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Iron to Iron
Once upon a different time, there was a boy who raced through a kingdom of death.
Sixteen-year-old Luka Löwe has one goal in Win the 1955 Axis Tour and become the first Double Cross victor. If he can accomplish that, maybe his father will finally see him as a worthy son. He's completed the grueling trek from Germania to Tokyo before, but this time is different. Luka never expected to meet Adele Wolfe, another racer posing as her twin brother and with a singular dream--to live life on her own terms.
When Luka and Adele form an alliance, an unlikely bond forms, and even possibly love. But only one person can win the Axis Tour....Can everything Luka and Adele built together survive the race?
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Sixteen-year-old Luka Löwe has one goal in Win the 1955 Axis Tour and become the first Double Cross victor. If he can accomplish that, maybe his father will finally see him as a worthy son. He's completed the grueling trek from Germania to Tokyo before, but this time is different. Luka never expected to meet Adele Wolfe, another racer posing as her twin brother and with a singular dream--to live life on her own terms.
When Luka and Adele form an alliance, an unlikely bond forms, and even possibly love. But only one person can win the Axis Tour....Can everything Luka and Adele built together survive the race?
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104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 8, 2016
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Ryan Graudin
19 books1,912 followersRyan Graudin was born in Charleston, South Carolina, with a severe case of wanderlust. When she’s not traveling, she’s busy writing and spending time with her husband and wolf dog. She is the author of Invictus, the Wolf By Wolf duology, The Walled City, and the All That Glows Series.
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March 30, 2016
This was so great!
I was quite angry after finishing the wonderful Wolf By Wolf that Ryan Graudin didn't tell us what exactly happened between Luka and Adele. I wanted to know so badly, and this novella is that story!
We follow the race the year before Yael enters; Luka Löwe is ready to win the Double Cross. But there are some unforeseen circumstances and things don't turn out the way he planned.
I loved this novella, it was just as exciting and fast-paced as Wolf by Wolf and totally added to the story. The author did a great job writing from Luka's perspective and reading this made me even more excited for Blood For Blood. Why can't it be November already?
I highly recommend you pick up this novella if you enjoyed the first book in this brilliant series!
I was quite angry after finishing the wonderful Wolf By Wolf that Ryan Graudin didn't tell us what exactly happened between Luka and Adele. I wanted to know so badly, and this novella is that story!
We follow the race the year before Yael enters; Luka Löwe is ready to win the Double Cross. But there are some unforeseen circumstances and things don't turn out the way he planned.
I loved this novella, it was just as exciting and fast-paced as Wolf by Wolf and totally added to the story. The author did a great job writing from Luka's perspective and reading this made me even more excited for Blood For Blood. Why can't it be November already?
I highly recommend you pick up this novella if you enjoyed the first book in this brilliant series!
September 17, 2020
"Hate made perfect training fuel, and he had a lot of training ahead. Iron called to iron, and there was always something more. Fräulein would enter next year's Axis Tour, go for a Double Cross of her own. When she did, Luka would be ready.
He'd be more than ready.
Nineteen fifty-six was going to be Luka Löwe's year."
You ABSOLUTELY MUST read Wolf by Wolf first.
This is the story of Adele's first Axis Tour. You know, the one Luka met her in? Hmmmm?
OMGSH it was so good. I love this little gem of a series. I need more people to read and fan girl over it with me.
He'd be more than ready.
Nineteen fifty-six was going to be Luka Löwe's year."
You ABSOLUTELY MUST read Wolf by Wolf first.
This is the story of Adele's first Axis Tour. You know, the one Luka met her in? Hmmmm?
OMGSH it was so good. I love this little gem of a series. I need more people to read and fan girl over it with me.
August 28, 2020
An exciting, rivetting bonus to an equally exciting, rivetting series (duology, rather) (I actually haven't read the second book but it better be exciting and rivetting, or else I'll sit in a corner and cry.)
I suppose all of us have been dying to know what exactly went down between Luka and Adele last Axis Tour. Nothing had reached the tabloids, the news, or even the ears of the Resistance spies. Whatever had happened was known to just Adele and Luka. We knew just what Yael could figure out- a heartbreak and betrayal had been involved. But Iron to Iron finally pulls the skeleton out of the closet, presenting it in the form of an exciting, gripping short story to the readers.
The book is from Luka's point of view. I liked how the narration felt different. Wolf by Wolf's narration had a more desperate, tortured, vindictive edge to it, etched with so much rage, loss and sheer desperation.
Luka is also desperate to win, his history sure hasn't been filled with rainbows and sunshine. But his desperation and pain are different from Yael's. He needs this win to make his father proud. She needed the win to survive. It meant everything to her. And I liked how it showed in the narration.
I also liked how Luka sounded a little different from how he does in Book 1. He is 16 here and also for the first time falling in love. He is livelier and younger. But when I say younger, it's not in the sense of being immature because he is young. He is just a year younger than what he is in Book 1. In Wolf by Wolf, we meet a more vindictive version of him. A changed version of him. And that makes him seem much older than a normal 17 year old. Changed version or not, I love him either way.
I don't dislike Adele. I don't think this is the kind of race where you can give people labels of being "good" or "bad". Nobody is nice here. And obviously what she did was cruel but it didn't make me dislike her. We all knew how it was going to end, the sabotage, the backstabbing. That is the one thing that had been established at the beginning itself of Wolf by Wolf. I was instead quite fascinated by Adele and would have liked to know her end of the story as well, from her perspective. If she ever felt anything for Luka at all or it was all a subterfuge. I think she did feel for him but I guess desperate times and all that.
Moreover, this novella is just to provide insight to what had already happened. To provide a story about the past for context for the real story. Which is not Adele's. It's Yael's. And I am so excited to see how Lula's story with Yael would play out. I could also see how different the two girls were, even when they were the same person. Not different in the sense that one is good and other is bad. Just very different women. They actually have a lot of similarities , both fierce and strong, but in their own ways. It's the very small differences that stand out, rather than generalized personality traits.
In a different world, I think they could have been great friends.
I suppose all of us have been dying to know what exactly went down between Luka and Adele last Axis Tour. Nothing had reached the tabloids, the news, or even the ears of the Resistance spies. Whatever had happened was known to just Adele and Luka. We knew just what Yael could figure out- a heartbreak and betrayal had been involved. But Iron to Iron finally pulls the skeleton out of the closet, presenting it in the form of an exciting, gripping short story to the readers.
The book is from Luka's point of view. I liked how the narration felt different. Wolf by Wolf's narration had a more desperate, tortured, vindictive edge to it, etched with so much rage, loss and sheer desperation.
Luka is also desperate to win, his history sure hasn't been filled with rainbows and sunshine. But his desperation and pain are different from Yael's. He needs this win to make his father proud. She needed the win to survive. It meant everything to her. And I liked how it showed in the narration.
I also liked how Luka sounded a little different from how he does in Book 1. He is 16 here and also for the first time falling in love. He is livelier and younger. But when I say younger, it's not in the sense of being immature because he is young. He is just a year younger than what he is in Book 1. In Wolf by Wolf, we meet a more vindictive version of him. A changed version of him. And that makes him seem much older than a normal 17 year old. Changed version or not, I love him either way.
I don't dislike Adele. I don't think this is the kind of race where you can give people labels of being "good" or "bad". Nobody is nice here. And obviously what she did was cruel but it didn't make me dislike her. We all knew how it was going to end, the sabotage, the backstabbing. That is the one thing that had been established at the beginning itself of Wolf by Wolf. I was instead quite fascinated by Adele and would have liked to know her end of the story as well, from her perspective. If she ever felt anything for Luka at all or it was all a subterfuge. I think she did feel for him but I guess desperate times and all that.
Moreover, this novella is just to provide insight to what had already happened. To provide a story about the past for context for the real story. Which is not Adele's. It's Yael's. And I am so excited to see how Lula's story with Yael would play out. I could also see how different the two girls were, even when they were the same person. Not different in the sense that one is good and other is bad. Just very different women. They actually have a lot of similarities , both fierce and strong, but in their own ways. It's the very small differences that stand out, rather than generalized personality traits.
In a different world, I think they could have been great friends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 11, 2017
I've been wondering about Luka and Adele's history since I first read Wolf by Wolf and HELL THIS DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
Better review to come once I have electricity again.
Better review to come once I have electricity again.
March 17, 2017
3.5 stars
After reading Wolf By Wolf I was very much interested in knowing what really happened between Luka and Adele.
Whatever we know about Adele from the first book is all through Yael but Adele still remained a mystery. But in this book we actually know who Adele really is.
"I'm not going to waste mine fulfilling someone else's idea of who I should be. That's why I entered the Axis Tour. I want people to remember my name."
We also now know what really happened between Luka and Adele. It was interesting to read their story even though I already knew the outcome.
"This. Secrets, smoke, stars. This. The stir inside his chest, the way his nerves smoothed out and reconnected with new warmth whenever Adele looked at him."
Even though I understood Adele's motive for what she did, I did not really like her.
The best part of the book was reliving the Axis Tour and the thrill of the race.
I really look forward to the next book and hope Luka has a good part in it *wink wink*.
After reading Wolf By Wolf I was very much interested in knowing what really happened between Luka and Adele.
Whatever we know about Adele from the first book is all through Yael but Adele still remained a mystery. But in this book we actually know who Adele really is.
"I'm not going to waste mine fulfilling someone else's idea of who I should be. That's why I entered the Axis Tour. I want people to remember my name."
We also now know what really happened between Luka and Adele. It was interesting to read their story even though I already knew the outcome.
"This. Secrets, smoke, stars. This. The stir inside his chest, the way his nerves smoothed out and reconnected with new warmth whenever Adele looked at him."
Even though I understood Adele's motive for what she did, I did not really like her.
The best part of the book was reliving the Axis Tour and the thrill of the race.
I really look forward to the next book and hope Luka has a good part in it *wink wink*.
July 19, 2017
4 Stars, Completed March 17, 2016
I loved Wolf by Wolf so obviously when I learned Iron to Iron was released (months ago; this is a belated review) I dropped everything and sat down in my reading nook to finish the novella in one sitting.
Iron to Iron serves as a prequel companion to Wolf by Wolf and reveals the events that took place in the 1955 Axis Tour, one year prior to the happenings in book one. Readers are able to explore the ambiguous relationship between the real Adele and Luka Löwe in which they were kept in the dark previously.
With this novella, all the questions readers had when reading Wolf by Wolf are answered. And despite this being told in Luka's perspective, Iron to Iron still feels like part of the series and works cohesively with book one. (Sometimes I find that novellas have a hard time blending in with the original works of the series. But this wasn't the case for Iron to Iron, thankfully.)
I know that this short story is supposed to address the happenings during the competition but I wish it also covered the dynamic between Adele and her brother, Felix. In Wolf by Wolf readers get a glimpse why he's protective of her (aside from being her brother) and understand his growing animosity towards Luka, but I wanted more on the brother/sister front. However, there's still one book left. I hope we get to see that in Blood for Blood this November! (Some Yael and Felix would be nice, too.)
And I'd like to mention that on Goodreads Iron to Iron is shelved as book #1.5 and I think that's only because, though this does serve as a prequel in term of chronological order of events, readers that read Wolf by Wolf first will be able to appreciate Iron to Iron a lot more.
In conclusion, Iron to Iron was perfectly paced and satisfying to read even as a short story. I was looking forward to this novella because it was supposed to help alleviate the agonizing wait for Blood for Blood, but it only made my patience for book three dwindle, which isn't a bad thing. I need more of this world soon! Blood for Blood couldn't come any sooner.
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My "review" prior to reading:
OMG GUYS!!
I like never write pre-reviews on books I haven't read, but ICYMI, I recently fell in love with Wolf by Wolf.
And today I learned, according to The NOVL (you can actually vote for the cover with that link), that apparently the duology is going to have a prequel companion that is set in 1955 (a year before the events in WbW).
THAT MEANS we get to finally learn what happened between Luka and the real Adele. Omg, I can't wait! Make sure to add it to your shelves, Wolf by Wolf fans!
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More reviews at Xingsings
I loved Wolf by Wolf so obviously when I learned Iron to Iron was released (months ago; this is a belated review) I dropped everything and sat down in my reading nook to finish the novella in one sitting.
Once upon a different time, there was a boy who raced through a kingdom of death. He wore a brown jacket where all others were black, and it was said that his face could snare the hearts of ten thousand German maidens at first sight. His own heart? Hidden behind layers of leather and sneer and steel. Untouchable. Until it wasn't.
Iron to Iron serves as a prequel companion to Wolf by Wolf and reveals the events that took place in the 1955 Axis Tour, one year prior to the happenings in book one. Readers are able to explore the ambiguous relationship between the real Adele and Luka Löwe in which they were kept in the dark previously.
This would be the year of Luka Löwe.
"Take your marks."
Double victor. Hero of the Third Reich.
"Get set."
Tough as leather, hard a steel.
"Go!"
Worthy.
With this novella, all the questions readers had when reading Wolf by Wolf are answered. And despite this being told in Luka's perspective, Iron to Iron still feels like part of the series and works cohesively with book one. (Sometimes I find that novellas have a hard time blending in with the original works of the series. But this wasn't the case for Iron to Iron, thankfully.)
I know that this short story is supposed to address the happenings during the competition but I wish it also covered the dynamic between Adele and her brother, Felix. In Wolf by Wolf readers get a glimpse why he's protective of her (aside from being her brother) and understand his growing animosity towards Luka, but I wanted more on the brother/sister front. However, there's still one book left. I hope we get to see that in Blood for Blood this November! (Some Yael and Felix would be nice, too.)
And I'd like to mention that on Goodreads Iron to Iron is shelved as book #1.5 and I think that's only because, though this does serve as a prequel in term of chronological order of events, readers that read Wolf by Wolf first will be able to appreciate Iron to Iron a lot more.
In conclusion, Iron to Iron was perfectly paced and satisfying to read even as a short story. I was looking forward to this novella because it was supposed to help alleviate the agonizing wait for Blood for Blood, but it only made my patience for book three dwindle, which isn't a bad thing. I need more of this world soon! Blood for Blood couldn't come any sooner.
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My "review" prior to reading:
OMG GUYS!!
I like never write pre-reviews on books I haven't read, but ICYMI, I recently fell in love with Wolf by Wolf.
And today I learned, according to The NOVL (you can actually vote for the cover with that link), that apparently the duology is going to have a prequel companion that is set in 1955 (a year before the events in WbW).
THAT MEANS we get to finally learn what happened between Luka and the real Adele. Omg, I can't wait! Make sure to add it to your shelves, Wolf by Wolf fans!
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More reviews at Xingsings
August 20, 2016
Review- 8/3/2016: When I finally bought this, I ran around the house and I was all jumpy because I was so excited. 40 pages in and I couldn't stop moving because I was so excited for what was going to happen in this novella. I finally stopped being a jumpy little mess at 70 pages ish?
I love Wolf by wolf so so so much. It's one of my favourite books of all time and just.. Ah I just really want everybody to read it!!
In this novella we follow Luka Lowe and I dislike him because of what happened in Wolf by wolf but this novella just cleared everything up. I now understand why he did what he did in the book.
This just makes me want to read Wolf by wolf again, because this novella just explains sooo much.
Oh and we got to learn more about Adele! She is super badass and it was weird without Yael but Adele is great too.
Was this novella worth $3? Hell yes, I would've paid a million dollars for this novella. This novella was everything. I loved it so very much and if you liked Wolf by wolf then I think it's a need to read this. It's only $3 on apple ibooks!
Edit- 7/2/2016 ITS EXPECTED RELEASE IS IN TWO HOURS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN LUKA AND ADELE NOW. IF IT DOESNT DROP AT MIDNIGHT I AM GOING TO BE MAD AS HELL. Oh but I can't afford it and I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to get it, yes I am crying and no I'm not ok. I need it NOW.
edit- 27/2/2016: ITS SO CLOSE TO RELEASE AND IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED FOR A NOVELLA IN MY LIFE. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT ANY LONGER. WATCH ME CRY WHEN I GET IT BECAUSE I NEED THIS MORE THAN I NEED OXYGEN.
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I love Wolf by wolf so so so much. It's one of my favourite books of all time and just.. Ah I just really want everybody to read it!!
In this novella we follow Luka Lowe and I dislike him because of what happened in Wolf by wolf but this novella just cleared everything up. I now understand why he did what he did in the book.
This just makes me want to read Wolf by wolf again, because this novella just explains sooo much.
Oh and we got to learn more about Adele! She is super badass and it was weird without Yael but Adele is great too.
Was this novella worth $3? Hell yes, I would've paid a million dollars for this novella. This novella was everything. I loved it so very much and if you liked Wolf by wolf then I think it's a need to read this. It's only $3 on apple ibooks!
Edit- 7/2/2016 ITS EXPECTED RELEASE IS IN TWO HOURS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN LUKA AND ADELE NOW. IF IT DOESNT DROP AT MIDNIGHT I AM GOING TO BE MAD AS HELL. Oh but I can't afford it and I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to get it, yes I am crying and no I'm not ok. I need it NOW.
edit- 27/2/2016: ITS SO CLOSE TO RELEASE AND IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED FOR A NOVELLA IN MY LIFE. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT ANY LONGER. WATCH ME CRY WHEN I GET IT BECAUSE I NEED THIS MORE THAN I NEED OXYGEN.
old edit-NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED.
October 23, 2017
*5 ADRENALINE FILLED STARS*
Yesss, I loved this!
I'd been dying to know what happened between Luka and Adele during the previous Axis Tour! Curiosity satisfied!
Review coming soon!
Yesss, I loved this!
I'd been dying to know what happened between Luka and Adele during the previous Axis Tour! Curiosity satisfied!
Review coming soon!
June 8, 2017
4 stars
"Once upon a different time, there was a boy who raced through a kingdom of death. He wore a brown jacket where all others were black, and it was said that his face could snare the hearts of ten thousand German maidens at first sight. His own heart? Hidden behind layers of leather and sneer and steel. Untouchable.
Until it wasn't"
This is the story of Adele's first Axis tour. The one that she met Luka in. The one that is so hinted about in Wolf By Wolf, but not explained. I was so excited to finally be starting this novella before starting Blood for Blood.
I loved getting to see their race together, getting to see exactly what happened between them and I adored being in Luka's head. This novella has the excitement of the race you get in the first book, plus some familiar faces.
"Hate made perfect training fuel, and he had a lot of training ahead. Iron called to iron, and there was always something more. Fraulein would enter next year's Axis Tour, go for a Double Cross of her own. When she did, Luka would be ready.
He'd be more than ready.
Nineteen fifty-six was going to be Luka Lowe's year."
"Once upon a different time, there was a boy who raced through a kingdom of death. He wore a brown jacket where all others were black, and it was said that his face could snare the hearts of ten thousand German maidens at first sight. His own heart? Hidden behind layers of leather and sneer and steel. Untouchable.
Until it wasn't"
This is the story of Adele's first Axis tour. The one that she met Luka in. The one that is so hinted about in Wolf By Wolf, but not explained. I was so excited to finally be starting this novella before starting Blood for Blood.
I loved getting to see their race together, getting to see exactly what happened between them and I adored being in Luka's head. This novella has the excitement of the race you get in the first book, plus some familiar faces.
"Hate made perfect training fuel, and he had a lot of training ahead. Iron called to iron, and there was always something more. Fraulein would enter next year's Axis Tour, go for a Double Cross of her own. When she did, Luka would be ready.
He'd be more than ready.
Nineteen fifty-six was going to be Luka Lowe's year."
March 12, 2016
Iron to Iron gives us Luka and Adele's backstory during the 1955 Axis tour. This world is so interesting...scary but still captivating and it was great to revisit it through Luka's POV! This fills a lot of gaps and references in Wolf by Wolf, especially what went on between the two of them ;) Now I'm not sure how I feel about Luka and Yale BUT we'll see what book 2 brings :D
March 15, 2021
Adele ve Luka arasındakileri okumak güzeldi, üçüncü kitapta Yael ile neler olacak, Adele ortaya çıkacak mı merak ediyorum.
March 10, 2016
A wonderful little novellla from Luka Lowe's point of view, as he tries to win his second Iron Cross and gets foiled by the real Adele Wolfe. Ryan's writing is so vivid and this insight into Luka's past and thoughts has made me adore him a thousand times more. A must read for all fans of Wolf by Wolf that need something to help with the long wait for Blood for Blood!
March 9, 2016
There are novellas and then there are novellas that are truly worth the $2 you spent on them. Iron to Iron falls in the latter category. I've all but quit purchasing novellas because 90% of the time, you get 10 pages of actual story and the rest is "bonus" content or a "sneak peek" at a story you've already read, most likely the one that made you want to read the novella in the first place. And while this novella did include bonus chapters from Wolf by Wolf, there was real meat to the actual story.
Well worth the $1.99 I paid for it, to finally find out what exactly transpired between Luka Lowe and Adele Wolfe during the previous year's Axis Tour. And oh my goodness, it was every bit the betrayal I'd been hoping for. Luka implied as much in his conversations with Yael as Adele in Wolf by Wolf, but actually seeing it play out was more than entertaining. It was heartbreaking.
I'm even more excited to read Blood for Blood now. I am so glad I gave the first book a chance, despite having zero intentions of reading it before, mostly due to the fact that I couldn't get into any of the author's previous books. Might have something to do with the fact that I listened to the audio for Wolf by Wolf, and now I can't not hear the characters speak with their German accents, can't help but envision their sneers and smirks and wonder at what plans they're really considering. I now have the intense desire to re-listen to that book, to relive that catastrophe-in-the-making at the end. But maybe I'll wait until closer to the sequel's release...
Well worth the $1.99 I paid for it, to finally find out what exactly transpired between Luka Lowe and Adele Wolfe during the previous year's Axis Tour. And oh my goodness, it was every bit the betrayal I'd been hoping for. Luka implied as much in his conversations with Yael as Adele in Wolf by Wolf, but actually seeing it play out was more than entertaining. It was heartbreaking.
I'm even more excited to read Blood for Blood now. I am so glad I gave the first book a chance, despite having zero intentions of reading it before, mostly due to the fact that I couldn't get into any of the author's previous books. Might have something to do with the fact that I listened to the audio for Wolf by Wolf, and now I can't not hear the characters speak with their German accents, can't help but envision their sneers and smirks and wonder at what plans they're really considering. I now have the intense desire to re-listen to that book, to relive that catastrophe-in-the-making at the end. But maybe I'll wait until closer to the sequel's release...
March 15, 2016
"Iron called to iron, and there was always something more."
I really enjoyed this novella! It's told through Luka's POV - who I actually really liked from the beginning, so of course I enjoyed getting to know him better.
We get to know more about Luka and Adele's past, and understand more about who he was in Wolf by Wolf. Their past is very interesting and now everything Luka did in the book makes more sense.
"That's not why you wear the jacket. It's not because of mosquitoes, and it's not because you look better in brown. You swagger around in your unofficial jacket and smoke for the same reason I try to pass as a boy."
It was fun to dive back into this world for a little bit because the motorcycles, the backstabbing, the whole race is so intriguing.. and even though we've read a whole entire race before I still found Luka and Adele's first race together to be just as interesting.
If you enjoyed Wolf by Wolf then definitely read this before the second book releases! You'll understand both Luka and Adele better.. and if you haven't read Wolf by Wolf then what are you waiting for?!
I really enjoyed this novella! It's told through Luka's POV - who I actually really liked from the beginning, so of course I enjoyed getting to know him better.
We get to know more about Luka and Adele's past, and understand more about who he was in Wolf by Wolf. Their past is very interesting and now everything Luka did in the book makes more sense.
"That's not why you wear the jacket. It's not because of mosquitoes, and it's not because you look better in brown. You swagger around in your unofficial jacket and smoke for the same reason I try to pass as a boy."
It was fun to dive back into this world for a little bit because the motorcycles, the backstabbing, the whole race is so intriguing.. and even though we've read a whole entire race before I still found Luka and Adele's first race together to be just as interesting.
If you enjoyed Wolf by Wolf then definitely read this before the second book releases! You'll understand both Luka and Adele better.. and if you haven't read Wolf by Wolf then what are you waiting for?!
March 6, 2021
Kısa bir hikaye ama sevdim ben... Luka ve Adele nin nasıl tanıştığını, eski yarışta ne yaşandığını öğreniyoruz...
June 24, 2016
Wolf By Wolf
was one of my favourite books of last year so I absolutely had to download Iron to Iron, a novella that takes place before the events of the first book.
Iron to Iron is narrated by Luka Lowe as he tries to figure out newcomer to the world famous Axis Race, Felix Wolfe – Adele Wolfe in disguise. Even though we already know the outcome of the dangerous motorbike race, the relationship between Luka and Adele is still a little bit of a mystery, so it was great to get to know them both better (since Adele is rather... occupied in Wolf By Wolf). It's still just as tense as ever and I'd really love to re-read Wolf By Wolf, to see whether the novella has affected how I see Luka. It was a great way to whet my appetite before the highly anticipated sequel, Blood For Blood. It's definitely worth reading if you loved the first book.
I also reviewed this book over on Pretty Books.
Iron to Iron is narrated by Luka Lowe as he tries to figure out newcomer to the world famous Axis Race, Felix Wolfe – Adele Wolfe in disguise. Even though we already know the outcome of the dangerous motorbike race, the relationship between Luka and Adele is still a little bit of a mystery, so it was great to get to know them both better (since Adele is rather... occupied in Wolf By Wolf). It's still just as tense as ever and I'd really love to re-read Wolf By Wolf, to see whether the novella has affected how I see Luka. It was a great way to whet my appetite before the highly anticipated sequel, Blood For Blood. It's definitely worth reading if you loved the first book.
I also reviewed this book over on Pretty Books.
July 13, 2016
“Once upon a different time, there was a boy who raced though a kingdom of death.”
Quiero llorar porque no sabía cuánto necesitaba esta novela hasta que la he leído. Es perfecta. Rellena esos espacios en blanco que dejó Luka en Wolf by Wolf contándonos lo ocurrido en el Axis Tour del año anterior. Es imprescindible para entender su carácter y su relación con la verdadera Adele. Está escrito de una forma preciosa y para ser tan cortita es muy profunda. Si ya tenía ganas de leer Blood for Blood ahora voy a morir esperando. Teniendo en cuenta lo que se relata en esta novela y el final del primer libro va a ser interesante ver la evolución de Luka y Yael. GIMME NOW!
“He had everything, and it was too much. It was nothing at all.”
Quiero llorar porque no sabía cuánto necesitaba esta novela hasta que la he leído. Es perfecta. Rellena esos espacios en blanco que dejó Luka en Wolf by Wolf contándonos lo ocurrido en el Axis Tour del año anterior. Es imprescindible para entender su carácter y su relación con la verdadera Adele. Está escrito de una forma preciosa y para ser tan cortita es muy profunda. Si ya tenía ganas de leer Blood for Blood ahora voy a morir esperando. Teniendo en cuenta lo que se relata en esta novela y el final del primer libro va a ser interesante ver la evolución de Luka y Yael. GIMME NOW!
“He had everything, and it was too much. It was nothing at all.”
August 10, 2016
This short story DEFINITELY adds another layer to the series. I highly recommend you read it, it was amazing!! It gives you an insight to what happens during Adele's first World Axis tour through the eyes of Luka.
May 24, 2016
Alternate history. This is a little prequel novella to Wolf by Wolf but it was too singularly focused on the backstory of Lukas Lowe and Felix (Adele) Wolf and the Iron Cross motorcycle race. It lacked the additional storylines which made the first book so excellent, in my opinion.
November 4, 2020
I probably should’ve read this immediately after Wolf by Wolf because I was indifferent while reading this.
December 21, 2016
*sobs*
1-Luka Lowe
2-Motorcycle racing
3-Backstory
4-Adele Wolfe
This puts Luka in such a delicious dilemma, at least I think it would when or if he finds the truth about Yael being Adele in the next book. And not just him, Yael and Adele too. It's entirely from Luka's perspective so we see everything the way he sees it which makes it difficult to decipher whether Adele truly loved him. I think she did but again, she had no choice.
This was flawless. And exquisite. It was everything a good novella should be and then some. Heck, it was almost more entertaining than Wolf by Wolf. Reasons?
1-Luka Lowe
2-Motorcycle racing
3-Backstory
4-Adele Wolfe
I am head over wheels in love with Luka now. The guy is freaking adorable and such an amazing narrator. He's hilarious, he's gorgeous and once we get to see his softer side, insanely cute and root-worthy. In WBW we didn't know exactly what had happened, though I was able to form a general idea about the situation. Here we got to know the details of the 1955 Axis Tour, how Adele/Felix Wolfe won the tour and the falling out between the two. Let me just say that I feel sorry for the guy even though Adele had sufficient reasons that justified her actions.
This puts Luka in such a delicious dilemma, at least I think it would when or if he finds the truth about Yael being Adele in the next book. And not just him, Yael and Adele too. It's entirely from Luka's perspective so we see everything the way he sees it which makes it difficult to decipher whether Adele truly loved him. I think she did but again, she had no choice.
I am at a loss to understand how driving a bike across miles and miles of land can sound so effing fascinating. The novella was perfectly paced and the 100 pages it covers were stunning. No scheisse.
June 7, 2017
I miss Luka.
September 17, 2016
Ler essa novella pode ter sido um grande erro cometido na minha vida porque, se eu já estava tendo faniquitos por não aguentar mais esperar pelo lançamento de Blood for Blood, agora é que eu não vou parar de quicar até novembro mesmo.
QUE. COISA. MARAVILHOSA.
Eu não sei que ser divino de luz invadiu a mente da Ryan Graudin para iluminá-la a escrever essa série, mas certamente teve algum, então fica aqui registrado meu agradecimento. Wolf by Wolf foi disparado o meu livro preferido de 2016 até agora e essa novella não decepcionou em nada.
Iron to Iron conta, sob a perspectiva do Luka, o que afinal de contas aconteceu na Axis Tour de 1955, um ano antes do eventos de Wolf by Wolf. Pela visão da Yael a gente sabe que rolou alguma treta entre o Luka e a verdadeira Adele, mas essa história nunca é realmente contada (até porque, não faria sentido). Iron to Iron vem para sanar toda a curiosidade e somar alguns pontos preciosos para a Ryan Graudin na disputa de Grande Ser Humano 2016.
O Luka é uma das minhas maiores crushes literárias de que se tem notícia e ter uma novella inteira sob o ponto de vista dele foi ótimo para conhecê-lo melhor e entender mais as motivações dele, que ficam muito em suspenso em Wolf by Wolf. Eu fico muito dividida com ele, porque estamos aqui falando de um garoto propaganda perfeito da Juventude Hitlerista, mas a Graudin consegue dar tanta profundidade e tantas camadas para os personagens dela nessa saga que você acaba enxergando além disso e entendendo a pessoa dentro de um contexto. Parece óbvio mas é uma raridade encontrar, no universo YA, autores com esse tipo de capacidade de construção de personagem além do A+B que a narrativa te conta - autores que te mostram os seus personagens e dão dimensão a eles ao invés de simplesmente te dizer exatamente o que esperar.
Maravilhosidades do Luka à parte, o que eu mais gostei aqui foi de conhecer a Adele, finalmente. Uma personagem tão presente e ao mesmo tempo tão ausente em Wolf by Wolf. E, de novo, palmas para Ryan Graudin por ter conseguido, em 100 e poucas páginas, criar uma Adele tão distinta e forte. Ela não é necessariamente uma personagem likeable como o Luka, especialmente porque você já sabe (mais ou menos) o que vem pela frente, mas é impossível não admirar, em partes pelo menos, a moça. Ela é destemida, é determinada, é forte pra cacete e nada sentimental. Muito pelo contrário; o pobre menino Luka é quem fica com o coraçãozinho espatifado no final. Preciso dizer o quanto eu A M O ver esse tipo de reversal russa na literatura YA? Acho que não, né.
A única coisa que eu quero agora é reler Wolf by Wolf para entender todas as nuancezinhas da relação da Yael com o Luka que tinham passado batidas antes. Mas, principalmente, eu quero que 1º de novembro seja amanhã e que a porra da Amazon poste logo o meu livrinho no correio porque EU NÃO AGUENTO MAIS ESPERAR!!!!!
Ryan Graudin, eu te amo. <3
QUE. COISA. MARAVILHOSA.
Eu não sei que ser divino de luz invadiu a mente da Ryan Graudin para iluminá-la a escrever essa série, mas certamente teve algum, então fica aqui registrado meu agradecimento. Wolf by Wolf foi disparado o meu livro preferido de 2016 até agora e essa novella não decepcionou em nada.
Iron to Iron conta, sob a perspectiva do Luka, o que afinal de contas aconteceu na Axis Tour de 1955, um ano antes do eventos de Wolf by Wolf. Pela visão da Yael a gente sabe que rolou alguma treta entre o Luka e a verdadeira Adele, mas essa história nunca é realmente contada (até porque, não faria sentido). Iron to Iron vem para sanar toda a curiosidade e somar alguns pontos preciosos para a Ryan Graudin na disputa de Grande Ser Humano 2016.
O Luka é uma das minhas maiores crushes literárias de que se tem notícia e ter uma novella inteira sob o ponto de vista dele foi ótimo para conhecê-lo melhor e entender mais as motivações dele, que ficam muito em suspenso em Wolf by Wolf. Eu fico muito dividida com ele, porque estamos aqui falando de um garoto propaganda perfeito da Juventude Hitlerista, mas a Graudin consegue dar tanta profundidade e tantas camadas para os personagens dela nessa saga que você acaba enxergando além disso e entendendo a pessoa dentro de um contexto. Parece óbvio mas é uma raridade encontrar, no universo YA, autores com esse tipo de capacidade de construção de personagem além do A+B que a narrativa te conta - autores que te mostram os seus personagens e dão dimensão a eles ao invés de simplesmente te dizer exatamente o que esperar.
Maravilhosidades do Luka à parte, o que eu mais gostei aqui foi de conhecer a Adele, finalmente. Uma personagem tão presente e ao mesmo tempo tão ausente em Wolf by Wolf. E, de novo, palmas para Ryan Graudin por ter conseguido, em 100 e poucas páginas, criar uma Adele tão distinta e forte. Ela não é necessariamente uma personagem likeable como o Luka, especialmente porque você já sabe (mais ou menos) o que vem pela frente, mas é impossível não admirar, em partes pelo menos, a moça. Ela é destemida, é determinada, é forte pra cacete e nada sentimental. Muito pelo contrário; o pobre menino Luka é quem fica com o coraçãozinho espatifado no final. Preciso dizer o quanto eu A M O ver esse tipo de reversal russa na literatura YA? Acho que não, né.
A única coisa que eu quero agora é reler Wolf by Wolf para entender todas as nuancezinhas da relação da Yael com o Luka que tinham passado batidas antes. Mas, principalmente, eu quero que 1º de novembro seja amanhã e que a porra da Amazon poste logo o meu livrinho no correio porque EU NÃO AGUENTO MAIS ESPERAR!!!!!
Ryan Graudin, eu te amo. <3
September 4, 2016
It was a great treat getting to read about the race that went before that of Wolf by Wolf. It answers some unknowns and being Luka's story it's focused around him. And around Adele too, which was quite awesome. I'm glad I saved reading it until now as it appears my copy of Blood for Blood has been dispatched and may arrive any day. (Hopefully it isn't a mixup, but the actual-much-anticipated book, fingers crossed...)
I recommend reading it if you're curious as to what actually happened the year prior to Wolf by Wolf.
I recommend reading it if you're curious as to what actually happened the year prior to Wolf by Wolf.
March 9, 2016
Pretty, pretty please give me all the dirt on Luka and Adele!
UPDATE: More. I. Need. MAWR.
UPDATE: More. I. Need. MAWR.
March 12, 2016
a novella that was the perfect length for a quick read, Iron to Iron was amazing in capturing the depth of Luka's character, as well as providing details that were alluded to in Wolf by Wolf.
December 1, 2016
This was an amazing novella! I definitely know why some of the characters are the way they are now. I'm excitement to read Blood for Blood now!
January 5, 2018
A good filler after the first one. Even though the end was revealed in the first book, the tension was maintained well.
June 9, 2017
La lettura di Iron to Iron è stata dettata da un desiderio: scoprire di più su due personaggi che Wolf by Wolf non mi aveva consentito di capire al meglio, prima di affrontare la lettura di Blood for Blood.
Devo dire che questa scelta è stata molto avveduta.
Iron to Iron racconta la storia del Tour della vittoria di Adele Wolfe (quella vera), vista dal pov di Luka.
In questo libro abbiamo la possibilità di conoscere Adele (che in Wolf by Wolf è impersonata da Yael) e di capire cosa c’è dietro il rapporto di odio e amore tra lei e Luka.
Che cosa è successo tra i due in quel Tour?
E chi sono davvero Luka e Adele?
Luka.
Devo dire che in Wolf by Wolf non ero riuscita a inquadrarlo del tutto e spesso mi sono trovata a metterlo a confronto con Felix. Qui, invece, il suo personaggio ha acquistato molti punti. Davvero tanti.
Il vincitore Lowe non è quello che le telecamere e le interviste mostrano.
La sua è una facciata che mantiene per celare la sua vera essenza.
Vincere il Tour una volta non gli è bastato, perché "There's always something more", come dice lui stesso ad Adele.
Il padre è stato in guerra. E’ tornato con una Croce di Ferro e un braccio in meno.
La sua figura ha molto condizionato la vita del piccolo Luka, tanto da fargli porre la vittoria del Tour come suo obbiettivo fondamentale. L’unico modo che ha per conquistare una Croce di ferro. E vincere una seconda volta il Tour è l’unico modo per superare il padre. Perché una sola croce non basta.
Le uniche donne nella sua vita sono la madre, una donna molto dolce ma sottomessa al padre, e le sue fans: ragazze formose e appariscenti che profumano come giardini fioriti e hanno sempre un sorriso finto stampato in faccia. Belle sì, ma assolutamente scialbe. Nessuna di loro ha mai acceso l’interesse di Luka. Finché non compare Felix. O per meglio dire Adele travestita da Felix.
L’incontro tra i due è davvero divertente. Una comica.
Felix/Adele viene sorpreso in bagno da un Luka piuttosto ansioso di cambiarsi i pantaloni e scopre che il suo avversario possiede qualcosa che lui decisamente non ha: le tette!
Ebbene, la dolce Adele non perde tempo in convenevoli e inizia a prenderlo a colpi di asciugamano.
Ho amato molto questa scena e il loro primo incontro. Credo che sia la prima volta che Luka mostri un serio interesse per una ragazza.
Adele.
Adele è una ragazza molto ambiziosa. Ha degli obbiettivi e niente può impedirle di raggiungerli, nemmeno il fatto che sia una ragazza. Infatti, questo non l’ha fermata dal prendere parte alla gara fingendosi il gemello Felix. A lei non interessano cose come marito, figli, una casa da curare. Lei vuole essere come Hanna Reitsch, un'aviatrice tedesca che volava per il Führer e a cui poco fregava di stare a casa a fare la calza. Lei vuole che la gente ricordi il suo nome.
Ecco perché vuole vincere il Tour dell’Asse.
E niente potrà fermarla, nemmeno le labbra di Luka. Anche se, a dire il vero, quelle labbra le ha cercate proprio lei. Beh, anche questa è una scena epica.
There wasn’t much time for smelling when Adele’s lips were pressing into his as if she were a drowning girl and Luka was oxygen. Hungry, hungry. They’d both been so hungry for something….
Turns out it was each other.
When Adele pulled away, she shoved her short hair from her eyes and smiled. “Not bad.”
“Not bad?” Luka’s eyebrows flew up. “I’ll admit, it wasn’t a peak performance. You caught me off guard.”
“Kissing’s not a sport,” she told him. “It’s an art. It’s all in the spontaneity, going where the inspiration takes you.”
Povero Luka. Sempre preso alla sprovvista da Adele. Deve proprio farsene una ragione, sia coi baci che con qualcos’altro…
In realtà, l’abilità maggiore di Adele è stata saper leggere Luka come nessun altro era mai riuscito a fare, cogliere il suo vero io, liberarlo dall’armatura che ci aveva costruito attorno, renderlo veramente indifeso.
“No.” Adele shook her head. “That’s not why you wear the jacket. It’s not because of mosquitoes, and it’s not because you look better in brown. You swagger around in your unofficial jacket and smoke for the same reason I try to pass as a boy.”
The logic was bendy. Luka couldn’t follow it. “To enter the Axis Tour?”
“To show you’re untouchable. Nothing can get to you. Not even the official rulebook. Cigarettes and leather are just pieces of the armor.” Adele’s cigarette wasn’t even half finished, but she stubbed it out in the dirt anyway. “If you take them off, if you seem vulnerable, then people will try their best to own you. Devour what’s not theirs.”
Se te li togli, se sembri vulnerabile, allora la gente farà del suo meglio per possederti. Divora ciò che non gli appartiene.
Nonostante la sua armatura, Luka è stato definitivamente divorato da Adele.
Si è fidato di lei, si è lasciato coinvolgere da lei, si è innamorato di lei.
Così, è a Osaka che la sua fine viene decretata.
Finalmente viene svelato ciò che è successo tra i due, come Adele sia riuscita a vincere il suo primo Tour dell’Asse.
Questo è un punto che in Wolf non viene chiarito, ma che risulta decisivo per capire cosa abbia spinto Luka a comportarsi così nei confronti di Adele/Yael.
I fatti di Osaka.
Siamo alla tappa prima di Tokyo, quella finale. Luka e Adele sono alleati. Ormai Luka è convinto di avere la vittoria in pugno. Ma quella subdola di Adele decide di fermarsi ad ammirare i fiori di sakura (i ciliegi in fiore, in pratica). Luka, che non nutre alcun sospetto, si ferma con lei e mentre cerca della carne essiccata in una saccoccia su richiesta della ragazza, quella gli sferra un colpo alla nuca e lo tramortisce. Il vincitore Lowe resta per un bel po’ privo di sensi e quando si sveglia, più che la testa, è il petto che gli fa male.
Non perché abbia il cuore spezzato, ma perché qualcuno gliel’ha proprio strappato via.
His head throbbed, but all he could feel was the crater in his chest. Luka’s heart wasn’t broken. No—it had been carved out, stolen. His whole being gaped with its absence.
Luka ha capito che non erano stati assaliti da nessuno ma che era stata proprio la sua alleata a fregarlo. Non può più raggiungere Adele. Non può più vincere il Tour. Non gli resta che fumarsi una sigaretta.
Ma frugando nell’ultimo pacco che si era lasciato per il traguardo, al posto delle sigarette trova un pezzo di carta con su scritto: "There's always something more."
In una sosta nel deserto, Adele aveva chiesto a Luka perchè volesse vincere così tanto il Tour, dato che già una volta lo aveva vinto. Lui le aveva risposto (facendo l'evasivo): "There's always something more", “C’è sempre qualcosa di più.”
Quella è stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso. L’unico obbiettivo di Luka da ora in poi sarà uno solo: vendicarsi di Adele Wolfe.
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Devo dire che questa scelta è stata molto avveduta.
Iron to Iron racconta la storia del Tour della vittoria di Adele Wolfe (quella vera), vista dal pov di Luka.
In questo libro abbiamo la possibilità di conoscere Adele (che in Wolf by Wolf è impersonata da Yael) e di capire cosa c’è dietro il rapporto di odio e amore tra lei e Luka.
Che cosa è successo tra i due in quel Tour?
E chi sono davvero Luka e Adele?
Luka.
Devo dire che in Wolf by Wolf non ero riuscita a inquadrarlo del tutto e spesso mi sono trovata a metterlo a confronto con Felix. Qui, invece, il suo personaggio ha acquistato molti punti. Davvero tanti.
Il vincitore Lowe non è quello che le telecamere e le interviste mostrano.
La sua è una facciata che mantiene per celare la sua vera essenza.
Vincere il Tour una volta non gli è bastato, perché "There's always something more", come dice lui stesso ad Adele.
Il padre è stato in guerra. E’ tornato con una Croce di Ferro e un braccio in meno.
La sua figura ha molto condizionato la vita del piccolo Luka, tanto da fargli porre la vittoria del Tour come suo obbiettivo fondamentale. L’unico modo che ha per conquistare una Croce di ferro. E vincere una seconda volta il Tour è l’unico modo per superare il padre. Perché una sola croce non basta.
Le uniche donne nella sua vita sono la madre, una donna molto dolce ma sottomessa al padre, e le sue fans: ragazze formose e appariscenti che profumano come giardini fioriti e hanno sempre un sorriso finto stampato in faccia. Belle sì, ma assolutamente scialbe. Nessuna di loro ha mai acceso l’interesse di Luka. Finché non compare Felix. O per meglio dire Adele travestita da Felix.
L’incontro tra i due è davvero divertente. Una comica.
Felix/Adele viene sorpreso in bagno da un Luka piuttosto ansioso di cambiarsi i pantaloni e scopre che il suo avversario possiede qualcosa che lui decisamente non ha: le tette!
Ebbene, la dolce Adele non perde tempo in convenevoli e inizia a prenderlo a colpi di asciugamano.
Ho amato molto questa scena e il loro primo incontro. Credo che sia la prima volta che Luka mostri un serio interesse per una ragazza.
Adele.
Adele è una ragazza molto ambiziosa. Ha degli obbiettivi e niente può impedirle di raggiungerli, nemmeno il fatto che sia una ragazza. Infatti, questo non l’ha fermata dal prendere parte alla gara fingendosi il gemello Felix. A lei non interessano cose come marito, figli, una casa da curare. Lei vuole essere come Hanna Reitsch, un'aviatrice tedesca che volava per il Führer e a cui poco fregava di stare a casa a fare la calza. Lei vuole che la gente ricordi il suo nome.
Ecco perché vuole vincere il Tour dell’Asse.
E niente potrà fermarla, nemmeno le labbra di Luka. Anche se, a dire il vero, quelle labbra le ha cercate proprio lei. Beh, anche questa è una scena epica.
There wasn’t much time for smelling when Adele’s lips were pressing into his as if she were a drowning girl and Luka was oxygen. Hungry, hungry. They’d both been so hungry for something….
Turns out it was each other.
When Adele pulled away, she shoved her short hair from her eyes and smiled. “Not bad.”
“Not bad?” Luka’s eyebrows flew up. “I’ll admit, it wasn’t a peak performance. You caught me off guard.”
“Kissing’s not a sport,” she told him. “It’s an art. It’s all in the spontaneity, going where the inspiration takes you.”
Povero Luka. Sempre preso alla sprovvista da Adele. Deve proprio farsene una ragione, sia coi baci che con qualcos’altro…
In realtà, l’abilità maggiore di Adele è stata saper leggere Luka come nessun altro era mai riuscito a fare, cogliere il suo vero io, liberarlo dall’armatura che ci aveva costruito attorno, renderlo veramente indifeso.
“No.” Adele shook her head. “That’s not why you wear the jacket. It’s not because of mosquitoes, and it’s not because you look better in brown. You swagger around in your unofficial jacket and smoke for the same reason I try to pass as a boy.”
The logic was bendy. Luka couldn’t follow it. “To enter the Axis Tour?”
“To show you’re untouchable. Nothing can get to you. Not even the official rulebook. Cigarettes and leather are just pieces of the armor.” Adele’s cigarette wasn’t even half finished, but she stubbed it out in the dirt anyway. “If you take them off, if you seem vulnerable, then people will try their best to own you. Devour what’s not theirs.”
Se te li togli, se sembri vulnerabile, allora la gente farà del suo meglio per possederti. Divora ciò che non gli appartiene.
Nonostante la sua armatura, Luka è stato definitivamente divorato da Adele.
Si è fidato di lei, si è lasciato coinvolgere da lei, si è innamorato di lei.
Così, è a Osaka che la sua fine viene decretata.
Finalmente viene svelato ciò che è successo tra i due, come Adele sia riuscita a vincere il suo primo Tour dell’Asse.
Questo è un punto che in Wolf non viene chiarito, ma che risulta decisivo per capire cosa abbia spinto Luka a comportarsi così nei confronti di Adele/Yael.
I fatti di Osaka.
Siamo alla tappa prima di Tokyo, quella finale. Luka e Adele sono alleati. Ormai Luka è convinto di avere la vittoria in pugno. Ma quella subdola di Adele decide di fermarsi ad ammirare i fiori di sakura (i ciliegi in fiore, in pratica). Luka, che non nutre alcun sospetto, si ferma con lei e mentre cerca della carne essiccata in una saccoccia su richiesta della ragazza, quella gli sferra un colpo alla nuca e lo tramortisce. Il vincitore Lowe resta per un bel po’ privo di sensi e quando si sveglia, più che la testa, è il petto che gli fa male.
Non perché abbia il cuore spezzato, ma perché qualcuno gliel’ha proprio strappato via.
His head throbbed, but all he could feel was the crater in his chest. Luka’s heart wasn’t broken. No—it had been carved out, stolen. His whole being gaped with its absence.
Luka ha capito che non erano stati assaliti da nessuno ma che era stata proprio la sua alleata a fregarlo. Non può più raggiungere Adele. Non può più vincere il Tour. Non gli resta che fumarsi una sigaretta.
Ma frugando nell’ultimo pacco che si era lasciato per il traguardo, al posto delle sigarette trova un pezzo di carta con su scritto: "There's always something more."
In una sosta nel deserto, Adele aveva chiesto a Luka perchè volesse vincere così tanto il Tour, dato che già una volta lo aveva vinto. Lui le aveva risposto (facendo l'evasivo): "There's always something more", “C’è sempre qualcosa di più.”
Quella è stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso. L’unico obbiettivo di Luka da ora in poi sarà uno solo: vendicarsi di Adele Wolfe.
Recensione nel Blog http://newadultitalia.blogspot.it/201...
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