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I was really pleasantly surprised at "The Iron King". With a lot of the faery/YA/romance fantasy out there, this book really managed quite well to steer clear of the worst pitfalls in the genre while maintaining an innovative and interesting idea.
The premise of human highschooler finding out she's something more is very used and I feared a typical Mary Sue/I'll fall in love with the first supernatural being and he'll sort it all out - type main character, but Megan is actually a quite likeable h ...more
The premise of human highschooler finding out she's something more is very used and I feared a typical Mary Sue/I'll fall in love with the first supernatural being and he'll sort it all out - type main character, but Megan is actually a quite likeable h ...more
I'm not generally a fan of YA fantasy and this book perfectly encapsulates why. It used to be when a human had the chance to go to fairyland or some other magical place they were as excited as I would be. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. I don't want to read about a whiny teenager who hates everything about magic and whines about missing American Idol. She is always scared and screaming and angry. Where is the joy and magic in that?
Also it seems like magic is always the bad guy now. Human ...more
Also it seems like magic is always the bad guy now. Human ...more
I found it very difficult to get in to this book.
I understand it's a Young Adult genre, but it felt even too juvenile to be considered that at times. I also had a hard time believing the developing romance between Meghan and Ash. It seemed to simply appear.
It wasn't a terrible book and it had a couple of qualities that make it difficult for me to give the book a single star rating, but it's not something I would neccecarily reccomend to a friend either. ...more
I understand it's a Young Adult genre, but it felt even too juvenile to be considered that at times. I also had a hard time believing the developing romance between Meghan and Ash. It seemed to simply appear.
It wasn't a terrible book and it had a couple of qualities that make it difficult for me to give the book a single star rating, but it's not something I would neccecarily reccomend to a friend either. ...more
Apr 05, 2013
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