Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Iron King (Iron Fey, #1)

by Julie Kagawa

Enter a fantastical world of dangerous faeries, wicked princes and one half-human girl who discovers her entire life is a lie.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared when she was six. Ten years later, when her little brother also goes missing, Meghan learns the truth--she is the secret daughter of a mythical faery king and a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she loves, 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.

Books and novellas in the Iron Fey series:
The Iron King (special edition includes "Winter's Passage"* ebook novella)
The Iron Daughter (special edition includes the "Guide to the Iron Fey"*)
The Iron Queen (special edition includes "Summer's Crossing"* ebook novella)
The Iron Knight (special edition includes "Iron's Prophecy"* ebook novella)
The Lost Prince
The Iron Traitor
The Iron Warrior

*Also available in The Iron Legends anthology

Books in the Iron Fey: Evenfall series:
The Iron Raven

Reviewed by Jordon on

2 of 5 stars

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Errmmm, well, there was nothing wrong with this book. It was written well, there was lots going on, you understood what was happening. Except that I got bored. I have realised I do not really enjoy Faerie stories. The world of the fey always seems so dark. Personally I like it when I feel happy after I finish a book. Sad maybe because I didn’t want it to end. But happy at how the story was told, how it made me feel, how it ended.

All the faery stories I have read have not made me feel like that. So I have come to the conclusion I personally do not enjoy stories about faeries. The fey world is just too crazy, complex and dark. The fey themselves are crazy, complex and very dark. Even the nice natured fey, still a dark side to them. That is the fey.

But putting my personal feelings aside, this book was a good book. The story was well thought out. I just probably won’t be reading the next books in the series.

Miss J
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