The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Nov 23, 2010 Christy (TheReaderBee) rated it really liked it

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I wanted to read The Iron King by Julie Kagawa to see what all the fuss was about. The book had gotten great reviews, and I was curious...

Well... This book was awesome! I read it in one day! Filled with action and adventure, suspense and even a little bit of romance. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and had me on pins and needles up until the end. Mrs. Kagawa's writing style is wonderful. I was completely wrapped up in the faery world she created. Her descriptions were absolutely delicious, a ...more

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Aug 31, 2010 Kaitlyn rated it it was amazing

This cover has half of a face, but I don’t even care. I love, love, love the use of the font here and how the swirls continue throughout the cover. Plus, every cover in the series looks great together. They will be awesome sitting on my bookshelf once I acquire The Iron Queen and The Iron Knight (non-ARC version). “The Iron King is a must read!”... well, I would have to agree Gena Showalter. “Iron, ice, a love doomed from the start.” Why did I wait so long to start these books?! I actually think This cover has half of a face, but I don’t even care. I love, love, love the use of the font here and how the swirls continue throughout the cover. Plus, every cover in the series looks great together. They will be awesome sitting on my bookshelf once I acquire The Iron Queen and The Iron Knight (non-ARC version). “The Iron King is a must read!”... well, I would have to agree Gena Showalter. “Iron, ice, a love doomed from the start.” Why did I wait so long to start these books?! I actually think these books would make amazing movies. I’m only about 2/3 of the way through the second, but they seem to have a very cinematic value to them.

There are some amazing characters in The Iron King. I knew from the start that I would like Robbie. He’s a little bit of a prankster, but I could tell right away that he truly cared for Meghan. Speaking of Meghan, she is a really good main character. I thought the way that she handled some of the tough situations that came her way was really realistic. She has a very natural narrative voice. Another favorite character of mine is Grimalkin. This is saying a lot because, much like Robbie/Puck, I DO NOT LIKE CATS. I’m allergic and they creep me out, but Grim is amazing. He is calculating, but totally comes through in a pinch.

The action and adventure scenes in The Iron King were awesome. I loved all of the fighting and chase scenes. Julie Kagawa has a true way with words. I could absolutely picture everything from this fantasy world that she was describing.

I loved how some of the fairy/faery aspects from The Sookie Stackhouse books could be found in The Iron King as well. Maybe this is true for all fae books? I’m not that familiar with them. You guys, I think I finally found a book review I’m super passionate about again! It hasn’t been over a year or anything since I’ve been this passionate. *insert heavy sarcasm* This is why this review sort of just seems to be me yelling incoherently. Sorry.

My one gripe for the story is that there is a bit of insta-love. You can judge for yourselves how you feel about that aspect of the story. ...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Kaitlyn Francis rated it it was amazing

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I couldn't help but admire the cover while reading this book. I first heard through Twitter about this book a few months ago the buzz drew me in. Meagan in the beginning felt like the character that would end up changing more by the end of the book. I couldn't help but feel some connection towards the males, on one hand you have Puck who is the best friend, the one who is always there even when you least expect it. On another hand you have a prince named Ash who at first meeting you don't know w ...more

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Apr 05, 2011 Ange (Our Epic TBR List) Schmelzer rated it really liked it

Meghan Chase's world is about to change completely. She is about to find out that her entire life has been a lie and begin an adventurous journey that will change her and leave her questioning who she really is down deep. Which half will she choose to follow?

My thoughts: This was a delight to read. I've been saving these and saving these, but I decided that the holiday break was finally the time to read them. This made me think of Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series in so many ways!!! To read m ...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Mandy rated it really liked it

It took me a little while to get involved with this book. But, I ended up really enjoying it. It is going to be interesting to see where she takes this series.

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