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The Iron King
by Julie Kagawa
Synopsis: Meghan Chase’s 16th birthday starts off much like she expects. There’s no fanfare from her family. Most of the time, Meghan feels as if they have forgotten she is even there. Why would her birthday be any different? The only one who remembers is her friend Robbie, but even he can’t make up for the slight. None of that really matters, though, because Meghan’s birthday is about to become unforgettable.
Her younger brother, Ethan, is kidnapped and replaced with a changeling – a violent, evil type of faery. In trying to explain what has happened to Ethan, Robbie must explain himself. He is really Robin Goodfellow or Puck, the faery made famous by Shakespeare. He’s been sent to watch over her by King Oberon of the Seelie Court. Meghan doesn’t want to believe in a world of faeries, but she wants to find her brother who has been taken into the Nevernever.
With Puck (Robin Goodfellow) as her guide, Meghan heads into the Nevernever to find Ethan. What she encounters there is nothing she could have ever imagined. Goblins, talking cats, three-headed monsters, and Ash. Beautifully stunning Ash. Ash is the prince of the UnSeelie Court. He comes from a land of perpetual snow and winter, and his heart seems as frozen as the landscape from which he comes.
But Meghan can’t be distract by boys right now. She has to navigate the customs and terrain of this new world, and find Ethan before it’s too late.
Review: I started this novel with a large helping of trepidation. I had heard so much hype around this book and the series that I was convinced the book could not possibly live up to the hype. I am pleased to say that I stand very corrected. The Iron King was everything every review made it seem, and then some.
I adored the mixture of faery folklore, fairy tales, and Alice in Wonderland that make up the foundation of The Iron King. When a talking cat was introduced, I was extremely leery, but Grimalkin quickly became one of my most favorite parts of this novel. Grimalkin is an excellent example of how Kagawa mixes together all these stories we are familiar with to create her world for this novel, but then truly makes it her own.
I thought the characters were spot on. Meghan is an excellent heroine. She is easy to experience as a reader, and she is very genuine. I found Puck to be endearing and Ash to be an aloof hottie. I will proclaim my team affiliation (Team Ash or Team Puck) after reading the next book.
Let’s not forget the plot. It would be easy to in the fantastical world that Kagawa has created. But she doesn’t abandon the plot, so neither shall I. Girl-is-thrown-into-a-harrowing-situation-to-save-a-loved-one is a compelling story. It might not be as compelling as I found it to be were Kagawa not such a talented author. This story could have quickly deteriorated into a rehashing of tales familiar, but that is definitely not what happened.
Fresh, exciting, and very hard to put down. The Iron King is amazing. I highly recommend this novel.
Her younger brother, Ethan, is kidnapped and replaced with a changeling – a violent, evil type of faery. In trying to explain what has happened to Ethan, Robbie must explain himself. He is really Robin Goodfellow or Puck, the faery made famous by Shakespeare. He’s been sent to watch over her by King Oberon of the Seelie Court. Meghan doesn’t want to believe in a world of faeries, but she wants to find her brother who has been taken into the Nevernever.
With Puck (Robin Goodfellow) as her guide, Meghan heads into the Nevernever to find Ethan. What she encounters there is nothing she could have ever imagined. Goblins, talking cats, three-headed monsters, and Ash. Beautifully stunning Ash. Ash is the prince of the UnSeelie Court. He comes from a land of perpetual snow and winter, and his heart seems as frozen as the landscape from which he comes.
But Meghan can’t be distract by boys right now. She has to navigate the customs and terrain of this new world, and find Ethan before it’s too late.
Review: I started this novel with a large helping of trepidation. I had heard so much hype around this book and the series that I was convinced the book could not possibly live up to the hype. I am pleased to say that I stand very corrected. The Iron King was everything every review made it seem, and then some.
I adored the mixture of faery folklore, fairy tales, and Alice in Wonderland that make up the foundation of The Iron King. When a talking cat was introduced, I was extremely leery, but Grimalkin quickly became one of my most favorite parts of this novel. Grimalkin is an excellent example of how Kagawa mixes together all these stories we are familiar with to create her world for this novel, but then truly makes it her own.
I thought the characters were spot on. Meghan is an excellent heroine. She is easy to experience as a reader, and she is very genuine. I found Puck to be endearing and Ash to be an aloof hottie. I will proclaim my team affiliation (Team Ash or Team Puck) after reading the next book.
Let’s not forget the plot. It would be easy to in the fantastical world that Kagawa has created. But she doesn’t abandon the plot, so neither shall I. Girl-is-thrown-into-a-harrowing-situation-to-save-a-loved-one is a compelling story. It might not be as compelling as I found it to be were Kagawa not such a talented author. This story could have quickly deteriorated into a rehashing of tales familiar, but that is definitely not what happened.
Fresh, exciting, and very hard to put down. The Iron King is amazing. I highly recommend this novel.