Title: The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey #4)Author: Julie KagawaPublisher: Harlequin TeenPublishing Date: October 25th 2011Length: 394 pagesGenre: YA fiction, fantasy, romanceSource: Netgalley
Ash, former prince of the Winter Court, gave up everything. His title, his home, even his vow of loyalty. All for a girl… and all for nothing.
Unless he can earn a soul.
To cold, emotionless faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought.
Then Meghan Chase—a half human, half fey slip of a girl— smashed through his barricades, binding him to her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive.
With the (unwelcome) company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end— a quest to find a way to honor his solemn vow to stand by Meghan’s side.
To survive in the Iron realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. At least, no one has ever passed to tell the tale.
And then Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that turns reality upside down, challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.Summary by Goodreads
“My fall
began, as many stories do, with a girl.”
Guess who
is talking?
“I was Ashallayn’darkmyr Tallyn, son of Mab,
former prince of the Unseelie
Court, and I was not afraid of a witch on a
broom.”
Exactly!
Our favourite ice prince, Ash. And we are lucky enough to name him our
narrator, too. It is unusual that the first three books were narrated by Meghan
and the 4th and last instalment in the THE IRON FEY series is told
from Ash’s point of view. Nevertheless it is awesome to finally be inside his
head and know what’s in his heart. Ash always felt like a withdrawn character
to me with inscrutable thoughts and feelings. Now that we get to slip into his head
I love him even more than before. Ash’s story is definitely one that deserves to
be shown on the big screen one day!
Ash is so
strong on the outside, in THE IRON KNIGHT we see him as emotional and
vulnerable as never before. He has to sort out his friendship with Robin
Goodfellow, the feelings for his lost love Ariella that somehow still seem to
be a part of his present emotional life and to find a way to be with his queen
Meghan.
From all
four books in this series this one seems like the book which had the most
powerful spell on me. Numerous references to popular fairy tales and encounters
with mythical or just miraculous, creepy or strange creatures, supported by the
excellent and creative writing by Julie Kagawa, fuelled my imagination and made
THE IRON KNIGHT such an awesome read.
As this
last part of Ash and Meghan’s story is told from Ash’s perspective and his
probably grandest quest is the centre of attention in THE IRON KNIGHT, we don’t
really get to read about what’s happening to Meghan during that time. That fact
didn’t bother me at all, because Ash’s story is probably much more exciting
than hers in this part of THE IRON FEY series.
Our friends
Ash, Puck, Grimalkin and two other very special fellow travellers are great
together. They are on a constant travel, come through so many different areas
and visit numerous new cities and characters that the story never even gives
you the slightest chance to rest. The settings and little
adventures our group experiences were definitely to my like. I love everything
about this book. The witty, funny and teasing verbal duels as the dark and
dangerous obstacles a love has to overcome are what make this story such an extraordinarily
grand read.
1) of the
prince with the strongest will in the entire Nevernever
2) of a cat
that knows how to make a great entrance
3) of best
friends forever
4) Julie
Kagawa found the best team to send out on a quest of epic proportions
5) of the
biggest adventure of all
5/5 ***** THE IRON KNIGHT is a magical &
mythical read with glamorous and unforgettable characters around the
heart-melting ice prince, cheeky Robin Goodfellow and the tough iron queen.
Adventures
of epic proportions and the journey to the depth of your heart await all fans
of prince Ash and his friends!
* Haven’t
started with THE IRON FEY series yet? Read it now!
* Have a
look at Julie’s newest book, THE IMMORTAL RULES, coming out April 24th 2012.
* Read an
excerpt of THE IRON KNIGHT.
* You can read a
deleted scene from THE IRON KNIGHT here.
* Click
here to read An Iron Fey Valentine.
* Read the love letter from Meghan to Ash here.
* Click
here to watch the book trailer.
* Thanks to
Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for giving me the chance to review THE IRON
KNIGHT!
Gosh, The Iron Fey series. I seriously need to reread them some day. They were so, so good. And the last one, with Ash as our narrator! It was definitely impressive to see things through his eyes. I wouldn't have minded a tiiiiny bit of more romance, but Julie Kagawa and her creepy monsters kept me entertained!
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There are no words to describe what this series does to me. I am so freaking in love it's not funny. Julie Kagawa wove an epic tale here that is missing nothing and yet has everything a readers heart desires. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and I cried so many time during this series... also not funny... :)
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Love this series!
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