The Iron Knight (Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten) (Iron Fey, #4)

by Julie Kagawa

[Angie]

The Iron Knight is quite different from the previous books. For starters, it's from Ash's POV. It's all about his journey to finding a way to be with Meghan in the Iron Realm. Of course, as a faery, there's no way for him to survive. And there's the matter of that curse he's under. Luckily, there's a solution to both of his problems: get a soul, becoming human. Ash has to travel to the End of the World, but he's not going alone. Puck, Grim, and some new companions have sworn to help the prince reach his goal.

I did enjoy The Iron Knight, but it wasn't quite as engaging and exciting as the rest of the series. There's no big battle happening, nothing huge and life threatening. Ash and everyone do face some unpleasant things at the beginning, but obviously they have to be able to reach the final destination or the book would have been super short. However, once Ash is going about his tests, I was hooked! Those are some tortuous things he had to go through, but they were necessary for his quest. Is being human really want he wants? Can he handle it?!

The Iron Knight was a fitting ending to this series, although I felt like there was a bit of a lack of commitment on the author's part. I can't say why exactly, but the results of Ash's quest weren't what I was expecting. She should have taken it all the way, instead of leaving that bit of wiggle room. It just feels like a cop out. But I am happy with it overall.

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