Iron Wolf is the 1st book in the Vardari Duology.

It introduced me to a new world built on a Norse foundation about blood, desire and addiction. The book is filled with a rich world and character building that allowed me to escape into a world unlike any I have encountered.

It is a fantasy mystery centered around three main characters; Juva (her father was a hunter and her mother is one of 3 in charge of the blood readers), Nafraím, one of those who doesn’t seem to age and Rugen, who was honestly my least favorite character, selfish and only looking for the next score.

Wolf blood and wolf teeth are a currency in her city and she hunts them with her found family. I loved those characters. They are also in awe that Juva has an ability to sense where a wolf is, every time.

There is a lot going on in this book and therefore it felt very dense to me, but I still enjoyed it.
It is part of a world that the author has already built, but can be read as a standalone.

I love the fire in Juva and how circumstances lead her into a role she never wanted a part of, but at the same time she was made for.

I found the descriptions of their cities, beliefs and methods of travel fascinating. There is also storyline with Nafraím , that is, well it’s eye opening.

If you enjoy mythology, Norse traditions or a different type of fantasy mystery than this is probably the book for you. I will definitely be picking up the second book in this duology.

Also, while the end of this book is not what I would call a “Happily Ever After” it did give me all the feels and destroyed me in the best way.

Thank you to NetGalley, Siri Patterson, translator Tara Chace and publisher Arctis for the opportunity to read the translated copy of this book.

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A wonderful read that keeps you intrigued from the beginning to the end.
I enjoyed the opportunity to read a new author to me.

Her worlds and intense, scary ,beautiful, and gorgeously gritty and love the journeys we go on and will continue to enjoy every second

Having discovered Siri Pettersen's The Raven Rings trilogy a few years ago, I've been hoping she'd release more novels. With the recent translation of "Silver Throat" coming out this month, I requested "Iron Wolf", breaking my rule to not read unfinished fantasy series. Second time this year, and second time I'm sure I'll regret it.

The aspect of Pettersen's writing I admire most is her ability to create an immersive world, which is the best part of this first book. The beginning of this book left me feeling a little frustrated--lots of unknown events, names, secrets bandied about with no context. I felt like it took ages for me to piece together what was happening (about 200 pages), but I stuck to it because I loved how the setting developed, and I trust Pettersen with series implicitly.

Despite my feelings early in the book, once I hit the halfway point, I was fully committed. There were some things to overlook (the entirety of Rugen's character, how the main conflict unfolded, and the end which I was mad, mad, mad about), but I sped through the last half in nearly one sitting. I attribute this to Grif's appearance, complicating the plot and character development, making the ensuing events more suspenseful and have higher stakes.

I'll devour book 2 and be depressed that book 3 is not available to consume directly after.

I enjoyed the book so much that I ordered a hard cover copy after reading it digitally! This book had me falling in love with characters and their development. Great plot that will leave you wanting more! I couldn’t put this book down once I started it.

Iron Wolf was a really enjoyable read. The characters and the setting got me hooked. You get a dark, emotional fantasy book with interesting characters, who have different motivations. The main character goes through a lot. She learns more about her skills and about the secrets of her family. A big role plays her childhood trauma and how it connects to everything that is happening.

Thanks to Siri Pettersen and NetGalley for the ARC.

I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to rate this book.
It was interesting but overly confusing and so long.
It’s very hard to get into and the characters are either annoying or flip flop in personality so quick you can’t get a handle on them.
Plus one of the three pov characters just disappears from the book until a slight mention at the end.
I think it’s a set up for a serious and maybe there is a lot lost in translation but I won’t be continuing the series.
It’s suppose to be lovers to enemies with one
Then enemies to lovers with the other but it just never really is love either way. The romance is such a tiny part of the story

I really enjoyed this book. Siri Pettersen did an excellent job with characters and story line. I admit it was a little slow in the beginning, but once it got going, I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more from this series. I highly recommend this one.

Thank you Net Galley ARC, Arctis Books USA, and Siri Pettersen

If you enjoyed Siri Pettersen's previous series "The Might" you're gonna love this one. It takes place is the same world but it's completely possible to start this series without knowing anything of the first series.
The story centers around Juva, a wolf hunter and daughter of the leader of the Seida Guild of blood readers. Juva wants nothing to do with the blood readers her younger sister so desperately wants to be part of. After tragedy strikes her family she finds herself unwillingly the leader of the Seida guild and the target of enemies claiming she has the devil and they want it. Not knowing anything about what they are after Juva begins to dig deeper into her mother's life of cunning lies and cruelty to find she may know who the devil is after all.

I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did.

The writing it beautiful and i was hooked onto every single word.

I utterly devoured Iron Wolf and I’ll be heading straight onto book two.