Metal Slinger was exactly what I wanted it to be. Fast-paced, easy to fall into, emotionally tense, and just layered enough to keep me hooked without making me memorize fifty pages of world-building before I could understand what was happening.
There’s a twist toward the end that completely flipped my understanding of the story. I had to set the book down and just sit with it for a second. It was one of those reveals that makes you want to go back to the beginning and see all the places it was right in front of you.
The romance isn’t spicy, but it still works. Brynn and Acker have that low-burn, high-tension energy that doesn’t need a big payoff to be satisfying. Their scenes together had me way more emotionally invested than I expected. It’s subtle, but it’s there, and it lands.
Brynn especially grew on me as the story unfolded. She starts out guarded, but by the second half, I was all in. I didn’t want to let her go by the end, and now I’m impatiently waiting to see if we’ll get more of her story.
This is the kind of romantasy I can see doing really well on TikTok. It’s got all the emotional payoff, all the character tension, and none of the 700-page slog. If you’re looking for something immersive and tightly written, this one’s worth picking up.
Final rating: 5 stars. No notes. More please.
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