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The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

sten1238's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jenny_hedberg's review

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3.0

A bit obvious at times but stiil a good read.

reesetotle's review

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4.0

I haven't had a read this good for a while.

magikspells's review

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4.0

Honestly, I liked this book even though I felt at times it was predictable. But with most YA books, I kind of expect that. The heroine who is being hidden away from a world she belongs to, the bad boy love interest who she falls for in such a short amount of time, and the best friend who seems to have more feelings then he's letting on. It very much made me think of Clary, Jace, and Simon from Mortal Instruments.

I liked not seeing vampires and werewolves, I liked a lot of the characters. But Megan's name, god it was just horrible. I think that was the part that I really just disliked. Megan Chase, she doesn't sound like a heroine. Other then that, I'm looking forward to reading some more.

wendy_verbiest's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

pineconebiscuit's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a great faery book. I was never really keen on that style, but this story changed my mind. Heaps of action, good plot. Excited for next one :)

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

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4.0

Ik heb heel veel boeken gelezen in mijn leven. De meeste beroemde en bekende series zijn voor mij allemaal bekend. Maar deze serie is om de ene of de andere reden altijd tussen de mazen van het net doorgeglipt. Om de ene of de andere reden sprak het boek me net niet helemaal aan. Maar goed, toen ik nog fanatiek Fairloots verzamelde heb ik de eerste vier boeken in deze serie gekocht en toen ik gisteren zag dat de Nederlandse vertaling op Kobo plus stond besloot ik daar gebruik van te maken.

Dit boek heeft iets heel intrigerends en toch blies het me niet omver. De ingrediƫnten van het verhaal zijn heel tof. We hebben een hoofdpersoon die is opgegroeid in de mensenwereld en denkt dat ze een mens is. We hebben het hof van de Fey zoals we die kennen uit Shakespeare's Midzomernachtsdroom en we hebben een mythologie als basis voor het bestaan van de Fey die ook talloze nieuwe mogelijkheden met zich meebrengt.

Dat betekent dan ook dat dit boek vol zit met ontmoetingen, verkenningen en onbekende wezens en werelden. Normaal gesproken ben ik geen hele grote fan van enorm veel wereldopbouw, maar in dit geval heeft de auteur het eigenlijk op een dusdanige manier gedaan dat het niet stoort, maar juist heel natuurlijk voelt. Het is logisch dat onze personages van de ene plek naar de andere reizen en wij op die manier de wereld leren kennen.

En dat komt met name door de hoofdpersoon van het verhaal. Ik vond het persoonlijk wel heel tof dat de hoofdpersoon niet alleen maar stoer en sterk was. Zeker in het begin, als ze in een vreemde nieuwe wereld gegooid wordt, is wel duidelijk dat ze hulp nodig heeft en zichzelf niet kan redden. Ze leert gelukkig snel, maar er blijft altijd iets menselijks en kwetsbaars om haar heen hangen. Het maakt haar realistisch en herkenbaar tegelijk.

Ik miste nog wat emotie, maar ik ben wel nieuwsgierig naar deel 2!

brendalovesbooks's review

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4.0

Reading the description of this one, I really thought it would be the typical "girl finds out she's supernatural and/or meets someone who is supernatural, they fall in love, but the love is doomed." And while there is some love here, that's really not the focus of the book, and for that I'm glad.

Meghan is a strong character who is not afraid to do hard things for the people she cares about. There were really only a small handful of main characters in this quest-like story, but I liked them all. Although there are a lot of the typical fairy story elements here, there is also a lot that is original and new.

I would recommend this one to fans of YA fantasy, and to those who like strong female leads.

misslover's review

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3.0

I won't lie, but I struggled a bit on this one. Sitting here thinking about it for probably the last 20 minutes, I can't even think of a good reason why I did. I loved the concept of this book. Something about Fae novels really intrigues me. Something about this one just didn't really "click" for me.

Meghan was a great character. Her heart was in the right place and this made me admire her in so many different ways. I loved how the author brought in other mixed of stories into the book. Grimlkin, the oddest cat I'm sure I've ever heard of, reminded me so much of Alice in Wonderland and of course characters and settings like MidSummers Night Dream.

I love the whole aspect of the Seelie and Unseelie courts and all the characters who make these kingdoms so opposite. Why we always seem to see these as the good and evil, yet I wasn't really sure I saw either as such...

Why do I always fall for these mysterious, bad, hidden type boys. Something about Ash drew me in so quickly that I almost wished I learned more about him then what we were given. I guess this is something I can hope for in the books to come? I grew a huge love for little Ethan and I was a little disappointed that Puck couldn't be by Meghan's side in the end, as he seemed like such an important role in her life not to have him there by her side continuously. But I shouldn't complain cause maybe I am a little too happy that it was with Ash. *sigh*

Regardless, I was a little underwhelmed as I didn't love this book, but I didn't hate it either. So, I am excited to continue this "journey" from here. :)

rheannia's review

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0