The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Jul 31, 2010 Yin Chien rated it it was amazing

I had high expectations for this book even before I started reading it due to its brilliant debut. I wasn't the least bit disappointed with The Iron Daughter. It was as good as The Iron King, if not better. They story has a powerful and thrilling plot which brings readers on a journey to retrieve the Scepter of Seasons which was stolen by a new kind of Faery called The Iron Fey.

The beginning of the story started with Meghan staying in Tir Na Nog, the Winter Court, where Queen Mab is the monarch. I had high expectations for this book even before I started reading it due to its brilliant debut. I wasn't the least bit disappointed with The Iron Daughter. It was as good as The Iron King, if not better. They story has a powerful and thrilling plot which brings readers on a journey to retrieve the Scepter of Seasons which was stolen by a new kind of Faery called The Iron Fey.

The beginning of the story started with Meghan staying in Tir Na Nog, the Winter Court, where Queen Mab is the monarch. She feels bad because of the incessant chill, but she feels even worse by Prince Ash's sudden change of behaviour --- he becomes distant, cold and cruel.

His eyes glittered as he shot me a glare of pure loathing. "It's Master Ash, or Your Highness to you, half-breed. And I don't recall giving you permission to speak to me. Remember that, because the next time you forget your place, I'll remind you with my blade." --- Ash, page 28

Meghan can't go home, and her father, King Oberon has no way to free her because she is there on a contract of her own free will. When some Iron Fey lead by Tertius steals the Scepter of Seasons and murders the crown prince of the Winter Court, Sage, Queen Mab is furious and she accuses Oberon of doing the act of crime. A war is about to start... and Meghan is going to do anything to stop it from happening.

I love Julie's hauntingly beautiful description of the scenery of Faeryland. She manages to create a place where beauty and danger coexists. Julie's exquisite literary prose is one of the reasons which makes this book stand out from the sea of other novels in the fantasy genre. Her words made me delve into the Fey world with ease, following Meghan and her friends on their exciting and dangerous adventure.

In this novel, Meghan turns to Puck for company due to Ash's absence and cold demeanor. She finds that she actually has some feelings for Puck as well, but not as intense as the love she had for Ash. On the contrary, Puck is the one who pours out all his love and attention on his Princess, always there to support Meghan whenever she needs him, ever so protective of her.

"You're kind of blind, you know?" Puck whispered, smiling to soften his words. "I wouldn't defy Oberon for just anyone. But, for you..." He leaned forward, touching his forehead to mine. "I'd come back from the dead for you."--- Puck, pg 123

The story is divided into 3 parts. The one who stole the scepter was revealed in the end of Part 2, but there is no further information about the new (and fake) Iron King. How will the love triangle between Puck, Meghan and Ash end? When the time comes, who will Meghan choose? Is it the mischievous, caring and reliable Puck, or the cold, quiet and passionate Ash?

In the nutshell, The Iron Daughter is awesome! I can proudly announce that I'm now a great fan of Julie Kagawa. You should never miss The Iron Fey Series! I really can't wait to read the third book! *Beams with delight!*

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Apr 27, 2011 Stacey (sassysreadingnook) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, own, re-reads, 2022-reads, library-books

I am so loving these books. This fey world is just amazing and what an adventure. I recommend if you haven't yet, to come join the fun! Now onto book 3 :D ...more

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Mar 25, 2012 OpenBookSociety.com rated it liked it

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At the ending of Iron King, fans were left with a cliffhanger as Meghan said goodbye to her family and ventured into Winter Court to fulfill her contract with Prince Ash. Upon her return into the world of NeverNever, Queen Mab holds Meghan as her prisoner. Meghan is scared and feeling very much alone since Ash has yet to step into court since bringing her into the Winter fey kingdom. Meghan attempts to plead her case to Queen Mab, des Brought to you by OBS staff member Annabell

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At the ending of Iron King, fans were left with a cliffhanger as Meghan said goodbye to her family and ventured into Winter Court to fulfill her contract with Prince Ash. Upon her return into the world of NeverNever, Queen Mab holds Meghan as her prisoner. Meghan is scared and feeling very much alone since Ash has yet to step into court since bringing her into the Winter fey kingdom. Meghan attempts to plead her case to Queen Mab, desperately trying to have her understand that the Iron fey are real but Queen Mab turns a deaf ear believing Meghan to be nothing more than a liar. But when the Scepter of Seasons is stolen, Queen Mab accuses Meghan’s birth father, King of the Summer fey, and declares war. The Iron Faeries see this as their advantage to take over all of NeverNever. Megahn sets out on a journey with the help of Puck, Grim, Ironhorse, and Ash to retrieve the Scepter of Seasons, return it to Queen Mab, stop the bloodthirsty war between Summer and Winter, and find a way to decide what her heart really wants: will it be Puck or Ash?

Iron Daughter turned out to be better than the first book. The pacing is wonderful throughout the novel. You get absorbed by the story and find yourself unable to stop turning pages. The author does a better job bringing NeverNever to life as well as the Iron fey. The descriptions are more lush in Iron Daughter, less over dramatic. There are a great deal of dangerous and fun twists to the plot this time around.

Meghan is still not my favorite character. I did like her a lot more in this novel than in the previous one. She is still whining far too much and carrying on over dramatically, but she is stronger than in the first novel. She stands her ground a lot better this time around. She still makes absolutely stupid mistakes! And I still found myself wanting to strangle her a few times throughout the novel, but I also found myself warming up to her. She is still a pretty weak female character until third way to the end but she has matured emotionally more in Iron Daughter and faces a lot more fears without the aide of her usual male leads.

Ash is still as sexy and dark as ever. He is torn between doing what is right for his kingdom and following what his heart wants though the consequences can be fatal. I liked his emotional growth as well. You wind up seeing a lot more of Ash’s heart throughout the plot. Puck is just as sexy and still deliciously mischievous. I loved the way he made his comeback into the story. Very like Puck! I was also happy when he finally opened up to Meghan about his feelings. I knew from Iron King that was the case and didn’t understand why the author didn’t reveal it in the first one when it was obvious from the beginning. I liked the war inside of Ash about his feelings for Meghan and I like the way Puck is so free with his feelings. Great character development.

Ironhorse is fantastic! I was happily surprised with how much of a roll he played in the story behind Iron Daughter. Even though he’s made completely of iron, there is still a gentleman like demeanor to Ironhorse, he somehow comes off being gallant even as a horse! Grim is still the BEST character ever! That darn cat continues to crack me up and as rude (and cunning) as he can be, I wouldn’t mind getting to hang out with him. I love when he gives the explanation when he thinks Meghan’s questions are stupid and just says, “I am a cat,” like it should be the most obvious reason in the world as to why he can do what no one else can.

A story full of romance, vastly entertaining characters, and an action packed plot, Iron Daughter is a sequel that, surprisingly, turned out to be better than it’s predecessor. Fans of the Iron Fey Series will have a great deal of fun returning to Meghan’s world and the battle to decide just which faery is right for her. ...more

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Jul 30, 2010 Shari rated it it was amazing

The Iron Daughter was even better than The Iron King. Kagawa's faery realm was already built in The Iron King so this book moved a bit faster than the first. Some of my favorite characters returned, and I got to fall in LOVE with a sort of new character and a completely new character. I know my reviews are sometimes vague but I hate to give anything away. My favorite part of reading a book is not knowing what is going to happen or who will help/hinder the main character with whatever journey the ...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Natalie Pender rated it it was amazing

Loved, loved, loved this book! The Iron Daughter is the second book in The Iron Fey series. I love Meghan. I love Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow to all you Midsummer Nights Dreams fans out there. And I loveeeeee Ash!! I never join "teams" when it comes to love triangles, but I am Team Ash all the way! In The Iron Daughter it's up to Meghan, Puck, and Grimalkin to stop a new Iron King (or the false Iron King to some of the iron fey), save Ash from the Iron in his brain that is slowly killin ...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Florentine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ficksi-romance, fantasy-magic

just wondering..

emang ga terpikir ya kalo mau mengalahkan Virus, seharusnya Meghan and Team pake Anti-Virus aja... kan banyak tu.. (bukannya dia paling jago dikelas komputer ya..??) hehehehehe

love Ash.. tapi waktu baca nie jadi falling in love juga ma Ironhorse (lha..?)

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Aug 26, 2010 Laura rated it liked it

3.5 stars. This has been sitting in my TBR pile for over a year now. I liked the first book but it didn't compel me to want to read the others right away. I must admit that this second book in the series accomplished what the first did not. I am now want to read the others. I felt the first book was unnecessarily drawn out while this book ended too soon for me.

I liked the characters before, but now I have a love for Puck's devotion to Meghan. I was not a real fan of Ash until the end of this bo ...more

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