The Iron King Special Edition: 1 (Iron Fey)

Julie Kagawa is one of my fave YA authors but this series is not a fave of mine, I don't know why I couldn't click with it. The first book was okey and the next two was good but I still haven't been able to finish the last one and I don't know if I ever will. I recommend it for anyone that likes stories about fey and that likes to read YA but like younger YA.

Meghan Chase travels to a completely different world which is parallel to our own in search of her brother, meeting cruel and evil beings (which are all described wonderfully, FYI) along the way. The world building is what made me fall in love with this book. While the Fey aspect of the novel is certainly nothing new, the world that Julie Kagawa created is truly breathtaking. Julie has done an amazing job with that! It's one of the main draws of the novel, and I wanted to find out as much as I could about this fascinating place. The pacing of the story was quick enough to grab and hold my interest, and the story literally flew by for me. I was done before I knew it, and now I can't wait to read book two! What didn't particularly work too well for me is the fact that I do feel that certain romances happened far too quickly. This is a series, after all. I feel that more development was needed between the characters, and this could have been built up throughout the first couple of books, but instead it felt rushed. I'll let you read the book and figure out which characters I am talking about - I don't want to ruin the book for you in this review! Meghan as a main character was interesting, and it was fun watching her character develop - but she slowly became quite annoying. She seemed silly and almost naïve at times, as she continued to run into various situations without thinking, and then she had to be saved by one of the other characters. I thought she would have learnt from her mistakes, but I guess not. That being said, this is what makes her character more realistic. She's a teenage girl who's just had her world turned upside down. I suppose she needs to be cut some slack. As for Puck... I loved Puck! He was mischievous and funny, and he obviously cared deeply for Meghan, and greatly favoured their relationship. I just wish he had been in it more. His character was a star, and I fell in love with him from the word go. He's definitely the side I favour in this love triangle. I want a real life Puck! *swoon* I don't feel I've seen enough of Ash to actually analyse his character, but from what I've seen so far, he seems perfectly alright. Although I still prefer Puck, Ash is the strong, heroic warrior type who would rather fight with a sword than with magic. I can certainly see the attraction there! *wink wink, nudge nudge* I especially loved Grim, the talking cat. I thought he was an amazing character - yes, he is much more than an ordinary house cat! - and I hope to see him in future books! His funny comments were the best, and the way he kept wandering off and then reappearing was kind of creepy. Overall, I give The Iron King a rating of 5/5 for being so incredible. The positives more than make up for the negatives, and this book truly exceeded my expectations.

This is a really great series, especially if you enjoy fantasy & romance. I read this the first time when i was in my teens and again now in my mid twenties and I still love it as much. Julie does a fantastic job of writing the world out so you can vividly imagine it. Even the most scary of creatures can seem ethereal. The story: Meghan Chase is your average teenager, or so she thinks until her little brother gets kidnapped and switched with a Changeling. Meghan must go on an incredible adventure with her best friend Robbie (aka Robbin Goodfellow, Puck) to the Nevernever to rescue him. Along the way she discovers the truth about herself, encounters numerous dangers and falls in love. The plot is fairly fast paced and it’s definitely action packed. I enjoyed that Meghan wants to fight for herself and doesn’t need saving (but it does happen sometimes). I appreciated the different use of Fey in this series, imagine the complete opposite of Tinkerbell. Plus I learned about countless other fantasy creatures. I also loved the newer book cover, very sleek and elegant. Especially compared to the original covers, these ones feel more geared towards New Adult readers, even though it’s YA. The older covers felt very YA. Small factor, but now i wish i had the rest of the series with this cover 😅

Die "Plötzlich Fee" Reihe habe ich damals auf Deutsch gelesen mit 13. Ich habe sie geliebt und wollte nun endlich mal das Ganze auf Englisch lesen. Außerdem finde ich die englischen Cover schöner. "That's New. If you See any steel dryads, be Sure to tell me so I can run away screaming." - S. 93 Puck Meghan und Ash. Irgendwie noch Puck dazu und fertig ist ein großes Chaos, viele Gefühle, Witz und Drama. Meghan ist verdammt mutig dafür das sie von allem überrannt wird. Naja das kommt davon wenn der Bruder nicht der Bruder ist und einen irgendwie töten will. Sie ist äußerst loyal, muss aber so verdammt viel mitmachen und bleibt sich trotzdem selbst treu. Ash ist wow ehm eiskalt und zu Beginn ein Typ den man gerne mal schlagen will. Aber auch er hat seine Gründe und ehrlich gesagt, hatte ich dann Respekt vor ihm. Er ist ein guter Kämpfer, unterdrückt öfter seine Emotionen ist aber kein schlechter Typ. Okay es war ein reread und ich hatte Angst davor, weil ja ehm mein Geschmack mit 13 eher sehr dramatisch war. Trotzdem war ich nochmal komplett in der Welt der Feen gefangen. Mit Puck hatte man immer was zu lachen und Augen verdrehen war praktisch Pflicht. Mit Meghan bin ich Kopf über rein gefallen in diese Welt. Habe alles nochmal erlebt und durchlebt. Ash neu kennenzulernen mit etwas erwachseneren Augen war super interessant und Puck war halt ein Typ für sich den ich in "Plötzlich Rebel" genauer zeige. Es war super spannend und einfach so schön beschrieben. Die Welt und die unterschiedlichen Höfe haben neugierig gemacht und die Herrscher waren eine Nummer für sich. Ich habe richtig mitgefiebert und bin nach diesem spannend Kampf am Ende nun neugierig wie das wieder weiter geht.

Llegó a tiempo, en muy buenas condiciones.