{"id":8235,"date":"2020-10-22T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=8235"},"modified":"2020-10-21T19:11:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T23:11:52","slug":"review-of-iron-cast-by-destiny-soria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/review-of-iron-cast-by-destiny-soria\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Iron Cast by Destiny Soria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thursday and welcome to my first &#8220;review remix&#8221;! I&#8217;m going to be posting some of my reviews from back when I was Scintillating Reads, and what better book to start with than one of my absolute FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2016! This book is truly wonderful and I&#8217;m so so excited to share my review with you today, plus more info about the book and author! And now without any further ado, today&#8217;s post is all about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iron-cast-cover.png\" alt=\"Review of Iron Cast by Destiny Soria\" title=\"Review of Iron Cast by Destiny Soria\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Iron Cast<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/destiny-soria\/\">Destiny Soria<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 11, 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harry-n-abrams\/\">Harry N. Abrams<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/alternate-history\/\">Alternate History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fantasy\/\">Historical Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28818313-iron-cast\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinysoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedestinysoria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14757755.Destiny_Soria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedestinysoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><\/span> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>In 1919, Ada Navarra\u2014the intrepid daughter of immigrants\u2014and Corinne Wells\u2014a spunky, devil-may-care heiress\u2014make an unlikely pair. But at the Cast Iron nightclub in Boston, anything and everything is possible. At night, on stage together, the two best friends, whose \u201cafflicted\u201d blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art, weave magic under the employ of Johnny Dervish, the club\u2019s owner and a notorious gangster. By day, Ada and Corinne use these same skills to con the city\u2019s elite in an attempt to keep the club afloat.<br \/>\nWhen a \u201cjob\u201d goes awry and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes they\u2019re on the precipice of danger. Only Corinne\u2014her partner in crime\u2014can break her out of Haversham Asylum. But once Ada is out, they face betrayal at every turn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-10-22T10:00:25+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Thursday and welcome to my first \\\"review remix\\\"! I'm going to be posting some of my reviews from back when I was Scintillating Reads, and what better book to start with than one of my absol\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/review-of-iron-cast-by-destiny-soria\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Iron Cast\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Destiny Soria\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"http:\\\/\\\/www.destinysoria.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1419721925\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Review-Remix-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Review-Remix-Fall-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Review-Remix-Fall-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Review-Remix-Fall-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s review was first posted back in 2016 on Scintillating Reads! I loved this book so much that I thought I should share it again on Kait Plus Books!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Iron Cast<\/em>\u00a0is set in a world where some people- hemopaths- have magic in their blood that allows them to do incredible things. The two main characters, Ada and Corrine, are both hemopaths, and their magic is just fantastic. But that\u2019s not the best part; the best part is their friendship. Even though they don\u2019t always see things the same way, there\u2019s no big dramatic fight scene, and both of them prioritize each other over their love interests. In short,\u00a0<strong>it\u2019s everything I want to see<\/strong>\u00a0in character\u2019s relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Ada is a quieter \u2018think before you act\u2019 sort of person, in contrast to Corrine\u2019s brash \u2018act first ask questions later\u2019 type attitude. I felt that I identified more with Ada because of this. Ada is also a\u00a0POC whose mother and father are both immigrants (from Kenya and Portugal, respectively). There are several moments where she and Corrine are treated differently because of the color of her skin, and it\u2019s telling to see how the characters around them react to these episodes.\u00a0Corrine was raised wealthy and white in the outskirts of Boston, and although she could have been a snobby brat, she wasn\u2019t. She was kind, and loyal, and good. Not always nice, but always trying to be good.<\/p>\n<p>The plot is given to you piece by piece, and it\u2019s not until it\u2019s finished that you can really see how everything ties together. Of course, you know what the main thing you\u2019re reading about right then is, but it\u2019s one of those books that\u2019s super fun to take apart afterwards because you understand how everything at the beginning happened because of things you discover at the end. Of course, any story centered on \u201csomething forbidden in the Jazz Age\u201d is something that I love to read, but it really is so good.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they aren\u2019t the focal point, both Ada and Corrine do have love interests. Corrine\u2019s is a (predictable) spoiler, so I\u2019ll leave that one alone except to say that I love how it developed, and Ada is going steady (is that \u201920s slang or am I skipping ahead a few decades?) with a fellow hemopath named Charlie. Charlie is sweet and kind. His magic allows him to give others hope and joy through music, which is just about the coolest thing ever. He has a backstory, and it really ties into one of the main themes of the book- just because something bad happened doesn\u2019t mean something good can\u2019t happen, too.<\/p>\n<p>While this story\u00a0<em>could<\/em>\u00a0have a sequel, it doesn\u2019t need one. There are definitely stories left to be told, but they\u2019ll probably be filled with fanfiction rather than a second book. I\u2019m not left waiting on a cliffhanger because there\u2019s a sense of finality about the last few pages. However, I am going to be at a festival with Destiny Soria in a few weeks, and I think I might work up the courage to ask if she\u2019s planning on writing one anyway. The world building and characters were just so great that I think I would read it even if all they did was go about their day to day lives.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I think that\u2019s all I have to say for now.\u00a0<strong><em>Iron Cast<\/em>\u00a0is fantastic and magical and wonderful and if you like historical fiction, magic, strong female friendships, or awesome books, you should definitely read it as soon as you can.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/About-the-Author-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/About-the-Author-Fall-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/About-the-Author-Fall-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/About-the-Author-Fall-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9195 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/destiny-soria-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/destiny-soria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/destiny-soria.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Destiny Soria is an author who writes novels featuring<br \/>\nmagic, mystery, and an excess of witty banter. She lives<br \/>\nin Birmingham, AL, where she spends her time trying to come up with bios that make her sound kind of cool. She has yet to succeed.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Follow-the-Author-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Follow-the-Author-Fall-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Follow-the-Author-Fall-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Follow-the-Author-Fall-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinysoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14757755.Destiny_Soria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDestinySoria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedestinysoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stars-Banner-Fall-2020-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/What-Do-You-Think-Fall-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/What-Do-You-Think-Fall-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/What-Do-You-Think-Fall-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/What-Do-You-Think-Fall-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you read this wonderful book yet? Do you love it as much as I do? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Fall-2020-001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Fall-2020-001.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Fall-2020-001-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thursday and welcome to my first &#8220;review remix&#8221;! I&#8217;m going to be posting some of my reviews from back when I was Scintillating Reads, and what better book to start with than one of my absolute FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2016! This book is truly wonderful and I&#8217;m so so excited to share my review with you today, plus more info about the book and author! 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