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A review by daphx00
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
5.0
People told me I had to read it. Some people even yelled at me for not having read even the first book in the Iron Fey series. And when I read it, I knew why. It's that good. Impossible to put down once you're fully absorbed into the Nevernever and utterly captivating until the very last page.
To be honest, I was always a bit weary of pixies and faeries. It never really struck me as something I would like to read. But thankfully, there's Julie Kagawa to prove me wrong. The world she has created is rich and lively in detail and I could fully imagine the Nevernever when we followed Meghan into a world that she never held possible.
The world and description of the faeries was incredibly detailed and I could actually imagine myself walking in her world (although I would probably be eaten before I'd make it to the pond, to be honest). And if I am fair, I have to admit that my review does not do The Iron King justice whatsoever. It's one of those books that you just have to read for yourself in order to see what all the fuss is about, because you can't possibly capture this in a review of a couple hundred words.
The creativity in this story is obvious at every page you turn. I loved the idea of technology influencing the magical lands of the faeries and thereby threatening their excistence. It's such a current theme: children are playing video games instead of play outside or read and besides that, we're always looking for better technology. The way this was woven into the story.. I can only take my imaginary hat off.
And of course, there was the whole Team Ash and Team Puck thing. To be honest, I wasn't swept of my feet by either of them, although I can see the appeal; Puck, who is familiar, with his goofy grin and his loyalty towards Meghan, and Ash, who is breathtakingly gorgeous, yet cool and most of all, forbidden. I think I will just sit back and enjoy the rest of Meghan's story, while the guys battle it out - it seems like they want to do that, anyway.
My overall rating: 5/5
Five golden stars for Meghan, Ash, Puck and of course, Ethan - and I am ready to be swept off my feet by The Iron Daughter.
(this review is published on my blog, http://lvngbooks.blogspot.com)
To be honest, I was always a bit weary of pixies and faeries. It never really struck me as something I would like to read. But thankfully, there's Julie Kagawa to prove me wrong. The world she has created is rich and lively in detail and I could fully imagine the Nevernever when we followed Meghan into a world that she never held possible.
The world and description of the faeries was incredibly detailed and I could actually imagine myself walking in her world (although I would probably be eaten before I'd make it to the pond, to be honest). And if I am fair, I have to admit that my review does not do The Iron King justice whatsoever. It's one of those books that you just have to read for yourself in order to see what all the fuss is about, because you can't possibly capture this in a review of a couple hundred words.
The creativity in this story is obvious at every page you turn. I loved the idea of technology influencing the magical lands of the faeries and thereby threatening their excistence. It's such a current theme: children are playing video games instead of play outside or read and besides that, we're always looking for better technology. The way this was woven into the story.. I can only take my imaginary hat off.
And of course, there was the whole Team Ash and Team Puck thing. To be honest, I wasn't swept of my feet by either of them, although I can see the appeal; Puck, who is familiar, with his goofy grin and his loyalty towards Meghan, and Ash, who is breathtakingly gorgeous, yet cool and most of all, forbidden. I think I will just sit back and enjoy the rest of Meghan's story, while the guys battle it out - it seems like they want to do that, anyway.
My overall rating: 5/5
Five golden stars for Meghan, Ash, Puck and of course, Ethan - and I am ready to be swept off my feet by The Iron Daughter.
(this review is published on my blog, http://lvngbooks.blogspot.com)