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The Iron King
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Start date
May 23, 2012
Finish date
June 17, 2012
Why we're reading this
Many of you mentioned you haven't read it yet so I thought we should do it as a group - see? Motivation!!…more

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Dayla
Apr 26, 2024 rated it really liked it
3.5 Stars

When I tell you that I have had the boxset of this series on my shelves for over 10 years, I'm not being facetious. This series has haunted me through my 20s and straight into my 30s. I don't know why I never picked them up, because THE IRON KING was a pretty fun read!

I love the idea of this girl, who is actually very special, is bullied and she has to prove to everyone that she's more than just the ordinary human girl. These are some of my favourite storylines because I love a good und
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Shraddha
Oct 07, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: have-to-re-read
A year ago, I finished reading the Iron Fey series, all the four books. And a few days ago, I read Iron King the second time. Now, I loved it when I read it the first time, but...
There was something about reading it the second time that let the dam loose for a whole night, with me hugging the books to sleep.

Reading it the second time proved to be such an emotional experience for me. Since I've read the series, I am already attached to the characters, I am aware of their pasts and their futures.
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Ashleigh
Mar 07, 2012 rated it really liked it
This book had me constantly switching from 3 to 4 stars but I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and give it 4.

I discovered this author a little backwards. I found and read The Immortal Rules first and I loved that so I decided to look at her other books (and look up the next in her dystopian vampire series). When I saw that Julie Kagawa also wrote The Iron Fey series, books I knew about, looked at, but couldn't get into before, I wondered if they were actually any good, despite my litt
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Mariana Graça
Aug 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Creative and Fabulous are adjectives that describe this great book!
I Love how Megan is stating to discover her powers. She may not be the greatest fighter or a great addition on a physical confront but she fight with her heart and sacrifice herself for the ones that meant for her.
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Nicoleta
Feb 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: listen-to-read
Shannon
Mar 01, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Kristi
Mar 29, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Adriana
Apr 12, 2011 rated it really liked it
Caitlin
May 15, 2011 marked it as to-read
Naomi
May 22, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
kirpa
Jun 09, 2011 rated it liked it
Luce
Jul 20, 2011 added it
Shelves: own-it
Megan
Aug 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya, fantasy, magic, fae, 2010
Esra
Sep 15, 2011 marked it as to-read
Aileene
Sep 15, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: to-buy
Ross Bauer
Sep 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Anagha Uppal
Sep 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Melissa
Oct 08, 2011 rated it it was ok
Marissa
Oct 19, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Sookie
Oct 26, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Bror (Abrar)
Dec 05, 2011 rated it really liked it
Krissy P (Kris)
Feb 11, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Maiven Lee
Apr 05, 2012 rated it did not like it
Mels6675
Apr 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: iron-fey
Jeni
May 31, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: reread
Jill
May 31, 2012 marked it as to-read