The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 16, 2010 The Flooze rated it liked it

Shelves: vanquished_2010, urban-fantasy-paranormal, owned, ya_teen

**6.12.2011 ETA: Finished book three and this is one of the most frustrating YA series I've read to date. If you've no tolerance for angsty, bratty, obtuse heroines, steer right clear of it.**

**3.5-ish?**

Julie Kagawa’s YA novel is an interesting treatment of Celtic legend, with characters reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland and the movie Labyrinth. Kagawa’s vision of Faerie (or the NeverNever) is fully-realized and her particular talent lies in description--her world feels incredibly alive. I can ...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: adventure, romance, magic, award-winner, shape-shifters, middle-school, fantasy, series, completed, young-adult

3.5 stars. Beginning of story sounded vaguely familiar, similar to Wicked Lovely and maybe Tithe. It wasn't a bad book, but just not great and the love story was a little too vague for my taste. Are they involved or not?!

Likes:
* Meghan Chase is a very believable teenager
* Queen Mab, since mab is my initials :D
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Nov 16, 2009 Samantha rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, 2010

The reason I rated this story so high was sheer entertainment value. Candy for my brain, if you will. I really enjoyed the plot and especially the conflict, which while not exactly original, was definitely intriguing.

Meghan was an interesting character. I liked that she had flaws, but she did tread near Mary-Sue territory a few times. I liked Robbie and preferred him to Ash, the somber, brooding "I'm too sexy for this sword" guy (although he was a faery prince so I guess it fits).

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Dec 09, 2010 Logan rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-bought-ebook, paranormal, young-adult

First impressions: Meghan is a sweet girl, although somewhat invisible to the people around her. She's ignored or taunted at school, she lives on a hog farm thanks to her new stepdad, and she has a quirky male best friend who never lets her see where he lives. With her 16th birthday coming up, her life felt vaguely reminiscent of a Molly Ringwald movie (or, say, all of them).

Lasting impressions: Though the book felt like a mishmash of beloved ideas from lots of other sources, the ending was com ...more

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Jun 20, 2011 Deyara rated it really liked it

Nice story, characters and world. Quick read. Liked the contemporary feel, and the updating - people changing faery. Not what I was expecting (I really dont like this cover - made me think the book would be all wishy-washy too, and it wasnt!), will read more.

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Dec 12, 2010 Qylie rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-group

Pretty good for a YA novel. The characters were entertaining, and the plot believable. There was good humor in it too. The book was short and quick but you felt like you had a chance to understand the characters, and the landscapes.

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Nov 28, 2011 Jenifer rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, young-adult

I was really looking forward to this book as I've been on a sic-fi/fantasy faerie kick lately. But, I was disappointed. I felt like too much of the story line was predictable and the author created a sort of mish-mash of mystical beings. Younger readers (ages 13-18) may enjoy the book more though. ...more

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