This book is a great beginning to a unique series idea. This book introduces you to all the characters and given what you need to love them, along with the fast pacing to keep you going. The book is VERY well written to make me love and hate the characters with Maxine as we go through the story. I loved how there are many different demons and creatures. By the end of the book, I felt I knew the characters well, but had many curiosities of them. My curiosities were not from a lack in the story, but more of my thinking on the characters afterward. Where they are from and what they could truely be capable of.

There are things here that Marjorie lays out for you to foresee in the story, but there are so many unpredictable happenings, and appearances as well. You get pieces of the plot to puzzle together as the story goes and it keeps you wanting more. I didn't want to put the book down. Another great book where I tried to make stopping points but just could NOT find one, I had to keep reading to find out what happens and what creature am I going to meet next.

I do have to mention the '80s references ~ on the radio and tv reruns. The references are in no way over done. I enjoyed the subtlety of them, since I too am an '80s lover.

One of my favorite characters in the book were the tattoos. I loved the WHOLE idea with/of them. The way they live, protecting Maxine both day and night in different ways. The way they help guide Maxine even when they are sleeping. This is an amazing creation that I look forward to reading more of.

The only thing with this story was I felt, in the first fifty pages or so, I had missed some information. Maybe I missed a story that preceded this book or maybe this is information that is left open to be discussed in future books. Either way it did not hinder the book in any way and keeps a little mystery in the book and future installments for me.

In the end, I loved this books' plot and the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone loving paranormal books. ( )

I really wanted to like this book and I think it's a great premise. I love the idea of living tatoos, but I found long stretches of the book uninteresting. I will certainly read the next book in the series. ( )

I struggled through most of this book to visualize what this author was trying conceptualize but I did not get it. I found the story unappealing and am hesitant to pick up another book written by her. It was confusing to follow as others have said. ( )

Readable, but not that engaging. When I put it down, I wasn't dying to get back to it. Maybe too much unexplained? Had the feeling that I'd come into the middle of the series and never really caught up. ( )

Iron Hunt is a unique urban fantasy novel, in more ways than one. The mythology and world-building it employs is new to me and gives us an unique take on demons and other supernatural races, as well as human life itself. It also contains a novel concept amongst urban fantasy novels: a pre-established and, for all accounts, stable romantic relationship between the heroine and love interest. But what I found to be the most thought-provoking about the story was the way that it was told.

Prior to reading Iron Hunt, I had never read anything by Liu before. I'll admit though, I had several preconceived notions about what her writing would be like. It turns out that I was wrong. Very wrong.

Her romance background is what threw me off. I thought that her prose would would be simple, her mode of description standard in its use of adjectives. Instead what I got was lyrical, mysterious and a bit odd in its telling. Liu uses a lot of riddles and vagueness to advance to story. So many, in fact, that at times I found myself confused and deeply analyzing certain passages...

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