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A review by kayteaface
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
5.0
4.5 / 5
I was really pleasantly surprised by this book! I was quite skeptical before I read it because when I think of fairies as characters in books and films I see OTT girly Tinkerbell kinds of things and that doesn't really appeal to me. The fairies in the Iron King, however, were all kinds of badass sword-wielding goodness.
I thought Kagawa's writing was fabulous and so magical; her words created such vivid images for me and I felt like I was there in the Nevernever, watching the story unfold.
I really enjoyed the plot. It was very exciting and had me hooked from the get go. The one thing that made me dock a half star, though, was the romance. Uhm, where did that even come from? It felt really unnecessary and awkward to me. I was cringing like a boss when Meghan was described as Ash's "beloved". I also didn't really see Ash's appeal to the majority of girls on Goodreads - I much preferred Puck. Plz not 2 lynch me.
I was really pleasantly surprised by this book! I was quite skeptical before I read it because when I think of fairies as characters in books and films I see OTT girly Tinkerbell kinds of things and that doesn't really appeal to me. The fairies in the Iron King, however, were all kinds of badass sword-wielding goodness.
I thought Kagawa's writing was fabulous and so magical; her words created such vivid images for me and I felt like I was there in the Nevernever, watching the story unfold.
I really enjoyed the plot. It was very exciting and had me hooked from the get go. The one thing that made me dock a half star, though, was the romance. Uhm, where did that even come from? It felt really unnecessary and awkward to me. I was cringing like a boss when Meghan was described as Ash's "beloved". I also didn't really see Ash's appeal to the majority of girls on Goodreads - I much preferred Puck. Plz not 2 lynch me.