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

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A compulsively readable fantasy where personal challenges balance with dynastic stakes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

MC has to deal with an emotionally fraught dynamic with his family member and their partner who are unsupportive of his struggles with anxiety, which he tries to conceal out of shame and occasionally sublimate with substances