The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Published by: Harlequin Teen on January 1st, 2009
Format: eBook
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Source: Purchased
Rating: 4/5 stars
From Goodreads:
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart
I have been hearing about The Iron King for a while now and I finally got around to reading it. I did not read the description of the book prior to reading, and I went in basically only knowing the book involved faeries.
I did enjoy reading this book! Some pros: I Love Puck!! He is so sweet and makes me laugh. This book has A Midsummer's Night Dream tie ins, which I like. This book was a fairy tale-like read and the very beginning of the book reminds me of Alice in Wonderland/Wizard of Oz/Spiderwick Chronicles mashup. And I really enjoyed the description of the time when the characters were in New Orleans. I have never been there, but now I'd like to visit. Some cons: The protagonist is a sixteen-year-old girl, yet sometimes she sounds very young. The middle and end of the book moved kind of slow, and was not as fun for me to read as the beginning. One thing that really irritated me was the insta-love between Meghan and
*SPOILER ALERT*
Ash. I felt like one minute she was talking about how attractive she thought he was and the next she was talking about how in love with him she was. Hopefully in the next books, she will go into further depth of why she loves him besides his looks.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next one!
Love,
Robin
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