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The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)

Julie Kagawa

Start date: July 1, 2011

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Jul 07, 2011 Ziaria rated it it was amazing

I loved this book! It's probably my favorite of the three so far. So many characters, action, lush landscape and so well written it seemed as if I was there watching it happen.
Meghan. Man what a strong character! So much stronger than she ever thought she was or could be and I'm excited to see how her story plays out.
Ash. My heart breaks for this character. A character who is supposed to have no soul. A character with so much soul it tugs at my heart. I can definitely understand how it would be ...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Melissa Hayden rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, fantasy, ya-fantasy, fey

A year since her first step into the fey world, on the verge of her seventeenth birthday, and Meghan is returning home to her Mom, Step Father, and brother with Ash her love. She's been gone nearly a year now and she's nervous. Being in the 'real' world now Meghan realizes the things she needs to do and worries about Ash fitting in. But before entering her home she is snagged in a thin wire net by three small Iron fey. The False Iron King still wants her. And here Meghan realizes she can't go ho A year since her first step into the fey world, on the verge of her seventeenth birthday, and Meghan is returning home to her Mom, Step Father, and brother with Ash her love. She's been gone nearly a year now and she's nervous. Being in the 'real' world now Meghan realizes the things she needs to do and worries about Ash fitting in. But before entering her home she is snagged in a thin wire net by three small Iron fey. The False Iron King still wants her. And here Meghan realizes she can't go home just yet as the False Iron King will not stop coming for her or her loved ones. As Meghan goes through she learns there is more inside her than she knew. And will have to make some very important choices.

This is the third book of the Iron Fey trilogy, but not the last. This book has Meghan completing the tasks she wants to tend to and we get answers to many questions and thoughts we were left with: Meghan's memory she gave up, her father, her love. Meghan decides she needs to learn to control both her fey powers, and does this in the only safe spot for exiled fey and from the Iron Fey, Leanansidhe's. Which she has questions for anyway. The question of Meghan's memories she gave up, she goes to get back. In doing so we learn more of the forbidden love between fey and humans.

In learning about the difference between the fey and human, or immortal and mortal, Meghan starts to worry about her and Ash. Her being mortal and him immortal, and what happens when an immortal finally passes from the world. By the end of this book we learn more of Ash and his history. And why he is so determined to protect Meghan, to the death.

Meghan is pulled back into the fey world by Oberon and Mab for they knew she went against the Iron King once before, and lived. The fey world must be fairly bad off to be calling on Meghan the half-breed no one seemed to care for before. Now Meghan finds she is a vital piece in the war at play for all angles. All fear and all want her. Summer, Iron, Exile, Mortals... Which will she pick?

For me this was the best book in the trilogy. All has lead up to this ultimate life changing battle. Meghan as a character has grown immensely for me as a character and a young woman. She has learned how to be responsible and think beyond herself. Even Meghan has to make some heartbreaking decisions along the way as well. Wonderfully played out here from Meghan's personal feelings for friends and loved ones all the way to the fey courtly persona.

In the end we are left with the opening for Ash's story to come in Iron Knight. I'm longingly looking forward to the book and reading the short story that comes before it.
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Jul 04, 2011 Jackie rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-and-read, 2011, ya

Sep 06, 2012 Rebecca Goodrich rated it it was amazing

Jul 08, 2011 Mee503 rated it it was amazing

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