kidding me right
That is not how you write a sequel!
I am beyond disappointed by this novel.
It was simply a chore to read, And there is purelyreason for my general dislike of the novel:
Megan
A, k. a. The Bella Swan of the Iron Fey series, I couldn't stand to read about her, She was just so irritating, I get it you're in love with Ash but
I mean, c'mon, Have some selfrespect, girl.
Look. I love romance. I'm the romance kinda gal, If there isn't romance in a book, I'll make romance, But I could not take any of the Ash/Megan romance seriously, Her only thoughts about anything were "Boy, he's hot, Dangerous. I shouldn't love him. Ash, I love you!"
And when he tries to make it clear that he doesn't return her affections, instead of hiking up her skirt and walk out, she sobs.
And sobs. And sobs.
Although I am Team Puck, I wouldn't have minded Ash if it had been developed, Instead, I felt the author rushed their romance to the point where it was disbelieving and felt forced, Megan's only known Ash for how long,months A year, tops And yet, she's "in love" with him
Worse, she becomes whiny and insecure and just weak.
I hate weak female characters, they just ugh!
More than half of this book is just her whining about how Ash doesn't love her.
That she's second best. Blah. Blah. BLAH
But when she wasn't whining, Ash was, His jealous little mood swings were seriously unnecessary and I just don't see any chemistry between him and Megan, She looks like your ex, That doesn't mean you love her,
Which brings me to my second largest complaint: The love triangle,
Excuse me while I barf,
Did the author seriously have to jump aboard the bandwagon and include a love triangle in her series Of course she did, why not divide the fans eh
Clearly, I'm not a fan of the icy stonehearted badboyclichestockcharacterEdwardCullen prince Ash.
I'm a fan of Puck, Why Easy. He knew Megan longer. He knows how to make her smile, He doesn't toy with her emotions or treat her like crap,
But does Megan care about any of that Nope, One look of hottie bad boy and it's bye bye Puck,
Which totally sucks, Because Puck's my favorite character, And reading about him hurting makes me hurt, I mean seriously why can't the best friend get the girl for once
Puck, unlike Ash, is a unique character.
He would, at least in my opinion, make a much better boyfriend than Ash could ever be,
But screw Megan, I don't even want her to be with Puck anymore, He deserves better than her whiny little self,
The ending though, That stupid ending. I just I can't.
I am so regretful that I paid money for this book, because right now it's shoved in the back of my closet.
I don't even know if I want to read the next book after that, My poor baby.
The only reasons I gave this bookrather thanwas because of:
a Iron horse
b Puck
Iron horse was one of my favorites in the book.
As soon as you get past the CAPSLOCK THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S SCREAMING IN YOUR HEAD he's actually a very likable character.
When Puck finally made his appearance, I couldn't stop the grin that appeared on my face, And that kiss I enjoyed reading about that kiss, It was very, hot.
I also enjoyed the continued Iron Fey plot line and concept, The idea is genius, no doubt, Now, if the idea can be the focus and the romance the subplot, then this book would be a winner,
Overall, I was extremely disappointed with this novel, After enjoying the first book so much, I expected so much of the sequel and was unfortunately let down, I probably will read the next book but I'm not expecting much at all,
See I have a thing about sequels they either hit the mark or they don't, There's no inbetween point, at least not for me,
And I loved The Iron King's mythology, charcters and plot, so I did have to wonder could Julie Kagawa do that all over again Well,YA Fantasy Fans, she did even more!
What I loved about The Iron King was the mythology the nod to traditional faerie lore and then the completely justified and believable addition of an Iron Court.
This tilted the familiar power struggle between the Seelie and the Unseelie Courts and created complete chaos, It was exhilirating to read through it, But now what
Well, Julie answered that question, She answered it in spades, When we last left Meaghan and Ash they were on their way to Ash's home, The Winter Court, Not exactly the turf that a Summer Court Princess albeit halfhuman, halffey would feel comfortable in but Meaghan had made a promise to Ash and to the fey, promises are everything.
I'm going to keep this review spoilerfree, so let me just say that the book may start off with the fulfillment of a promise but where it leads you is so unbelievably unexpected that you will be gasping out loud.
I've read a few books like this, so chock full of action that you find it exhilirating to turn the pages only to discover that there's even more.
Isn't that the best part I'm going to take a moment and compare Julie's action writing sequences to those of my favorite YA fantasy author, Cassandra Clare.
Yes, they are THAT good, That unbelievably good.
But that's not the best part, The very best part were the characters' arcs Meaghan's, Ash's and Puck's, Their backstories, journeys and amazing transformations were so credible that I found my heart aching for them,
And please, don't even ask if there's romance, There is unbelievable, forbidden, beautiful romance, Again, my hat's off to Julie, who wrote the scene on pageso well, that I had to text a few of my close bookwormish pals just to vent.
What did the text say, you ask It said, "He's breaking my heart, but in a good way, "
A full fiveto Julie Kagawa's The Iron Daughter, If you love action, romance and watching how characters mature through heartwrenching trials, you will love this story as much as I do.
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