;s people exactly why Elara seems to view herself as a monster. \u00a0It goes along well with the romance, which is,\u00a0of course, hate-to-love and deliciously slow burn, with plenty of the authors&#8217; trademark witty banter.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat do you want more than anything? 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