Book Name: The iron Daughter (Iron Fey #2)
Author/s: Julie Kagawa
Source: Bought
Publisher, year: Harlequin Teen , 2010
Page total: 359
Date Read: December 14 to 15, 2010
Genre/s: YA, Fantasy, Romance, Faeries
Synopsis/Description: 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.
First line of Book:The Iron King stood before me, magnificent in his beauty, silver hair whipping about like an unruly waterfall.
Review:After reading The Iron King and really enjoying it, I was looking forward to reading The Iron Daughter. I'm glad to say this was a great follow-up to the series and that you'll not be disappointed by it (if you liked the first installment, of course).
The Iron Daughter starts pretty much where the previous book ended, so Meghan is in Winter Court, stuck. I thought the differences between the courts were awesome, like, one is tricky but the other is even trickier. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I really like these books' mythology, and the Iron Fey, but this time I'll add that the Royalty really won me over. I don't know why but I like their cruelty, iciness and aversion to emotions. Somehow I think that fits.
Now, about this book, my only major complain is the love triangle. Or, better explained as: "What love triangle?" The only thing I saw during most of the book was Meghan and Ash, Ash and Meghan. No Puck. No mixed feeling of "I think love him, but what about the other? I have feeling for him too!", just like in the first book. There was only one tiny exception. Basically, I was expecting more Puck. Honestly, I don't even know how can there be two teams.
I know I said in my review of The Iron King that I thought Meghan was quite sensible. In this book, she still makes some understandable decisions but sometimes I was thinking What the hell is she thinking?. Also, there were some things she could have figured out earlier, especially about the Iron Fey. Sometimes I was practically screaming to her DON'T YOU GET IT?!! because, really, she didn't.
In this book, Ash is more developed, and that is FANTASTIC. Now I love him, because I finally got to know him better and I loved what I found out.
The ending was amazing and it is one of those things you think you should have seen coming but you really don't. So don't even try.
Damn, I've got to read The Iron Queen.
Rating: 4/5
Quotes from book:
"I was minding my own buisness long before you and the princess started humping like rabbits."
"She pulled up Ash's shirt, revealing a layer of gauze that was just beginning to seep blood onto the mattress."At least the bandaging was done properly," she mused."Very nice, clean work. Your handiwork, I presume, Goodfellow?"
"Which one?"
"The bandage, Robin."
"Yeah, that was mine, too."
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I liked both books, but the story/action in this one seems a bit like a repetition of the first book. Plus, some of the Iron Fey just seem (read?) off to me (not Ironhorse, he is definitely what I'd picture an iron fairy looking like, but Virus... not so much. :p). Still, love the worldbuilding, the description are still fantastic. ^__^
New follower! I enjoyed this one more than the first. I love Ash. I always love Grimalkin and I liked Ironhorse too.
Great review.
Ann