Loved itis good it's fun no major complaints
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The iron trial (2014)
Others: Mostly positive I would describe this book as the opening to a series that you will not stop reading. This is filled with Magic, Secrets, Power, and Fear that you will read over and over again. You feel like you are sucked in with the characters of the book. Join Callum, Aaron, Tamara, and all the others, who are trying to pass the Iron Trial, even though it is forbidden? Read this book to find out, and I promise you, this will be your FAVORITE BOOK
- ISBN:
- 9780545840675
- Length:
- 295 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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Loved it
MixedI don't think it's a book that I forget about because it did kind of break convention a little bit, which I enjoyed, but I did have my issues with it.
Loved itI did still really enjoy The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black. It was fun and funny and unexpected--it went in a direction that I didn't see coming.