Review - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Title and Author: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Publication Date: February 1, 2010

Paperback: 363 Pages

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Summary:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Review:

I wasn’t sure I would like this book when I started reading it, but I was definitely pleasantly surprised.

The Iron King is a book about fairies that include a lot of well known characters from other books like Robin Goodfellow (Puck), King Oberon and Queen Tatiana from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Meghan, the main character, embarks on a journey to save her brother that takes her to Fairyland, where she encounters danger, adventure and love.

I loved the characters in this book. Meghan is a good narrator. She’s intelligent, funny, strong and willing to sacrifice herself for those who she loves. I especially liked the fact that she wouldn’t go down without a fight and that she was able to use her intellect to get her out of some difficult situations.

Puck was a great character as well, with whom I feel in love right from the start. He’s mischievous and sarcastic and is able to joke about anything and everything. Even when he’s in danger he’s able to laugh about it. Plus, he’s completely invested in helping Megan and keeping her safe. He’s her best friend, after all.

Ash, the winter prince, is a very interesting character. He’s dangerous and dark and he’s invested on keeping his emotions hidden from everyone. Meghan is able to get through to him, though, and unravel a whole different side of him.

Another character I really enjoyed reading about was Grimalkin, the Devil’s cat. He was a smart ass. He was funny and took great pleasure in watching Puck and Ash fight each other just like I did.

The romance and love triangle in this book was well written and didn’t overpower the rest of the story, since there’s a lot of action and adventure.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and the plot was interesting and able to keep my attention. I loved the mythical world Julie Kagawa created and was captivated by it.

I would definitely recommend this book to all readers who enjoy Ya fiction and fantasy.

Rating: Somewhere Between Well Worth Your Time and Must Read ( 4 ½ Stars)

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