The First Kiss

The Iron Fey #1.25

by Julie Kagawa

This scene takes place in the Iron King, when Meghan and Ash are searching a warehouse for the trod into the Iron Realm. As Meghan ventures further inside, the trod guardian, a huge iron dragon, springs to life and attacks her.

This is from Ash's POV.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Short Stories, Fae, Paranormal, Fairies

8 pages, ebook

First published March 13, 2013

Reviews

[almera · Rating 4 out of 5]

SQUEALING BECAUSE ASH


I...was in love. With Meghan Chase.


Hell with it.

THAT'S RIGHT BABY. YOU GRAB HER AND YOU KISS HER.

[Radmila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I...was in love. With Meghan Chase. A human. And the princess of the Seelie Court. It was a cruel joke, of course.

[Chester · Rating 4 out of 5]

God knows I love Puck but I've long ago given up on him and Meghan (because I want him for myself, of course. To hell with ice-boy) so I am now able to enjoy Ash/Meghan scenes. This is just wonderful!

[Annie Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

*SIGH* Oh Ash, that was so sweet and lovely. I just love, love, love the Winter Prince! What a treat for us Ash lovers. It was too short for my liking. I could read ANYTHING from Ash's POV. This was the first time Ash realizes he's falling in love with Meghan, they're in the Iron Realm and they are fighting a vicious dragon but still, he's thinking about her and of course saving her from that bad, bad dragon. He's struggling internally with the consequences of falling in love with the Summer Princess. I loved being in his head, of course I always love being his delicious head. It's so amazing in there!! My only complaint....STOP THINKING ABOUT ARIELLA. She's gone, move on.

But other than that tiny thing, I love Ash!!!! Thanks to Julie for giving us this great look inside the first kiss. I loved it!

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for free here - https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/129...

This was a good short from Ash's point of view, and recaps the kiss scene in The Iron King. I think I actually enjoyed it more from Ash's perspective though!
7.5 out of 10

[Booknut 101 · Rating 4 out of 5]

FANGIRL OVERLOAD!!! *sobs and happy dances simultaneously*

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was actually more nauseating than Meghan's perspective.

[Andreea Pop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sigh. God, I love Ash.

[Katerina Kondrenko · Rating 2 out of 5]

5 out of 10

ревью на русском/review in russian

A few pages from Ash's POV. I'm glad to see the kissing scene from another perspective, 'cause in The Iron King, all happened too fast. It was really cute. The 24219472nd kiss for him and the first for her. Romantic!)

BTW, I'm jealous of every Ash's thought of Ariella. Yup. He loved her and she's dead and can we just move on? Cruel me. Seems like I fell for this dark prince and became inadequate. If you are interested in Winter's Prince too, don't forget to read this bonus.

The Iron Fey (Железные фейри):

— The Iron King (Железный король) #1/4
— The First Kiss (Первый поцелуй) #1.25/4
— Winter's Passage (Сквозь зиму) #1.5/4
— The Iron Daughter (Железна принцесса) #2/4
— The Iron Queen (Железная королева) #3/4
— Summer's Crossing (Летний путь) #3.5/4
— Ash's Letter to Meghan (Письмо Ясеня Мег) #3.6/4
— The Iron Knight (Железный рыцарь) #4/4
— An Iron Fey Valentine (День железного Валентина) #4.4/4
— Iron's Prophecy (Пророчество железа) #4.5/4

The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten (Железные фейри: зов забытых):

— The Lost Prince (Потерянный принц) #1/3
— The Iron Traitor (Железный предатель) #2/3
— The Iron Warrior (Железный воин) #3/3

[Patricia Carstairs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leer este POV después de acabar con la serie hace que me den mis feelings porque recuerdo como luchó Ash contra sus sentimientos al comprender que estaba enamorado de Meghan.

[Zeynep Dilara · Rating 5 out of 5]

ashashashashASHASHASH ASH ASH o kadar o kadar o kadar çok tatlısın ki :')

[Alaina · Rating 3 out of 5]

For an eight page novella, it was quite adorable to read about Meghan and Ash's first kiss - at least from his point of view. I wish I got to read more since this took me like less than two minutes to read but I guess I will just have to accept the eight pages that were written. On to the next The Iron Fey novella...

[MischaS_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This shows how much Ash and Meghan belong together. It was easy, sweet chapter and I really enjoyed it.

[Marnie (Enchanted Bibliophile) · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I much more like Ash's POV than Meghan's.

[Kira Simion · Rating 3 out of 5]

You are able to get this short for free following the url someone graciously provided below the cover. Also, keep in mind that I have not come back to this series in a few years, so my memory and my emotions, while entact, are hazy.

[Sinead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Ash...

[Nidofito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh, pleasurable, but not terribly more than Meghan's POV. Between the two, I think she may be the more saucy one.

[Lex’s Library · Rating 2 out of 5]

[REVIEW]

DISCLAIMER: When writing a negative review, it is never my intention to sound like I don’t think ANYONE should read a book I rated one or two stars. If I discouraged you, I might be taking away your chance from discovering your newest favorite book. Therefore, please don’t let my review TOTALLY deter you from reading The First Kiss. As I mentioned in the first disclaimer, this is collection of my thoughts and opinions on the book. This is me saying, “I didn’t like The First Kiss and here’s why.” I’m not saying, “I didn’t like The First Kiss, and here’s why you shouldn’t like it/read it.”

(On that note, I am aware some people need to read others’ thoughts and opinions to help them to decide whether or not to buy/read a book. If this review does help you, and that’s what you needed, that’s fine! However, don’t just take my word for it. Look at what others are saying, and decide from there.)

I already don’t ship Ash and Meghan, but that’s not why I’m rating this two stars. I just don’t feel like it added much to the story. It’s already pretty well established that Ash is constantly fighting his feelings for Meghan, since he’s part of the Winter Court and she’s part of the Summer Court. I just kind of wanted to learn more about Ash in this? His family, perhaps, or maybe more about his history with Puck? I know he was fighting a dragon, but if he could think about his feelings for Meghan during all of that, he could’ve also thought of something else. Maybe something we didn’t already know beforehand (like WHY IN THE WORLD does he have feelings for Meghan??? And I don’t mean that like, “Eww, what do you see in HER? She’s awful!” I’m just so frustrated because I’ve read one main book and two novellas so far, and I still cannot find the reasons why Ash and Meghan are drawn to each other, besides Ash being hot. And the fact that they’re in different courts, to bring ANGST to the table. Except, it’s not angst, it’s just confusing).

I’d only recommend this if you’ve read The Iron King and if you love this series. Other than that, though, this just didn’t feel necessary.

[Meaghan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess I ship Ash and Meghan more than I ship Puck and Meghan but, to be honest, I don't care about either as a romantic interest yet. Maybe I'm alone in this. Puck is just definition friend zone in my opinion. It just seems like any romantic interaction would make me cringe since it would radiate of awkwardness.



As for Ash, I just don't get why Meghan is falling all over him. The guy has been nothing but a jerk to her! Granted, it was nice to see something from Ash's POV, and I feel a bit better about trying to support him (even though I'm not all the way there yet).

Hopefully as this series continues, one of them will spark my interest since a large part of these books is about the romantic interest.

[Joti · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!! ASH & MEGHAN!!!!!!! <3
SO SHE'S ATTACKED BY A DRAGON & ASH'S HEART LITERALLY STOPS CUZ ALL HE COULD THINK ABOUT WAS ARIELLA & HOW SHE'S DIED CUZ HE COULDN'T SAVE HER IN TIME & HE USES A LOT OF POWER & GLAMOUR TO KILL THE STUPID THING & HE'S WEAK & MEGHAN'S THERE & HE REALIZES THAT HE'S IN LOVE WITH HER & THEN HE KISSES HER ANYWAY!!!!!
AND THE KISSS....
....
...
!!!!!!!!!!
<3
OMGGGGSSS IT'S SO HOT!!! AND HE TELLS HER THAT THEY CAN'T BE TOGETHER - THE FAERY COURTS WOULDN'T ALLOW IT & MEGHAN JUST SAYS THAT THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER & THEN THE DRAGON WAKES UP, NOT DEAD & THEY RUN !!!!! OVED SEEING THAT FROM ASH'S POV!!!!

[TJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Ash!!

[spring ~♡]

Where can I find a Prince Ash for me?

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute ^^

[Euridice · Rating 3 out of 5]

el es tan hermoso, por que ella no lo representa

[Felicia [Felicia's Ink(t)] · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved them all, yeah yeah, I know. But oh my God, I seriously love these extras.

The First Kiss is the scene from Ash's POV. Because of the fast paced story and the huge amount of excitement on that point in the story, this extra is a nice insight. It is absulotely lovely to see how Ash experienced the first kiss with Meghan. To read the emotions of a young man, fae and prince of the Unseelie court when kissing and falling in love with Meghan, princess of the Seelie court.

Ash's Letter to Meghan is a letter to break love for normal people. It is so damn romantic and to drool over that love in reality has lost a bit of its charm.

I WANT A VALENTINE LIKE THAT =] =] =] It was so damn romantic, like om my God!! Can't say anything more about it. It was perfect. The End...

If you like The Iron Fey, you can't miss out on these extras!!!


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[Michele (Reading Lark/CanadianTwiMom) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just this little tidbit from where the story began made me realize how much I missed this world and Ash and Meghan! Meghan & Ash's love story was EPIC and going back to that first kiss, and reading that scene from Ash's perspective, when Ash realized he loved her...*happy sigh*

I'm always in my happy place reading anything from Julie and The Iron Fey. Thanks Julie! LOVED it!

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was incredibly soppy but not enough so that I cringed inwardly which should be considered a compliment. It was a very cute little story in Ash's POV. I don't really remember much of the scene in the Iron King because I haven't read this series in such a long time but it reminded me of how much I loved it when I read it the first time, perhaps this calls for a re-read.

[Clarissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, I like Ash, but this feels so insta-lovey. I mean really... you people have known each other a few days. Despite that it was a cute kiss and there's no arguing that Ash is dreamy, but still...the insta-love... it irks me so much.