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A review by keistar
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
4.0
I actually like Ash (lol; i’m not team ash or anything, but he’s definitely cool), so I remember I was excited when I first picked up the Iron Knight! This book follows Ash on his quest to obtain the one thing the fey lack: a soul. With some new and old faces joining Ash on his journey, we follow him on his quest.
I think the book was mostly entertaining! Puck was still Puck and Grim was still Grim. I felt it was like old times with Meghan, but not quite. Ash is very ~dark and edgy~ and you could tell in his narration and moods. I think it took on more of a darker tone because of it? But he was more mature and I think from the beginning to the end, you really see him grow. Overall, great book, wish some things were different! I'll be talking about my gripes in more detail in the spoilers,
⚠️ SPOILER ALERT: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ⚠️
This may sound wrong, but I think Ash needed to suffer more. Yeah, he's Unseelie and super immortal, so he's obviously done a lot of wrong. I think that when he did the second trial of going through the past, he didn't really get to feel the weight of all those he killed and made suffer by him. He felt regret, but at the same time, he should have done some sort of penance for all that he wronged. Though, saying that, he had a conscience, deep down when we were going through the memories.
Clearly, I liked the book but I had some gripes with it. I think some chapters could have been left out, like the hobayahs and whatnot. It would have been interesting to explore more of the dream world that Ash was in with Meghan. If we got more glimpses of the trials that the Guardian put Ash through, I think that would have been cool to see. I think also Ariella would have been cool if she was fleshed out a little more, rather than the jealous ex-girlfriend.
It would have been super meaningful if instead of Ariella sacrificing herself for Ash, it would have been Puck. The two of them have loads of history together and it might have been symbolic if he gave up his life for his friend. That would have been a true display of friendship. If that happened, maybe Puck would have been reincarnated. I feel like it would have given him more of a purpose? Or make his character shine a little more? I'm not sure, but yeah! Great book, just wish some things were different.
I think the book was mostly entertaining! Puck was still Puck and Grim was still Grim. I felt it was like old times with Meghan, but not quite. Ash is very ~dark and edgy~ and you could tell in his narration and moods. I think it took on more of a darker tone because of it? But he was more mature and I think from the beginning to the end, you really see him grow. Overall, great book, wish some things were different! I'll be talking about my gripes in more detail in the spoilers,
⚠️ SPOILER ALERT: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ⚠️
This may sound wrong, but I think Ash needed to suffer more. Yeah, he's Unseelie and super immortal, so he's obviously done a lot of wrong. I think that when he did the second trial of going through the past, he didn't really get to feel the weight of all those he killed and made suffer by him. He felt regret, but at the same time, he should have done some sort of penance for all that he wronged. Though, saying that, he had a conscience, deep down when we were going through the memories.
Clearly, I liked the book but I had some gripes with it. I think some chapters could have been left out, like the hobayahs and whatnot. It would have been interesting to explore more of the dream world that Ash was in with Meghan. If we got more glimpses of the trials that the Guardian put Ash through, I think that would have been cool to see. I think also Ariella would have been cool if she was fleshed out a little more, rather than the jealous ex-girlfriend.
It would have been super meaningful if instead of Ariella sacrificing herself for Ash, it would have been Puck. The two of them have loads of history together and it might have been symbolic if he gave up his life for his friend. That would have been a true display of friendship. If that happened, maybe Puck would have been reincarnated. I feel like it would have given him more of a purpose? Or make his character shine a little more? I'm not sure, but yeah! Great book, just wish some things were different.