Not only their characterizations were so good, but their dialogues were also witty, hilarious, and damn fun to read even more than before. Their history and their personalities were once again more developed than before and I absolutely love seeing the dynamic relationships between the crewmate of the Ketty Jay. Wooding didn’t spare any of the crew in Ketty Jay from getting the justifiable treatment for character development.

By this point of the series, I feel like the crew of Ketty Jay has truly become my real life friends and reading their adventures put a smile upon my face. However, more importantly, their characteristics never stop developing and somehow, gets more empathizing with each book progression. This team of ragtag were hilarious, dysfunctional, and destructive to everything in their path. I can’t emphasize this highly enough, the characters of the Ketty Jay crew are a riot that never stops wreaking havoc. However, everything was just so well-written and well-executed that I just want to continue reading regardless of knowing the outcome. Don’t get me wrong, as far as predictability, the story was still highly predictable despite the higher stake no argument from me there. It was more intense, more action-packed without neglecting the crucial and great characterizations, and I highly enjoyed reading the book. Where the first two books were about getting a mission to gain wealth, this book was more of a race against time to save Frey’s own life. Unlike the storytelling structure in the previous two books, The Iron Jackal progressed a bit differently and it’s something I immensely appreciate. I’m so glad to be proven wrong, The Iron Jackal ended up being the most fun book in the series so far. The Iron Jackal greatly built upon the foundations that have been well-established in the first half of the series.ĭespite having enjoyed the first half of the quartet, I was getting a bit scared that the fun and enjoyment of the series would start to dwindle in the third and penultimate installment of the series.

The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding