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Reviewed by Susanna Bencen for Readers' Favorite
The protagonist of the Iron-Jawed Boy, Ion, comes from a family of Callers, people who can control the elements. During a detainment of Callers, Ion’s father attaches a V-strip of iron to Ion’s chin. Then, his parents are sent away with the other Callers to fight for the Elder Illyrian gods, while young Ion is forced to work for Sir Dread, a cruel dwarf and his girlfriend. When Sir Dread runs into trouble with Solara, a minor Illyrian god who can control the flora and insects at her whim, a stranger helps Ion to escape. The hooded stranger turns out to be Oceanus, his older sister who takes them to the Acropolis, the home of the Elder gods. She explains that they are both minor reincarnated gods and are going to be taught at the Achaean Academy, a school for every creature of magic who wants to learn to control their powers.
Nikolas Lee has filled this book with enough magical treats, mystery, and mayhem to satisfy a Potter-fan. Brilliant world building and twists and turns mark this book out to be special. By the conclusion of this story we learn who can be trusted and importantly, why Ion’s father attached the iron-V to Ion’s jaw. I also enjoyed reading about the six minor gods who each have been given apt names. Ion controls the weather, Oceanus controls water, Solara controls flora and insects, Spike controls earth, Lillian controls things with her mind and can hear thoughts, and Theo controls fire. Apart from learning to control their powers, these gods learn about the balance that they must help keep. The Iron-Jawed Boy is an exciting first book in the Sky Guardian Chronicles.
