The Iron King

The Iron King was a really, really good book. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for the fact that Ash was nearly unbearable. He just seemed very bipolar and I wanted to punch Meghan in the face for not recognizing that he was bad news. One minute he was all sweet and open, and the next he was all, “ERMAGERD, GET AWAY FROM ME, PRINCESS.”

For starters, Meghan is a great MC. She's not super athletic or super smart, but she gets things done. She is very normal and recognizes it, but doesn't let it stop her from chasing after her dreams. Not to mention, she cares a lot about her younger brother and reacts appropriately to the weird things happening in her life.

The humor in the book was spot-on. The character Puck was a fantastic comic relief, and was a very sassy character. He was probably my favorite character in the book and seemed to have a smart remark for everything. Perhaps this was my favorite line of Puck's, “‘Oh, we're playing nice now?' Puck remained seated, looking anything but complaint. “Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?'”!

The plot itself is very well crafted and had twists and turns all the time. It wasn't boring at all, and I enjoyed learning about the different creatures in the Nevernever. I'm very excited for the next one and hope that it's even better than this first one was.