A review by rozarka
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I don't know how to rate this book. It was OK as a romance, even though it took me a while to understand charaters' personalities and motivations (and I still find it funny that the proclaimed bodyguard/protector lost almost all his fights). The main problem of the book is that there are so many plot holes it resembles a swiss cheese. I'd actually prefer if there was less plot, less action, less conspiracies if what was left made more sense. You can't have characters fleeing a mission they fucked up and then discussing their sex lives instead of, you know, informing people in charge about what they discovered. Or saying "the villain knows where we hide, it could be a problem" and not addressing it ever again (and not moving locations, wtf). I don't need a complicated plot in my romance, but it has to make sense.

I'm still going to read the sequel. Tadek was a gem and he made the latter half of the book much more enjoyable.