TITLE:
The Iron Daughter
AUTHOR:
Julie Kagawa
AUTHOR WEBSITE: www.juliekagawa.com
GENRE:
Young Adult, Fantasy, Faeries
PUBLISHED:
Harlequin Teen
MY
RATING: 4
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SYNOPSIS:
(Provided
by Publisher)
Half
Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted
by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery
queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real
danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent
prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have
been cut off. She's alone in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone
would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she
grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in
her all-too-human heart.
REVIEW:
I
really enjoyed this book. I love the concept of the clash of the worlds:
Winter, Summer and Iron. Winter and Summer go to war. And no one, beside Meghan
and Ash, know that the Iron court exists, the impending danger, and the new
Iron King caused the war so he can swoop in to kill whomever is left after
they’ve battled each other.
The
beginning started out slow, with all the waiting (I hate waiting—characters
seem to get weird and too observational—even though the winter court is
beautiful looking.)
In an
effort to not give too much away, there is a love triangle forming in this
book. I think it’s believable how she goes back and forth but in my honest
opinion, it’s not too annoying. It’s not “twilight-love-triangle” annoying. And
we are left with a cliff hanger, setting us up for book 3: THE IRON QUEEN (to
be released Feb 2011.)
Meghan’s
character is changing a lot. In the first book she was a head-strong, wild
teenager who blindly runs straight into danger. (Doing a whole lot of things
I’d never do.) She grows in Book 2 where she seems to make better decisions
even though she ends up in the middle of battle after battle. But at least she
has a good guy (or two) at her side and it’s for an even bigger cause.
We’re
introduced to a new “in-between-world” where some exile faeries live. (Love
that! A-whole-nother world introduced.) I love the character that lives there,
even though I can’t pronounce her name at all. Leanansidhe? I don’t know. (Hate
when I can’t pronounce a name, makes the story slow down.)
My
favorite part of this book is a character she joins forces with: Iron Horse. If
you read the novella, you’ll know who I’m talking about. THE YELLING HORSE-MAN
MADE OF IRON. He’s so serious that he makes me laugh and I love the way their
relationship develops. He’s like a big dumb machine-animal with a heart. Love
it. And not to mention (a tiny bit of a spoiler) the neat-o powers
that she develops even without her summer-faery power.
RATING:
I rate this book at a 4. It was very good. I enjoyed it very
much. I hope the 3rd book won’t disappoint. (I hope we get to find out who
the new Iron King is and the name of the book just gets me even more curious!!!
)
SERIES REVIEWS:
Book 1: THE IRON KING
Novella: Winter's Passage
Book 2: THE IRON DAUGHTER
Book 3: THE IRON QUEEN
Novella: Summer's Crossing
Book 4: THE IRON KNIGHT
Novella: Iron's Prophecy (not yet reviewed)
Book 5: THE LOST PRINCE (not yet reviewed)
Book 6: THE IRON TRAITOR (new in Nov 2013)
Novella: Winter's Passage
Book 2: THE IRON DAUGHTER
Book 3: THE IRON QUEEN
Novella: Summer's Crossing
Book 4: THE IRON KNIGHT
Novella: Iron's Prophecy (not yet reviewed)
Book 5: THE LOST PRINCE (not yet reviewed)
Book 6: THE IRON TRAITOR (new in Nov 2013)