The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

The Blurb On The Back:

In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be seventeen.

Although, technically, I won’t actually be turning seventeen. I’ve been in the Nevernever too long. When you’re in Faery, you don’t age. So while a year has passed in the real world, age-wise I’m probably only a few days older than when I went in.

In real life, I’ve changed so much I don’t even recognise.

MY NAME IS MEGHAN CHASE.

I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who’s sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the ore of conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it.

THIS TIME.

THERE WILL BE NO TURNING BACK.

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The Verdict:

The third in Julie Kagawa’s IRON FEY series is another brilliantly descriptive, vividly imagined affair and I continue to love her Iron Faeries. However, as with THE IRON KING and THE IRON DAUGHTER, the romance storyline does nothing for me and although Meghan develops more in this book and becomes a stronger character, I remain perplexed as to what Puck and Ash see in her and she still relies on the boys to tell her what to do and how to think. I’ll read the final book in the quartet to see how Kagawa brings the overall story to a close, but you really will get more out of this if you’re already a fan of Ash and Meghan.

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

The Blurb On The Back:

My name – my True Name – is Ashallayn’darkmyr Tallyn.

I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court.

And I am dead to her.

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl …

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The Verdict:

The concluding book in Julie Kagawa’s IRON FEY quartet differs from the earlier books in that it’s told from Ash’s point of view and whether that works for you depends on whether you already liked Ash as a character. Because I was never that taken with him, I never really engaged with the book as much as I should have done and because this builds on the central romance between Ash and Meghan, the ending is a foregone conclusion. That said, the final quarter of the book gives a strong insight into Ash’s character. All in all, although I’m not a romance fan I do enjoy Kagawa’s world building and will definitely be checking out her next book.

THE IRON KNIGHT was released in the UK on 6th January 2012. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the ARC of this book.