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The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)

Julie Kagawa

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: August 1, 2014

Why we're reading this: Won the June BOTM Series read!!
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Jan 14, 2023 Molly Mortensen rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, reviews, 2023, young-adult, fantasy, faeries, sold, the-dog-dies

The world building is your traditional modern unseelie and seelie court fairies but they're also powered by human emotions and beliefs. The characters are named after a Midsummer Night's Dream, Oberon, Titania, and Puck. (The unseelie queen is named Mab, like she so often is) But there are unique aspects to the magics, such as the portals and how they create magic from the glamor of human emotions.

Meghan is an okay main character. Suitably spunky, but is a bit of a damsel in distress and she's ...more

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Dec 06, 2013 Mary Dover rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own

This book was absolutely fantastic this would be my first book that I have read about faeries, and I plan on getting the rest of the books. I can't wait to read the rest to see what happens to Meghan chase at the court she has to go to because of a promise she made. ...more

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Jun 12, 2013 Diana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: love-it, 1st-in-a-series, supernatural, should-be-a-movie, 2013, love-triangle, royal, 5-star, book-boyfriend, romance

Oh my gosh. I really liked this book. At some parts, I was bored, but I really like the outline and the romance. (view spoiler) Read it please! ...more

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