The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

What is it about?

This book is the first in The Iron Fey series.

"Meghan Chase has a secret destiny- one she could never have imagined...Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home.When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her little brother is taken, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. She could never have guessed the truth. Meghan is the daughter of a faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will have to choice between a normal life and her magical destiny - and choose between her best friend and a darkly dangerous prince. It's time for Meghan to enter the faery world... "

 - The blurb of the book.

How did I come across the book?

It was a gift to me from my sister for Christmas.

What did I think?

Well, once I got into the story properly of this book (which for me took a while) it was good. This magical plot with faeries is not my usual cup of tea. Towards the end I was filled with questions; Who is loyal to her? What are those creatures? Will he survive? It was quite intriguing. What really had me interested was that fact among the magic and the craziness there was a romance. One of those forbidden, kinda dark romances. A romance with a jealous but friendly onlooker. It was the slow kind of teenager love which is in most books with the mere mention of his name making her blush.. This contrasting the fast-paced plot (which introduced new characters, creatures and setting like there's no tomorrow) worked quite well.

The narrative I give this book another 2 out of 5, not just because it was magical, but because it was very fast and so to me it should have been slower so the readers could understand the land and world being portrayed.
For the characters I give it a 2 stars out of 5 again. I never really felt 'connected' to the characters, for example I wouldn't mind a character dying just because then I can see it's affect on the story.

For the Literature I give this book a 3 out of 5, it was written well in my opinion with description being unpredictable and interesting.

Overall, I give this book a 3 out of 5. It wasn't awful, but not amazing either really in my opinion because it didn't have me 'hooked' and in that mode where everything I do or anything I say will relate back to the book, where I would constantly be wondering how the characters will get out of the situation they're in.

Websites for this book

Websites that look into this book; (right click to open)

The Official Site

The Official Fan Site

Goodreads- The Iron King

Websites that sell the book;

Waterstones