The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Sep 27, 2013 Jojobean rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paperback, set-in-made-up-world, 2010-publication, fairies, 5-star-ratings, physical-books-owned, series-book-2, julie-kagawa

This is the second book in Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series and I loved it!

This book picks up from where the last one left off. Meghan is now in the winter court brought there by the winter prince she loves, Ash, as per their deal in the first book. Meghan is left alone in the place with Ash no where to be found. She doesn't know anybody there and is afraid of Ash's mother, Queen Mab. When Ash comes back he is cold to Meghan and acts like he doesn't have feelings for her which hurt her. This story This is the second book in Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series and I loved it!

This book picks up from where the last one left off. Meghan is now in the winter court brought there by the winter prince she loves, Ash, as per their deal in the first book. Meghan is left alone in the place with Ash no where to be found. She doesn't know anybody there and is afraid of Ash's mother, Queen Mab. When Ash comes back he is cold to Meghan and acts like he doesn't have feelings for her which hurt her. This story is mainly about a scepter called the scepter of seasons. Each year the scepter is traded twice, when spring arrives and when winter arrives. So now winter has come and the Summer court is bringing the scepter back to the winter court. The scepter gets stolen by the Iron fey but Queen Mab thinks King Oberon of the summer court stole it so it leads to a coming war between winter and summer. No one believes Meghan that the Iron fey took the scepter so she and Ash decided to find it. Ash betrays his court by freeing Meghan and going with her to find the scepter. Of course nothing is ever easy and the whole book deals with getting the scepter back.

I still like Meghan a lot although she did annoy me in this book. I still like the way she is feisty and is always trying to do the right thing. She decides to go after the scepter even though it really doesn't affect her about who has the scepter. But she loves the fey world and is willing to risk her life to save it. I like that quality in her. Brave, loving and daring. Now the part that annoyed me in the book was her constant crying and depressing thoughts about Ash. Like I said before Ash is trying to push her away because he knows that there is no way they can be together because winter and summer can't be together or they get banished to the mortal realm- just for loving someone. So Ash is kind of an ass to her. BUT Meghan is constantly thinking about him and is constantly begging him to reconsider his decision to "break up" that I just wanna shake her and say "get a grip". I don't know, I guess that because I'm older I just can't see begging someone to be with me as the right thing to do. You don't wanna be with me and give up the f*** you. I know I wouldn't beg someone for anything but I digress. Those are the qualities of Meghan I could of done without in this book. Being sad and depressed ok but having a total meltdown and begging-no.

I still like Ash even though he was an ass in this book. I love the warrior he is, how he fights and how loyal he is to people and his court. Although sometimes he's too loyal. The reader can obviously see how in love he is with Meghan but how he tries to shut those feelings out. He goes out of his way to feel nothing and to distance himself from her, sometimes to his detriment. I wanted to shake him too and say "cut the crap and just go be with her." Its obvious that he is miserable without her.

I was happy to see Puck return. He is the comedic character of the story. He his funny quips, plays pranks and is always happy to get into a fight. However in this book we see a different Puck, one who is serious and extremely protective of Meghan. He finally tells Meghan how he feels about her and here he shows his softer more vulnerable side to her. He cares deeply for Meghan and wants her to be happy.

I was very happy that Grimalkin came back. I love that lazy cat. Its hilarious how he goes to help the group and then disappears on them just to show up at the right time. And his acts gets them everything. There will be fighting going on and someone notices that Grim is missing. I love how all he does is groom himself and just shoots out sarcasm and snobbery with his words. He is hilarious.

I liked how the realms of the book were described and how the attributes of each monarch influence their realm. For example, when Mab gets angry the temperature drops to below freezing. The winter realm is described with lots of snow, coldness and living ice statues among other things. I also like how the fey's powers are described and how they use them.

I really enjoyed this book and I'm ready to read the next one.

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Mar 28, 2012 Rachel rated it really liked it

I liked this book. It was nice to see Megan progress a little more, awakening her own strength. Though she is stubborn, she sends entirely too much time thinking about Ash and Puck. I know this is a teen romance novel, but I prefer strong female characters. I'm hoping she will grow as the series goes on and it will be more about the adventure and less about this Ash vs. Puck dilemma.

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Apr 19, 2012 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, uf, fae, ya

Meghan is at the Winter Court nursing her broken heart when the scepter is stolen and she decides to go after it (with some help of course). This time around there is a lot more teenage angst to deal with.

What I enjoyed:
* Ironhorse
* Leanansidhe
* Grimalkin. He is playing his own game by his own rules, like most cats.

What could have been better:
* Love triangles suck, somehow they are even more angsty in YA novels.
* Meghan was a doormat for most of this book.
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Sep 30, 2013 Keksisbaby rated it really liked it

Shelves: on-my-kindle, 0-blue-cover, read-2014, read-in-english, completed-series

Nachdem Meghan ihren kleinen Bruder sicher zu Hause abgeliefert hat, muss sie sich nun dem Versprechen beugen, dass sie Ash gegeben hat und ihm an den Winterhof folgen. Dort sieht sie sich vielen Neidern und Feinden gegenüber. Zudem legt Ash eine ungewohnte Kälte ihr gegenüber an den Tag, die sie fast verzweifeln lässt. Doch dann wird das Zepter der Jahreszeiten gestohlen und der älteste Winterprinz von Eisenfeen ermordet. Keiner glaubt an deren Existenz und Mab macht den Sommerhof für den Diebs Nachdem Meghan ihren kleinen Bruder sicher zu Hause abgeliefert hat, muss sie sich nun dem Versprechen beugen, dass sie Ash gegeben hat und ihm an den Winterhof folgen. Dort sieht sie sich vielen Neidern und Feinden gegenüber. Zudem legt Ash eine ungewohnte Kälte ihr gegenüber an den Tag, die sie fast verzweifeln lässt. Doch dann wird das Zepter der Jahreszeiten gestohlen und der älteste Winterprinz von Eisenfeen ermordet. Keiner glaubt an deren Existenz und Mab macht den Sommerhof für den Diebstahl verantwortlich. Da ist es nur natürlich, dass Meghan als Oberons Tochter ihre Wut zu spüren bekommt. Um einen Krieg zwischen Winter und Sommer zu verhindern, macht Meghan sich einmal mehr mit Ash auf die Reise das Feenreich zu retten. Dabei stehen ihr altbekannte, sowie neue, ungeahnte Verbündete zur Seite.
Auch der zweite Teil hat mich gefesselt, obwohl ich zugeben muss, dass Meghan mir mit ihrem Gejammer in der ersten Hälfte ganz schön auf den Geist ging. Dem Leser war von vornherein klar, dass Ash sie vor dem Winterhof schützen will und sich deshalb ihr gegenüber ausgesprochen kühl verhält, aber der Protagonistin offenbar nicht. Sonst würde sie sich nicht mindestens zweimal pro Seite beschweren, wie er so etwas tun kann und wie ungerecht sie sich behandelt fühlt. Richtig Spaß macht die Story dann wieder wenn sie mit Grimalkin und Ironhorse loszieht um Nimmernie zu retten und dabei auf die Zwischenwelt verbannter Feen und deren Königin trifft und zeitgleich ihren verlorenen Vater wiederfindet. Ich habe die Figuren einfach in mein Herz geschlossen, aber am meisten den Kater, der kommt und geht wie es ihm beliebt und auf Menschen sowie Feen gleichermaßen herabblickt. Außerdem begeistert mich noch immer die Idee, dass unsere Technokratie eine eigene Feenwelt erschaffen hat, unvereinbar mit der des alten Glaubens.
„Iron Daughter“ ist einfach eine tolle Fortsetzung der Rettung des Feenlandes. Ich bin gespannt, ob Meghan sich mit dem falschen König messen muss und ob sie ebenso gegen ihn bestehen kann, wie im ersten Teil gegen Machina. ...more

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Jun 03, 2013 Megan rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2014, young-adult, fantasy, behind-enemy-lines, out-of-this-world

I greatly enjoyed reading The Iron King, but The Iron Daughter was so much more enjoyable! I don't know if it's because I know more of the characters and the world, but I was much more invested in the story this time. If you've read the first book you should definitely read this one. Recommended to fans of young adult fantasy.

4.5 stars

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