The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten) (Iron Fey, #2)

by Julie Kagawa

Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan is deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, becomes a prisoner of the Winter faery queen, and loses her own fey powers. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey--ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her--and trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly.

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2.5 of 5 stars

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The Iron Daughter is so much better than [b:The Iron King|6644117|The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)|Julie Kagawa|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327877670l/6644117._SY75_.jpg|6838626]. At times the writing was still jarringly pedantic, particularly when Meghan was trying to be glib or was especially immature. But there's so much delicious angst, it's a lot of fun.

It's like the book version of a CW show: I love you but I can't be with you - oh being away from you is tearing me apart - I know you love someone else, but I'm always here - Don't ask me that again - oh why can't I let you go!
If I were a fairy in this world, I think my glamour would totally be fueled by angst.

I mean, there's a plot too. And it's also better than [b:The Iron King|6644117|The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)|Julie Kagawa|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327877670l/6644117._SY75_.jpg|6838626] with more going on and it's more deft and stitched together more smoothly and it's subtle which is both infuriating and exciting. There's some good layering in for the next book which I'm anxious to read. The characters all develop as we spend more time with them and become more interesting. But really, all the angst is just sumptuous.

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  • 19 January, 2012: Reviewed