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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
think i’m gonna end my reading of this series here. the charm has just kinda worn off for me.
I skimmed through the whole thing and it honestly just seemed like a hassle to get through the ending of it was pretty good though
This review originates from my blog, Starting the Next Chapter.
We have come to the end of the Iron Fey series. What a great trip it has been. I have been sitting on this review for quite a while, unsure what to say about The Iron Knight that wouldn't be one long gush or give away too many details. This book meant a lot to me to read, as this series is what re-introduced me to YA literature. Having been long absent at the time, it was a fantastic way to get back into this area of literature. I feel as if I have come full circle with this review, so I definitely hope to do the book justice.
The Iron Knight picks up where The Iron Queen left off. If you haven't read The Iron Queen, read no further, because it is nearly impossible to talk about this book without mentioning hints of what happened in the previous installment. If you're still with me, I will now begin this review in earnest. At the onset of this book, Ash and Puck are on a mission to discover a way for Ash to be with Meghann. The journey is long, perilous, and enlightening for both Ash and Puck as they each face their inner conflicts and issues. It is a harrowing, emotional journey that will put their tenuous friendship to the test and make them question themselves, as well as each other. There is action, suspense, and lots of creepy elements, not to mention Puck and Ash. What more could you want?
If you have read the rest of the series, Ash and Puck need no further introduction. However, I will say that these two are even more fully developed as characters, something I hadn't even thought possible. If you thought you knew them before, just wait. There is more to learn and you will be intrigued. As this is primarily Ash's story, why don't we take a brief look at him? This journey is a very important one for him. He will learn, love, grieve, and struggle to figure out what it is that he really wants. It is an emotionally-charged aspect of this book that really surprised me, though it probably shouldn't have. I laughed, I gasped, I cried. There is so much to take away from this book that my mind was left reeling at the end as I read about Ash's thoughts, desires, fears, and decisions. It was beautifully written and absolutely wonderful.
There are multiple settings in The Iron Knight, each one weirder than the last. From a mysterious river to a creepy, fog-shrouded town, you will be kept wondering and in suspense. There are any number of fascinating scenes to behold, all of which do faerie proud. There is a strange beauty about many of the locations our band of adventurers find themselves traveling through. If you are like me, you'll be mesmerized and eager to continue reading just to find out where they will go next.
What else can I possibly say about The Iron Knight? It was the perfect end to a wonderful series. I couldn't be more happy with how everything was wrapped up. I will impart one piece of crucial advice, however: keep a box of tissues handy. You may need it! I can not wait to see what the future has in store with Julie Kagawa's up-coming series. If they are as good as this one, we will be entertained for years to come. I give The Iron Knight 5 hoots.
Obligatory legal statement: This eGalley was provided to me free of charge by the publisher via Netgalley. No monetary compensation was received in exchange for this fair and unbiased review.
We have come to the end of the Iron Fey series. What a great trip it has been. I have been sitting on this review for quite a while, unsure what to say about The Iron Knight that wouldn't be one long gush or give away too many details. This book meant a lot to me to read, as this series is what re-introduced me to YA literature. Having been long absent at the time, it was a fantastic way to get back into this area of literature. I feel as if I have come full circle with this review, so I definitely hope to do the book justice.
The Iron Knight picks up where The Iron Queen left off. If you haven't read The Iron Queen, read no further, because it is nearly impossible to talk about this book without mentioning hints of what happened in the previous installment. If you're still with me, I will now begin this review in earnest. At the onset of this book, Ash and Puck are on a mission to discover a way for Ash to be with Meghann. The journey is long, perilous, and enlightening for both Ash and Puck as they each face their inner conflicts and issues. It is a harrowing, emotional journey that will put their tenuous friendship to the test and make them question themselves, as well as each other. There is action, suspense, and lots of creepy elements, not to mention Puck and Ash. What more could you want?
If you have read the rest of the series, Ash and Puck need no further introduction. However, I will say that these two are even more fully developed as characters, something I hadn't even thought possible. If you thought you knew them before, just wait. There is more to learn and you will be intrigued. As this is primarily Ash's story, why don't we take a brief look at him? This journey is a very important one for him. He will learn, love, grieve, and struggle to figure out what it is that he really wants. It is an emotionally-charged aspect of this book that really surprised me, though it probably shouldn't have. I laughed, I gasped, I cried. There is so much to take away from this book that my mind was left reeling at the end as I read about Ash's thoughts, desires, fears, and decisions. It was beautifully written and absolutely wonderful.
There are multiple settings in The Iron Knight, each one weirder than the last. From a mysterious river to a creepy, fog-shrouded town, you will be kept wondering and in suspense. There are any number of fascinating scenes to behold, all of which do faerie proud. There is a strange beauty about many of the locations our band of adventurers find themselves traveling through. If you are like me, you'll be mesmerized and eager to continue reading just to find out where they will go next.
What else can I possibly say about The Iron Knight? It was the perfect end to a wonderful series. I couldn't be more happy with how everything was wrapped up. I will impart one piece of crucial advice, however: keep a box of tissues handy. You may need it! I can not wait to see what the future has in store with Julie Kagawa's up-coming series. If they are as good as this one, we will be entertained for years to come. I give The Iron Knight 5 hoots.
Obligatory legal statement: This eGalley was provided to me free of charge by the publisher via Netgalley. No monetary compensation was received in exchange for this fair and unbiased review.
adventurous
emotional
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
This was such a satisfying end to this series.
If you read the Q&A with Julie Kagawa at the end of the book, she talks about how originally she was going to leave the series at the end of The Iron Queen. Luckily her editor convinced her otherwise. I feel like I need to shower that editor with gifts because THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME.
Ok, I was always Team Ash, and when Meaghan banished him from the Iron Realm at the end of the last book I was SOBBING from emotional overload between him becoming her knight and the fighting and her dismissal of him and it was just a lot of feelings all at once. Everything left open at the end of the last book gets wrapped up into a neat little package through the course of this book.
Let me just say that getting a book from Ash's perspective was literally the best thing ever. He's so introspective we got so much more than we did from Meaghan in terms of private thoughts. We learn a lot about his history and his thought process.
Puck was a lot more bearable for me in this book-he had some great one-liners and displayed more emotion than in the past three books. Also his friendship with Ariella was really really nice to watch.
Speaking of Ariella-FLAILING! DID NOT EXPECT THAT AT ALL! Really the only predictable thing she did was the conversation she had about being jealous of Meaghan and Ash's required "I love you but I'm in love with her" spiel. Actually, the way she ended up was also kind of what I was thinking would happen, but it was just such a tragic arc, it was perfect for Ash's character.
I absolutely loved the alternate futures that were presented in the book. Ash could have become that blood thirsty killer, but just based on the fact he was going to all of these lengths for Meaghan it was pretty obvious that wasn't the road he was going to go down.
But then the future where he was totally human-I absolutely cannot thank Julie Kagawa enough for giving us a glimpse into Ash's future. The book could have gone without it and still been fantastic, but adding that extra 2 chapters or so just skyrocketed the awesomeness. The future bit was honestly my favorite section. We saw THE PROPOSAL THAT MADE ME WANT TO CRY BECAUSE IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, and overcoming his fear of technology, and CHILDREN (!!!!), and his death was beautiful, though I'm in danger of overusing that word. And when I found that it was all a dream I literally put down the book and started beating the front cover with my fists because how was that not real?!?! It was so perfect! It was exactly what I wanted!
But then Julie made it all better by taking that future and fixing the one last thing that could have been fixed.
All in all, this is one of the best series conclusions that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Hats off to you, Julie Kagawa, for a completely imaginative quick read series that has captured my heart.
Ok, not to ruin the finality of that, but the ONLY thing I disliked about the book was the physical book itself. It's a paperback but it still had inside flaps, and it had the uneven paper around the edges. When I was reading I was thinking in the back of my mind "Who came up with this book design? It's so stupid! It doesn't match the other ones now! Augh! WTF!" the whole time.
If you read the Q&A with Julie Kagawa at the end of the book, she talks about how originally she was going to leave the series at the end of The Iron Queen. Luckily her editor convinced her otherwise. I feel like I need to shower that editor with gifts because THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME.
Ok, I was always Team Ash, and when Meaghan banished him from the Iron Realm at the end of the last book I was SOBBING from emotional overload between him becoming her knight and the fighting and her dismissal of him and it was just a lot of feelings all at once. Everything left open at the end of the last book gets wrapped up into a neat little package through the course of this book.
Let me just say that getting a book from Ash's perspective was literally the best thing ever. He's so introspective we got so much more than we did from Meaghan in terms of private thoughts. We learn a lot about his history and his thought process.
Puck was a lot more bearable for me in this book-he had some great one-liners and displayed more emotion than in the past three books. Also his friendship with Ariella was really really nice to watch.
Speaking of Ariella-FLAILING! DID NOT EXPECT THAT AT ALL! Really the only predictable thing she did was the conversation she had about being jealous of Meaghan and Ash's required "I love you but I'm in love with her" spiel. Actually, the way she ended up was also kind of what I was thinking would happen, but it was just such a tragic arc, it was perfect for Ash's character.
I absolutely loved the alternate futures that were presented in the book. Ash could have become that blood thirsty killer, but just based on the fact he was going to all of these lengths for Meaghan it was pretty obvious that wasn't the road he was going to go down.
But then the future where he was totally human-I absolutely cannot thank Julie Kagawa enough for giving us a glimpse into Ash's future. The book could have gone without it and still been fantastic, but adding that extra 2 chapters or so just skyrocketed the awesomeness. The future bit was honestly my favorite section. We saw THE PROPOSAL THAT MADE ME WANT TO CRY BECAUSE IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, and overcoming his fear of technology, and CHILDREN (!!!!), and his death was beautiful, though I'm in danger of overusing that word. And when I found that it was all a dream I literally put down the book and started beating the front cover with my fists because how was that not real?!?! It was so perfect! It was exactly what I wanted!
But then Julie made it all better by taking that future and fixing the one last thing that could have been fixed.
All in all, this is one of the best series conclusions that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Hats off to you, Julie Kagawa, for a completely imaginative quick read series that has captured my heart.
Ok, not to ruin the finality of that, but the ONLY thing I disliked about the book was the physical book itself. It's a paperback but it still had inside flaps, and it had the uneven paper around the edges. When I was reading I was thinking in the back of my mind "Who came up with this book design? It's so stupid! It doesn't match the other ones now! Augh! WTF!" the whole time.
Dat was hem dan, de laatste van de eerste serie. Een serie van oorspronkelijk 3 boeken. Dat is het eerste wat je ook merkt als je dit boek gaat lezen. Het voelt als een toevoeging wat het natuurlijk ook is. Dat maakte niet dat het minder aantrekkelijk was om te gaan lezen. Het verhaal sprak mij nog steeds aan en maakte nog steeds nieuwsgierig.
Wat mij gelijk opvalt zodra ik verder het verhaal in kom, is dat de politiek in dit boek beter wordt beschreven. Je leert meer over het verleden van Ash en dit zorgt ervoor dat je ook een betere inkijk krijgt op de politiek, hierdoor ga je de harde lijnen van het verhaal beter begrijpen. Dit komt alleen wel te laat, dit had al veel eerder gemoeten. Via deze weg kom je ook bij de geschiedenis terecht in het boek. Ook dit werd goed beschreven en je leert meer over Ash en Puck en Ariella, maar ook dit had van mij eerder gemogen, het voelt nu te laat en versterkt het gevoel alleen nog maar meer dat het een toevoeging is.
De personages zelf zijn wel degelijk gegroeid door de boeken en je merkt dat ze echt van tiener naar jong volwassenen zijn gegaan. De persoonlijke ontwikkelingen die bijvoorbeeld Ash meemaakt zijn goed neergezet en gingen ook niet te gehaast, waardoor het natuurlijk aanvoelde. Ook bij Puck veranderen dingen zoals de relatie met Ash, ook dit gaat gestaag.
De schrijfstijl was prima in het boek, is het een hoogstaand juweeltje? Nee dat niet, het is wel een boek waar je doorheen vliegt en wat vermakelijk is. Het is ook zeker niet origineel. Waar de valkuilen van Julie liggen is denk ik het 'te lief willen schrijven' waardoor de opdrachten te makkelijk gaan en de gruwelijke dingen mooier worden gemaakt.
Is er dan nog wel iets goeds aan het boek zal je denken? Jazeker! Ik heb me onwijs vermaakt met de personages en moest soms hardop lachen door de idiote dingen die Puck soms zegt. Daarnaast is de toevoeging van De grote wolf een ware uitkomst het zorgt ervoor dat het wat pittiger werd. De dynamiek tussen Puck en Ash is er een die ik geweldig vind en waar ik van hou, die ga ik ook zeker missen als ik door ga lezen in de volgende serie. Ik geef het boek 4 sterren, juist omdat het verder in de verdeling goed in elkaar zit en het einde ook als een einde is neergezet. Pas in de IJzer legendes merk je het open einde op.
Wat mij gelijk opvalt zodra ik verder het verhaal in kom, is dat de politiek in dit boek beter wordt beschreven. Je leert meer over het verleden van Ash en dit zorgt ervoor dat je ook een betere inkijk krijgt op de politiek, hierdoor ga je de harde lijnen van het verhaal beter begrijpen. Dit komt alleen wel te laat, dit had al veel eerder gemoeten. Via deze weg kom je ook bij de geschiedenis terecht in het boek. Ook dit werd goed beschreven en je leert meer over Ash en Puck en Ariella, maar ook dit had van mij eerder gemogen, het voelt nu te laat en versterkt het gevoel alleen nog maar meer dat het een toevoeging is.
De personages zelf zijn wel degelijk gegroeid door de boeken en je merkt dat ze echt van tiener naar jong volwassenen zijn gegaan. De persoonlijke ontwikkelingen die bijvoorbeeld Ash meemaakt zijn goed neergezet en gingen ook niet te gehaast, waardoor het natuurlijk aanvoelde. Ook bij Puck veranderen dingen zoals de relatie met Ash, ook dit gaat gestaag.
De schrijfstijl was prima in het boek, is het een hoogstaand juweeltje? Nee dat niet, het is wel een boek waar je doorheen vliegt en wat vermakelijk is. Het is ook zeker niet origineel. Waar de valkuilen van Julie liggen is denk ik het 'te lief willen schrijven' waardoor de opdrachten te makkelijk gaan en de gruwelijke dingen mooier worden gemaakt.
Is er dan nog wel iets goeds aan het boek zal je denken? Jazeker! Ik heb me onwijs vermaakt met de personages en moest soms hardop lachen door de idiote dingen die Puck soms zegt. Daarnaast is de toevoeging van De grote wolf een ware uitkomst het zorgt ervoor dat het wat pittiger werd. De dynamiek tussen Puck en Ash is er een die ik geweldig vind en waar ik van hou, die ga ik ook zeker missen als ik door ga lezen in de volgende serie. Ik geef het boek 4 sterren, juist omdat het verder in de verdeling goed in elkaar zit en het einde ook als een einde is neergezet. Pas in de IJzer legendes merk je het open einde op.
Me demore una semana en terminarlo por motivos idiotas y lo único que puedo decir es que Ash es el mejor <3
I really liked that its was from Ash's POV than from Megan's this time. That is what i want in some of the other books and or scenes. It would been nice to know what he thought the situation sometimes. Most importantly he can still use his magic which I am happy about. A new few. thought hopefully he will live long enough to find Puck a girlfriend.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
