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

Dec 31, 2010 Lucia rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Wow. Just, wow. This book just had its twists and turns. I swear, my jaw was probably hanging open (at least mentally) half the time.

I just love the way the author creates the characters. I love all of them, even if some aren't so nice (*coughMab* Hello, scary ice queen). Meghan is an amazing, strong girl. Many books have the heroine as a weak, dependent girl, and while Meghan does have several occasions in which she's the damsel in distress, she has her own head and a pretty good way with magi Wow. Just, wow. This book just had its twists and turns. I swear, my jaw was probably hanging open (at least mentally) half the time.

I just love the way the author creates the characters. I love all of them, even if some aren't so nice (*coughMab* Hello, scary ice queen). Meghan is an amazing, strong girl. Many books have the heroine as a weak, dependent girl, and while Meghan does have several occasions in which she's the damsel in distress, she has her own head and a pretty good way with magic, too.

Ash. Ash, Ash, Ash. *stares off into space dreamily* I fell in love with him all over again in the end. I was rooting for him in the first book, and determined to see him with Meghan in the end of the second. He wasn't that great in the beginning, but I'm a romantic, and I just knew that he would come back in the end. It's just how my brain (or maybe my heart?) is set. Love always prevails, no matter what. :)

Puck. Poor, poor Puck. I liked him in the first book, but really, I could only think of him as a friend, the way Meghan saw him. In this book, I didn't really fall for him, but I started feeling like he might not have been so bad for Meghan, after all. (And that would leave Ash for me.) I felt really bad for him in the end. Poor kid.

Speaking of the ending, we're back to the "Love always prevails" thing. I was surprised, and yet, I kind of expected it. I knew Meghan would choose Ash, but I wasn't so sure about Ash. When I read the ending the first time, I was like "Yeah, ok. They end up together. They're banished. Big whoop. They have each other." But then I read it again, I thought about how hard it must have been for them. So now I'm just desperate for the next installment. I have to see what happens next! I was just dreading to finish this one, because it meant I would have to wait for the Iron Queen. On the bright side, only 24 more days until its release! *throws a little bit of confetti* I'm saving the rest for the actual day. ;)

P.S. I'm pretty sure they'll show up back in the Nevernever. That's just how books go, don't they? They always find a way. :)

... Maybe I should stop reading books in a cliche way and stop predicting what's going to happen and rather just get into them. Sigh... ...more

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

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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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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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Jul 26, 2011 Kristina rated it it was amazing

This book was great. Much better than the first. The characters are even more developed and the story in this one takes us and Meghan through so many obstacles. The end is sweet and left me eager to start book three.

The only thing that I wasn't fond of was Meghan's frequent crying. I understand that she's a young girl going through a lot, but hopefully book three doesn't have as much. ...more

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