tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post6802613045479785534..comments2024-03-28T06:23:05.651-04:00Comments on Ivy Book Bindings: Review: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook Keertanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-47847423651063696882013-06-12T23:35:13.232-04:002013-06-12T23:35:13.232-04:00I love when I read one paragraph of your review, p...I love when I read one paragraph of your review, pause to go add said book to my Goodreads TBR, and then come back to finish. :P<br /><br />Can I just express my love for books where there's an alpha male and the female he wants doesn't let him get away with all that alpha male shit and just lie down for him? I'm in love with Mina already. I also prefer my romance to be steamy and slow and background to some good action. Needless to say, I'm sold (and I may just try the audio, though I totally know what you mean about world building being harder to follow that way. I concur and I listen to a lot of fantasy that way.)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416898799044848769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-59009516693377264522013-06-11T07:21:59.062-04:002013-06-11T07:21:59.062-04:00I have never heard of this series before but it lo...I have never heard of this series before but it looks pretty good!I'm glad you enjoyed this.<br /><br />Lovely reviews, chick! <33Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035338608975371558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-71381130415679122112013-06-11T02:32:10.464-04:002013-06-11T02:32:10.464-04:00I totally can understand you about switching to ph...I totally can understand you about switching to physical copy. From time to time I start the audiobook but my concentration just falls and I can't follow the book. I'm really happy to see that you liked this one. I haven't heard of this series but sounds really great. Great review Keertana :)Tanja - Tanychyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084789780467257259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-21040163242392490792013-06-11T01:30:00.615-04:002013-06-11T01:30:00.615-04:00I adore my kickass Mc's and Mina sounds like s...I adore my kickass Mc's and Mina sounds like someone that I would enjoy being around too. The Iron Duke I think is something I would not have considered giving a go if it hadn't been for your review Keertana. It sounds so out of my comfort zone but like so much fun, that I know I must give it a try! Wonderful reviews! :)Jasprithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346050783201302967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-89432772176412613592013-06-10T23:01:23.095-04:002013-06-10T23:01:23.095-04:00One day I shall properly try audiobooks! I can def...One day I shall properly try audiobooks! I can def see how it's hard to keep up with audiobooks when there are so many details. I'm glad you liked these books overall!elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098549352641704742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-56116058941671814952013-06-10T21:39:46.092-04:002013-06-10T21:39:46.092-04:00I only started the first book and then got distrac...I only started the first book and then got distracted with other books and never got back to it (BOO!) and now you've got me excited again. I do agree that this is a world that probably does better reading rather than listening. It's just a tad too complicated to absorb it all that way. So glad you enjoyed it!Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-69675770934258905722013-06-10T15:54:02.261-04:002013-06-10T15:54:02.261-04:00I've heard such great things about this book a...I've heard such great things about this book and have yet to try it. Your foray into audio and why you switched actually made me want to know this world even more. Oh, I'm so going to have to try this one soon!Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-91332495489544417252013-06-10T14:35:32.405-04:002013-06-10T14:35:32.405-04:00Dang, this sounds fantastic, Keertana!! I love a g...Dang, this sounds fantastic, Keertana!! I love a good, slow romance that doesn't take up the forefront of the novel. It's great to see that this is exactly what happened with this book! Not to mention Mina. She seems like a person I would die to meet in real life, honestly. And it's fantastic that after a slightly rocky beginning, Rhys really became a character that you could bond with, Keertana.<br /><br />Lovely review as always, my dear! <3<br /><br />-Aneeqah @ <a href="http://mynotsorealife.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Not So Real Life</a>Aneeqahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352395407424623520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-23884008050451861262013-06-10T13:44:20.758-04:002013-06-10T13:44:20.758-04:00You've got to stop reading so many Urban Fanta...You've got to stop reading so many Urban Fantasies that sound AMAZING!!! Gosh, this is another series that I want to start. I love Mina already, and though I do like an alpha male, I like one that grows up even better, and I'm glad that he and Mina find a balance in their relationship. Lauren @ Love is not a trianglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388832613855107816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-73773325453368654062013-06-10T12:27:47.398-04:002013-06-10T12:27:47.398-04:00I loved this so much too! Alternate history steamp...I loved this so much too! Alternate history steampunk is my favorite kind, I much prefer it over regular Victorian/Edwardian steampunk, and Meljean is the best. Honestly, there's no one like her (well, maybe Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris' Ministry of Peculiar Occurences, but that's different). <br /><br />I also love that she always does these epilogue-type novellas. I'm a huge fan of (useful) epilogues - not the Harry Potter/Clockwork Princess kind, but you know, good ones. :)<br /><br />I hope you're enjoying your time with Yasmeen and Archimedes. Maja (The Nocturnal Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14276646316400863181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-69472835630131802792013-06-10T10:25:49.125-04:002013-06-10T10:25:49.125-04:00Oh yeah, this would definitely be a hard one to li...Oh yeah, this would definitely be a hard one to listen to on audio Keertana! There's just so much going on in this world and so many new gadgets and what not, I remember having to go back and read things a couple times over before I could actually get a picture in my head of what things looked like. Audio would make that even harder if you're new to audio books I would think! So glad once you switched over you ended up loving it though:) Love me some Rhys!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-7537251533636955002013-06-10T08:42:43.014-04:002013-06-10T08:42:43.014-04:00I'm new to audiobooks and on my first few... R...I'm new to audiobooks and on my first few... Reads? Listens? I got quite confused with the world-building and characters and all since I'm a reader who loves to reread lines or go back to previous chapters just to get the full effect of the story :) Though this book sounds phenomenal and I might make it my very first steampunk read!! Loved this review!<br /><br />Alicia @ <a href="http://summernexttopstory.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Summer Next Top Story</a>alicia♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/17425350386344327584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523300192245025551.post-34274064991738936562013-06-10T08:27:30.637-04:002013-06-10T08:27:30.637-04:00I love the sound of a slow and steady romance. I t...I love the sound of a slow and steady romance. I think that's so often overlooked in a good novel. The characters also sound extraordinary...I just worry that with a slow beginning, I just wouldn't be able to get into the first book and become invested in the second. Great reviews, Keertana! :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.com