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amychant07's review against another edition
omg omg!! For the love of all things YA, I need the third one!!
daphx00's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as The Iron King, but still a very entertaining read.
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After loving The Iron King, I had extremly high expectations for The Iron Queen. While it was a really good book, it didn't quite live up to the high expectations that that first book set for its sequel.
We start off with Meghan fulfilling her part of the bargain she made with Ash in order to get to Machina. When she arrives at the Winter Court, the threat of the iron fey is undeniable, but because Meghan and Ash are the only ones who have seen them, nobody believes them. This sequel contains a lot of betrayal, quit wit and carefully constructed ways of not telling the truth without actually lying. It was intruiging to see how much further the faerie world expands outside of what we've already seen and Kagawa did not disappoint in her disctriptive world building - it was as breathtaking as ever.
The Iron Fey Series has certainly gained a fan in me. I loved not only the world building, but also the faeries themselves and the whole politics surrounding them - it never ceases to amaze me how much thought was put in their way of life. Kagawa's writing style is brilliant and her characters spring to life from the pages. I've grown particularly fond of Puck..
My overall rating: 4/5
And a promise to pick up The Iron Queen as soon as I possibly can.
(this review is published on my blog, http://lvngbooks.blogspot.com)
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After loving The Iron King, I had extremly high expectations for The Iron Queen. While it was a really good book, it didn't quite live up to the high expectations that that first book set for its sequel.
We start off with Meghan fulfilling her part of the bargain she made with Ash in order to get to Machina. When she arrives at the Winter Court, the threat of the iron fey is undeniable, but because Meghan and Ash are the only ones who have seen them, nobody believes them. This sequel contains a lot of betrayal, quit wit and carefully constructed ways of not telling the truth without actually lying. It was intruiging to see how much further the faerie world expands outside of what we've already seen and Kagawa did not disappoint in her disctriptive world building - it was as breathtaking as ever.
The Iron Fey Series has certainly gained a fan in me. I loved not only the world building, but also the faeries themselves and the whole politics surrounding them - it never ceases to amaze me how much thought was put in their way of life. Kagawa's writing style is brilliant and her characters spring to life from the pages. I've grown particularly fond of Puck..
My overall rating: 4/5
And a promise to pick up The Iron Queen as soon as I possibly can.
(this review is published on my blog, http://lvngbooks.blogspot.com)
breezy610's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome book! thought i don't like the way that Meghan leads Puck on at all.
nathalyalvarez's review against another edition
4.0
No se que pensar de este libro. Solo puedo decir, que me gusto mucho como todo fue narrado. No hubo un momento en que me aburriera... no mucho al menos. Mi personaje favorito desde la primera vez leí es y sera Puck. Pero en el comienzo, sin Puck y sin Grim fue un poco decepcionante.
ari_nicoleee's review against another edition
4.0
For the most part this book was fairly good, had its comedic relief, and was throughly entertaining. The only reason I didn’t give it a 5 star is I felt there was too much focus on Megan and Ash’s love story. And Megan let her emotions get to her which definitely frustrated me a lot but all and all good!
veraann's review against another edition
3.0
Story is good, world is awesome. Main character, well, typical YA female. Dumb, obnoxious, obsessive. Like book 1 it moves fairly well, but can be a bit slow at times. I know there are some companion short stories to these novels, that supposedly help the character and relationship build. I have not read them, maybe if I had that would fit and flow a little better than it did for me.
This is a great series about the Fae. The basics are there with a few interesting twists.
If you like the YA paranormal fantasy genre it's a great book.
This is a continuation in a series. To understand the characters, relationships and references made in this book you have to have read book 1.
This is a great series about the Fae. The basics are there with a few interesting twists.
If you like the YA paranormal fantasy genre it's a great book.
This is a continuation in a series. To understand the characters, relationships and references made in this book you have to have read book 1.
forestgoblin's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
beaktastic's review
3.0
I really enjoyed this book, maybe not quite as much as the first but I enjoyed it none the less. Short review btw! Really, I wanted to rate this 3.5 stars.
The Iron Daughter continues the story of Meghan Chase, as she fulfills her deal with Prince Ash from the previous book and goes with him to the Winter Court and Queen Mab. Meghan struggles to cope there, but finds herself even more drawn to Ash, despite the fact Summer and Winter are forbidden to love each other. But after the Scepter of Seasons is stolen by the Iron fey (under a new Iron King) and Summer is blamed, Meghan has to race to find it and stop the Iron fey before the Nevernever is engulfed in war and destroyed...
I liked this book again. It was a good continuation of the previous one, featuring all the favourite characters from the first book and adding a few more. The story evolved and grew more and was interesting, even if it did stall a bit in the middle. I also found the main story and action to be a bit less gripping and intriguing than the first book.
I kinda found Meghan a bit more annoying in this book than in the previous one to be honest. She seemed to be a lot more pine-y for Ash than she was in the first book and at times a bit more dumb, I also kinda felt that Ash and Meghan's love seemed to grow and accelerate ridiculously quickly in this novel which annoyed me a bit. In the previous book I didn't get the Puck x Meghan relationship thing, and whilst I did see it a bit more this book I still don't really see it. Also, I didn't really see why the prom scene near the end was added in, other than to cause more teen-love-triangle drama.
But yeah, overall a good book. The main story was interesting, although not as interesting and gripping as the first, and Meghan seems a lot more immature and annoying this time around.
The Iron Daughter continues the story of Meghan Chase, as she fulfills her deal with Prince Ash from the previous book and goes with him to the Winter Court and Queen Mab. Meghan struggles to cope there, but finds herself even more drawn to Ash, despite the fact Summer and Winter are forbidden to love each other. But after the Scepter of Seasons is stolen by the Iron fey (under a new Iron King) and Summer is blamed, Meghan has to race to find it and stop the Iron fey before the Nevernever is engulfed in war and destroyed...
I liked this book again. It was a good continuation of the previous one, featuring all the favourite characters from the first book and adding a few more. The story evolved and grew more and was interesting, even if it did stall a bit in the middle.
Spoiler
Although I'm a bit unsure about the whole Meghan and Iron glamour thing... and I'm curious to see how it will all be explained in the next book. I'm guessing Meghan is somehow the next Iron Queen, but it's the why that I want explained.I kinda found Meghan a bit more annoying in this book than in the previous one to be honest. She seemed to be a lot more pine-y for Ash than she was in the first book and at times a bit more dumb,
Spoiler
like, early on Ash tried to distance himself from her while they were in the Winter Court, and Meghan just moped that he had 'used her and played with her' and stuff, whilst it was quite obvious that he was doing it to protect her...But yeah, overall a good book. The main story was interesting, although not as interesting and gripping as the first, and Meghan seems a lot more immature and annoying this time around.
vanikr's review against another edition
5.0
Winternacht ist einfach total schön. Ich mag Meghan und Ash die beiden sind für einander geschaffen. Mir tut Puck ein bisschen leid, weil er Meggie ja auch liebt, aber trotzdem bin ich für Ash, weil er einfach alles für sie aufgegeben hat.
Durch das wunderschöne Ende liebe ich das Buch noch mehr, aber ich möchte unbedingt mehr davon erfahren.
Durch das wunderschöne Ende liebe ich das Buch noch mehr, aber ich möchte unbedingt mehr davon erfahren.
kathydavie's review against another edition
2.0
Second in the steampunk urban fantasy for young adults series, The Iron Fey.
The Story
In the last story, Iron King, Meghan has fulfilled her contract with Prince Ash and returned to the Winter Court which Ash promptly leaves, abandoning Meghan to the machinations of his brothers, Rowan and Sage, as well as the rest of the Unseelie courtiers. At least until it's time for the Exchange.
An essential, twice-yearly event in the faery courts, the Exchange ends disastrously in war when someone steals the Scepter of the Seasons throwing the weather out of whack in both fey and human lands. It is essential that the Scepter is retrieved before disaster worsens and the Winter and Summer Courts are annihilated leaving the way open to the Iron fey.
Queen Mab will not believe Meghan as to the true identity of the thieves; she is the half-breed daughter of Oberon, King of the Summer Court and no one but she and Prince Ash have even seen the Iron fey. Obviously, Meghan bewitched Ash and killed Sage as part of a Summer plot.
So Ash and Meghan must escape Winter and retrieve the Scepter themselves from the Iron Court.
My Take
It's trite. The only clever bits are Kagawa's integration of industry and computer technology to create the Iron fey and her use of it to build their society and strategies. It does help of course that the fey to whom we are accustomed are made deathly ill by any contact with iron.
Naturally, there are iron-clad rules on subjects of the Winter and Summer Courts falling in love. Naturally, Prince Ash keeps trying to not love Meghan. Naturally, Meghan has to be all teen-agery…read "stupid" about why Ash appears to reject her at the Winter Court. I mean, really, how dumb can she be when Ash has repeatedly told her about the Winter Court and how he must behave so naturally, she gets all emotional when Ash "rejects" her in front of Queen Mab, his brothers, and the entire Court. Duh…
Of course, we have the scene where Meghan gets her comeuppance over the kids at school. We don't even get to enjoy this scene. There's all this lead up and….nothing. It's flat. The best we get is a sentence in which Meghan is simply relieved when the quarterback love-of-her-life from Iron King gives her up to Ash for a dance.
The Cover
I like the cover. It's probably the best part with Meghan's soft profile against winter with wrought-iron-like traceries bordering the edges. The title is certainly accurate although the fulfillment of it is more promise in this story. I suspect it will be completed in book 3.
The Story
In the last story, Iron King, Meghan has fulfilled her contract with Prince Ash and returned to the Winter Court which Ash promptly leaves, abandoning Meghan to the machinations of his brothers, Rowan and Sage, as well as the rest of the Unseelie courtiers. At least until it's time for the Exchange.
An essential, twice-yearly event in the faery courts, the Exchange ends disastrously in war when someone steals the Scepter of the Seasons throwing the weather out of whack in both fey and human lands. It is essential that the Scepter is retrieved before disaster worsens and the Winter and Summer Courts are annihilated leaving the way open to the Iron fey.
Queen Mab will not believe Meghan as to the true identity of the thieves; she is the half-breed daughter of Oberon, King of the Summer Court and no one but she and Prince Ash have even seen the Iron fey. Obviously, Meghan bewitched Ash and killed Sage as part of a Summer plot.
So Ash and Meghan must escape Winter and retrieve the Scepter themselves from the Iron Court.
My Take
It's trite. The only clever bits are Kagawa's integration of industry and computer technology to create the Iron fey and her use of it to build their society and strategies. It does help of course that the fey to whom we are accustomed are made deathly ill by any contact with iron.
Naturally, there are iron-clad rules on subjects of the Winter and Summer Courts falling in love. Naturally, Prince Ash keeps trying to not love Meghan. Naturally, Meghan has to be all teen-agery…read "stupid" about why Ash appears to reject her at the Winter Court. I mean, really, how dumb can she be when Ash has repeatedly told her about the Winter Court and how he must behave so naturally, she gets all emotional when Ash "rejects" her in front of Queen Mab, his brothers, and the entire Court. Duh…
Of course, we have the scene where Meghan gets her comeuppance over the kids at school. We don't even get to enjoy this scene. There's all this lead up and….nothing. It's flat. The best we get is a sentence in which Meghan is simply relieved when the quarterback love-of-her-life from Iron King gives her up to Ash for a dance.
The Cover
I like the cover. It's probably the best part with Meghan's soft profile against winter with wrought-iron-like traceries bordering the edges. The title is certainly accurate although the fulfillment of it is more promise in this story. I suspect it will be completed in book 3.