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urbanaudreye's review against another edition
4.0
This was a relatively easy read. Well written and easy to follow. Definitely targeting the tweener readers. Being an experienced reader, I did notice one or two errors, or rather redundancies throughout the writing. I have to really show this book some special appreciation for giving a shout out to one of my all-time favorite authors, Patricia Briggs and her tough girl character Mercedes Thompson. It makes me respect an author more when they credit other authors.
Lexis is having a "coming of age" of sorts when she hits her fourteenth birthday. Her mothers need to talk with her and does she get the surprise of a lifetime when they do. She learns that she is actually an elf. Now that she has reached the age of maturity in the fey world, she has to decide if she will remain amongst the mortal humans on Earth, or join her immortal brethren in the fey world, where she also has a twin brother. As if starting high school and being in puberty weren't enough of a headache the way it is.
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
Lexis is having a "coming of age" of sorts when she hits her fourteenth birthday. Her mothers need to talk with her and does she get the surprise of a lifetime when they do. She learns that she is actually an elf. Now that she has reached the age of maturity in the fey world, she has to decide if she will remain amongst the mortal humans on Earth, or join her immortal brethren in the fey world, where she also has a twin brother. As if starting high school and being in puberty weren't enough of a headache the way it is.
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
dreamerfreak's review against another edition
2.0
YA fiction is often hit or miss for me, and sadly, Cold Iron is a miss. Perhaps because it is the first in a series, but I often felt just as confused as Lexis as to what was going on. (All of) Lexis's parents kept things from her that were way too important not to tell someone, especially when Lexis is now legally an adult by elf standards! I just couldn't wrap my head around a plot.
Cold Iron has an interesting premise, but it just seemed to stall out and go nowhere after the big reveal. Lexis and her friends seem to act way too mature at times, and her family fell flat, especially her mom, Ambrosia. The world Higa creates has great potential, but it all just seems confusing and vague, because no one, even Finn, will explain anything to Lexis.
And that's probably my biggest peeve with the story, right there: Nobody will explain anything. It just doesn't make any sense to leave Lexis totally in the dark, and yet that's what everyone does. I don't get it.
There's potential here, but I couldn't see past the issues and typos enough to enjoy it.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
Cold Iron has an interesting premise, but it just seemed to stall out and go nowhere after the big reveal. Lexis and her friends seem to act way too mature at times, and her family fell flat, especially her mom, Ambrosia. The world Higa creates has great potential, but it all just seems confusing and vague, because no one, even Finn, will explain anything to Lexis.
And that's probably my biggest peeve with the story, right there: Nobody will explain anything. It just doesn't make any sense to leave Lexis totally in the dark, and yet that's what everyone does. I don't get it.
There's potential here, but I couldn't see past the issues and typos enough to enjoy it.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
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