REVIEW: The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa

 

Author: Julie Kagawa

Pages: 359

Series: Iron Fey

Genre: YA - Fantasy

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

AMAZON: The Iron Daughter (Harlequin Teen)

Synopsis (Goodreads)

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars

The Iron Daughter is the highly anticipated second installment in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa and picks up where the first novel left off.

The Iron Daughter was just as good as The Iron King if not better!

The Scepter of the seasons has been stolen from the Unseelie (winter) court and the blame is placed on the Seelie (summer) court – King Oberon, war is looming and the only ones who know the true enemy is the Iron Fey are Meghan and Ash but convincing anyone of the threat proves impossible when no-one believes them.

It becomes a journey through the faery realm to recover the scepter and stop those out to destroy the summer and winter fey all without knowing who to trust and evading those with a mission to return Ash & Meghan to Queen Mabs of the Winter Court to face punishment. The action was excitingly detailed and the final battle scenes outdid those of The Iron King.

Meghan shows a lot more emotion in this book, there are major adjustments and changes in her life but she goes on with strength and determination, she is not afraid to follow her heart and fight for what she believes to be right. I just wish there wasn’t so much angst and longing for Ash, this was the only thing I felt let her down as a character.

Now Ash (ahhhh), too many times he wasn’t exactly endearing towards Meghan, he was downright nasty! I wish he had of given her a heads up on how he would treat her rather than telling her to hide her emotions. I am just glad he was able to redeem himself along the way and show her he truly did love her even though it went against everything they had been taught and their laws.

Puck is still the ever present amusing best friend; I really wish he didn’t have feelings for Meghan as more than a protector and a friend; he seems like a brother more than anything else. I am not a fan of love triangles what so ever and seeing Puck in this position was really quite sad, I like him as a character but not as the main love interest.

Grimalkin as usual is sarcastic, fun and knowledgeable and I enjoyed him more as a character in this book than I did before, I had always questioned his motives and the reasons behind him wanting to help. I also loved the protection Meghan received from Ironhorse; there were a number of fascinating new characters introduced who I hope will make a re-appearance.

The further insight we received into the Iron Fey was creative and unique – there were a number of twists and turns in this exciting adventure which has left a few openings for the next book (which I hope will be answered).

It is an intriguing and complex world Ms Kagawa has created and I really enjoy her writing style and imagination. I am looking forward to reading the next installment in this wonderful series, The Iron Queen.