Review: Iron and Magic

Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow, just wow! I know I should have written a review the first time I read this book, but I really wanted to let this all sink in.

Who knew that Hugh could be *ahem* human? With emotions...errr well, sort of.

Who knew that Elora was going to hit the nail on the head with her observation of Kate and Hugh's relationship, ---not a sexual relationship but a brother/sister relationship.

Who knew that Hugh could feel the slightest bit of guilt --- see Hugh and
Raphael's scene---.

Do I think that Hugh really would fight against Roland on Kate's side? Well, I'm still a little unsure about that, but I believe in my bones; yes, I think he will be fighting alongside Kate and Curran.

And this brings me to a little conundrum I'm having-If Hugh does take the right side(LOL) against Roland, I want to see a novella with Kate, Curran, Hugh, and Elora spending some time together. Maybe fighting, but hopefully not. After all, Kate will eventually have her baby, and the baby will have to meet its Uncle Hugh, doesn't it???

This was a great book and gave Hugh a chance to be everything he could have been, just like Kate, -the two most messed up people in the south. *sigh*

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SYNOPSIS:"No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy…But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work.

Hugh d’Ambray, 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.

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—and Hugh d’Ambray might qualify.

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?

As the prophet says: “It is better to marry than to burn.”

Hugh and Elara may do both."