I have a vague memory from my early teen years that haunts me to this day - there I was, reading The Iron King as it had just been released. I turned the last page, smiling to myself, and thought, "Wow, what a fantastic book. Meghan is so amazing and smart, and Ash is so dreamy. I wish I had two handsome, perfect men chasing after me."Then, out of nowhere, a disembodied hand materialized in front of me and smacked the living daylights out of my face, like so: The Supernatural Slapping Incident o...

Wow!- As many others have stated, at first glance THE IRON KING appears to be your typical faerie book. Summer court? Check. Winter court? Check. Shakespeare-esque characters? Check. Yes there are similarities, but these lie only in the bare backbone of the story. Yes there are those faerie courts and A Midsummer Night's Dream characters (Oberon, Titania, etc), but they are necessary for the make-up of the story. From here on out, Julie Kagawa makes THE IRON KING shine in the already-faerie inun...

Endearing Heroine? Check. Unique plot? Check. Gripping story that sucks you right in? Check. Loveable and interesting secondary characters? Check. Hot romance? Check!You see? DING DING DING DING DING ! Jackpoooooot!God, I pretty much devoured this book. As so many others I find it rather difficult to review books that I loved and seeing as the Iron King will join the rest of my favorite books in my personal hall of fame I can hardly come up with anything to say about it except for: This.Was.Trul...

3rd reread: May 15, 2017. I still love this book to pieces. Ash, you sexy motherfucker.I know that a lot of people might be surprised that I like this book, considering I tend to rip other fantasy YA to pieces. I just don't think it's bad. I don't think Meghan was annoying, she reacted appropriately freaked out at times, but that's reasonable. I think Ash is **HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG** there's a reason he's one of my 3 book boyfriends. Grimalkin is absolutely a devilish little delight. Puck wa...

“Something was happening, something strange and creepy and terrifying, and the scariest part of all was that it wore a familiar, ordinary face.” 3 1/2 stars.While The Immortal Rules series is still Kagawa's winner for me so far, I was actually really pleasantly surprised by this book. Almost everyone I know picked up this series a few years back and I deliberately avoided it. YA paranormal with a love triangle? Yeah, no thank you. But I've been meaning to see if I was wrong ever since

Two boys, one girl, and an unknown enemy. Running away from one enemy only to barge into another enemy, this sure was fun.

help. i think im entering a slump because im pretty sure i was over this before i even began reading it. i was really in the mood for something fae related, but i had barely reached the second chapter when i knew this wasnt the kind of fae story i wanted. i love julie kagawa - i appreciate her writing and unique portrayal of the fae world - but i just wasnt feeling this. i think meghan is a big reason why. she is one of the most insufferable characters i have read in a long time. ash is pretty g...

Before everything else,I need to express my strong belief in the existence of fairies,because they would perish without our dreams and thoughts and hopes.I've got your back guys,I will not let you fade into oblivion! "Yeah,Mom,Ethan’s turned into a monster and my best friend thinks he’s a faery.How was your day?" As you can see,Meghan's life is not that simple.She used to be the girl that lived by the swamp,an outcast,until her 16th birthday,when a creature disguised as her little brot...

*** 3.75 ***A buddy read with the MacHalo sisters, because this summer we want to return to our early teens:):):) So yes, I finally read this and I have to say, it is not bad at all. However, it is another of those series that I wish had been around when I was 12, 13, 14 or so years old, because I would have been swooning and in love with this Fairytale for teenagers and YA. I think this is exactly what one of those should read and feel like, not to light, not heavy, no excess in violence and ro...

ICOFA (InCase of Fairy Abduction)In the event that you are abducted by fairies, please adhere to the following guidelines so that I don't have to watch or read about you blundering through fairyland like an incompetent idiot.1. Never thank a fairy for services rendered.2. Never eat fairy food.3. Never dance with fairies.4. Never strike a bargain with a fairy unless you've agreed on the fine points. The Iron King is a book about a sixteen year old girl, Meghan Chase. Can I advise all people readi...

NO!I almost DNF-ed this one. It just irritated me to no end :(But then I met Ash. He deserves the 3 stars here <3You know, sometimes less is more.The Iron Fey universe obviously doesn't know of the concept "less" :(((Up to 40%, the heroine sees about a 150 different creatures, a bit less in the second half but overall she sees a million of them and they're all described like crazy. I know, now you're thinking, Blacky you're a moron or your brain is non-existent for not being able to cope with a

Final rating: 3/5 starsFinal rating - for the whole series: 3.5/5 starsTo venture in a world of The Iron Fey, you must proceed with this knowledge:1. This is not a book about fairies like these:Imagine evil - well, not all of them are evil- ELVES, so called FAERY or plural FEY.2. They don't have wings (well, most of them don't) and there are many of them like dryads, goblins, gremlins, kelpies, ogres and so on and on.3. In this world, fey are not to be trusted! They will always go for favors and...

**6.12.2011 ETA: Finished book three and this is one of the most frustrating YA series I've read to date. If you've no tolerance for angsty, bratty, obtuse heroines, steer right clear of it.****3.5-ish?**Julie Kagawa’s YA novel is an interesting treatment of Celtic legend, with characters reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland and the movie Labyrinth. Kagawa’s vision of Faerie (or the NeverNever) is fully-realized and her particular talent lies in description--her world feels incredibly alive. I can...

DNFI tried. I really, really tried.But this just wasn't my jam. I picked it up at least three different times and no dice. Onward!XXXXXXXXXWhen you are interested in a book by an author you've never read before......which is priced at $7.99...and you discover your library has it in ebook form for FREE.

I've had 'The Iron Fey' series sitting on my Audible shelf for quite some time. Paranormal/Fantasy isn't my "go-to" genre, but I was curious about this series after seeing some great reviews for it. Yet, every time that I was in the mood for this type of story there always seemed to be another book released that was higher up on my TBR priorities. I finally got around to listening to this audiobook on a recent cross-country family road trip. Since my children, as well as my 89 year-old grandmoth...

It's so interesting to go down the memory lane. In my book diary, I called the Iron King the book of the year 2012. And now I can only remember a scene or two nothing more. Plus I do not believe I either finished this series. It's fascinating how your feelings towards a book can change so much.

Okay, I can't do this anymore. DNF at 62%. This is a negative review, so if you liked the book please respect my opinion as I respect yours.... this book. You see, this is not a situation in which I can say that the book wasn't bad but it just wasn't for me (as it happened with Cruel Beauty, or even with Fangirl). This book is terrible. It's every cliché and stereotype in YA fantasy in one single book. It was honestly painful for me to even get this far, and I don't want to do this anymore. Ever...

*whispers* look I finally read this. Only 8 years late look at me go but it's fashionable to be late, yes??? Please??? Maybe?? I'm really in love with vicious faeries though, so I was keen to finally dive into this although also wary that it might have a lot of tired, teeth-gritting tropes. It did and it didn't?! I enjoyed myself thoroughly tbh, especially with the monsters everywhere, because this is living. Who needs books with monsters? We all do. Thank you.➸ It did have some tired tropes tho...

I don’t mind if you want to write a story with a “green” message, if you want to encourage people to value and protect nature, if you want to say the narrative equivalent of “yo, bro, you don’t seem to have noticed that pollution is bad.”But when you do that by literally killing the embodiment of the dream of human progress?Sweetie, we’re going to have issues.So let’s break down all the many ways this doesn’t work, shall we? In this anti-science, anti-reason, anti-all-that-is-separating-us-from-...

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