The Iron King
Ratings64
Average rating3.5
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Ratings64
Average rating3.5
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.
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1 primary bookThe Iron Fey, is a 1-book series first released in 2010 with contributions by Julie Kagawa.
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3,5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
This story is something I would have liked a lot when I was younger. It's a good example of a fantasy YA book. I loved the mysterious fae land and all the mythical creatures. The story itself was quite predictable to me at some moments. The Iron King and court I didn't see coming and although it was a creative concept I'm not sure if I really liked the Iron Fae characters in this world. But that's because I'm a sucker for the original Fae and Elves and everything about their world. Also, Julie probably didn't write them with the idea for them to be likable
This story had a bit of a slow start not too slow and not for very long but what I mean is that it didn't automatically grip me from the very beginning. Meghan, our heroine, is a sort of an outcast at school and she also feels that way in her own home. Her family is poor, her step-father doesn't seem to care for her all that much and at school the popular kids i.e the cheerleaders and jocks look down at her and tease her for living on a pig farm way out in the boondocks. But once I got pass the slow start, the set up of Meghan's life, and into the actual story I couldn't help but love this book more with every page. Read More
Edit: 21/7/2014
When someone first finishes a book, he is still caught up in a daze. I always change my ratings after a while, and so I am changing this one to just 3 stars.
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At first, Meghan was really stupid but she got better afterwards. I hope she improves her way of speaking, meaning, I hope the writing style would become better. hmmm.. It is not BAD in that sense, but it is just not that good, you know?
Imagination, well, there was lots, but was it enough? I can't tell, really. Was it spectacular, unusual and ahead of her time? No.. not really. She just stuffed everything in there together. Anyone could have done that if possessing the same idea.
The book was a major disappointment of course.
I wanted to give 3 stars throughout the whole first 70% of the book, but then I changed my mind. It deserved a bit more the more I read into the book.
Would I recommend this book to anyone? Honestly, I only recommend the books I find SPECTACULAR, AMAZING, and ONE OF A KIND. So technically, when choosing a book to recommend to people, this would not be my first choice.
