The Girl in the Wind
Iron on Iron, Book 2
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The Girl in the Wind
Narrated by:
J.F. Harding
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J.F. Harding
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Gregory Ashe
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The price for the truth might be their family.
When Theo and Auggie return home—safe and sound and miraculously alive after being dragged into a murder investigation—all Theo wants is for life to get back to normal. No more murders. No more investigations. Nothing, in other words, that might put Auggie in danger.
But when a girl from school goes missing, Theo finds himself reluctantly drawn into looking for her. Shaniyah was his former student, for one reason. And, for another, no one else seems interested in where she’s gone. Worse, her disappearance seems to be linked to a break-in at Theo and Auggie’s house.
The search, though, quickly becomes more complicated than either Theo or Auggie could have expected. Shaniyah, they discover, had been conducting an investigation of her own, looking for another missing student. And the path to learning the truth about both disappearances, Theo fears, leads back to the Cottonmouth Club.
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Prior to this book I think Thuggie was my least favorite of the GA couples featured, but I'm not sure I can say that anymore! (don't make me pick a new one though). This book just hit me right in the feels, I'd I've read quite a few low angst books so it was exactly what I needed. I'm still loving the overarching plot that weaves in all the couples in such smart ways without it ever feeling unnecessary (I even think the --no spoilers, so gonna word this weird--blowing off steam fun scene was so necessary) but still has an intriguing mystery for each couple to solve in a way that makes sense for who they are as individuals. With Iron on Iron it was obvious there are some Tean & Jem books we're gonna get that fit before on the timeline, and I wonder if the same is true about Theo and Auggie. They're in a slightly weird place at the beginning of the book, and it adds so much tension, emotion, and angst throughout. Between that and the mystery, it is a book that is impossible to put down. And the ending! A mind blowing cliffhanger. I really hope we get more individual books for these two, but am also looking forward to the next installment.
This series is everything
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10 out of 5!
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The Girl In The Wind is a freight train of a book. Fast-paced from the beginning, the characters drive the story from the first to the last page with an impressive tenacity. This novel focuses mainly on Theo and Auggie and it was both a pleasure and a privilege to see how far they’ve come.
This being the second book in the Iron On Iron crossover series, I was, once again, very impressed with how Gregory balances having eight main characters on the stage at (almost) all times. Even though this book is predominantly Theo and Auggie’s story, the other characters are weaved in so effortlessly that nothing feels false or like it’s been shoehorned in. Every character from every different series brings something new and essential to the story. No one is superfluous.
One of my favourite things about Gregory’s characters is that they’re flawed. The author isn’t afraid to show the ugly sides of his characters even when they’re the protagonists. Theo is incredibly complicated, and it’s refreshing — and very real — to be in the POV of a leading character who isn’t the typical hero.
Something I loved about this book is that even with all the drama, even with all the revelations and twists, Gregory takes the time to let his characters breathe and just be. Yes, it’s a murder mystery, and yes it’s time sensitive, but there are these beautiful moments where time has been carved out where we’re reminded just why we love these characters so much. The Girl In The Wind is full of pockets of pure joy where you get to see Shaw be nonsensical, and Hazard be a grouch, or Jem be, well, Jem.
Another thing I have loved seeing develop in this crossover series are the unlikely friendships building between the main characters. Auggie and North, Jem and Theo, Hazard and Tean — there are so many golden moments, so many heartfelt instants, where you cannot help but fall in love with these fictional men and their stories all over again.
It’s been an absolute delight watching this all come together. The book ends on a cliffhanger of epic proportions, because Gregory loves to give his audience reasons to lat awake at night. I wish I could read and experience this book again for the first time. What an exceptional beauty this novel was. Roll on book three!
Brutal and beautiful
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Did I say I loved book one? Well, this is even better.
The book is Augie and Theo's. The central question is whether they should or should not continue to help out the others with the unresolved issues from the last book. What do you think will happen when we have Augie in the frame? Again, before we know it we have mayhem, extreme violence and death. Much of the action is in their 'quiet town' of Wahredua but they know it has a dark underbelly and with missing adolescents, it is impossible to sit back.
The central story is sad, where young people struggle to be who they want to be because it upsets others or who live in environments where they are not seen or valued. This brings up several unresolved issues for Theo, His relationship with his own family and previous relationships which make him believe he has no right to be happy with Augie and Lana let alone think about bringing up another child in this world.
The couples are quite different, at different stages in their lives but somehow they fit like the missing pieces of a jigsaw. They can respect the strengths and weaknesses that they each bring to a situation and give support although not always in a conventional manner. See the chapter when they all end up sleeping over at Hazard and Somerset's house.
The final chapter in this book is one of my favourites, it brings many emotions to the fore, humour. sadness, romance and yes another cliffhanger! Fortunately, I have book 3 in Kindle format to be getting on with.
Again, we must not forget the great narration of J, F.Harding, I enjoyed the Kindle edition of this book but hearing Jeff Harding read out aloud heightens the tension, the humour and the tender moments.
Here we go again!
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