Title: The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1)
Author: Julie Kagawa
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Publishing Date: October 23rd 2012
Length: 379 pages
Keywords: YA, fey, romance, action, paranormal creatures, Kali, magic
Source: Netgalley
Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.
That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.
Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.
That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.
Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.
That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.
Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.
That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.
Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.
Summary by Goodreads
Almost every avid YA reader probably knows Julie Kagawa's THE IRON FEY series around Meghan Case, Robin Goodfellow and Prince Ash and their adventures in the fey world. When I turned the last page of THE IRON KNIGHT, I feared that my chance to visit the Nevernever was used up. I can't thank Julie enough for writing another book set in her miraculous fey world.
THE LOST PRINCE is the first book of this THE IRON FEY spinn-off series
called THE CALL OF THE FORGOTTEN. Sounds dangerous and creepy, huh? It is! The
creatures who are disturbing the peace in both worlds, fey and human, are
another calibre of fey.
The Forgotten are these scary fey that have long been forgotten, merely an apparition of mist. Now they're coming to reclaim their forms back and threaten the peaceful life of Ethan Chase.
The Forgotten are these scary fey that have long been forgotten, merely an apparition of mist. Now they're coming to reclaim their forms back and threaten the peaceful life of Ethan Chase.
Remember Ethan, baby brother of Meghan's? He's in the leading
role of Julie Kagawa's THE LOST PRINCE and I promise you that he's not so babyish
anymore. Now, more than ten years have passed and the defenseless kid who was
once kidnapped by the fey, has grown strong and handsome.
The way Ethan tells his story is different from the voice Meghan gave THE IRON FEY series. His language is characterised by rather short sentences and simplicity.
The way Ethan tells his story is different from the voice Meghan gave THE IRON FEY series. His language is characterised by rather short sentences and simplicity.
Expect
to see many familiar faces.Yes, I think you know who
I mean. It was a great surprise to read more about our friends from THE
IRON FEY series and see what's been going on in their lives.
But the new characters Julie Kagawa introduces to us are fun too meet, too There's the half-breed Todd who drives Ethan crazy in an attempt to be friends with him, Kenzie, the beautiful and clever girl who'll accompany Ethan on his travels and then Ethan's mentor Guro does also play an important supportive role. His relationship to Kenzie provides an opportunity for a subtle and sweet romance between the two leading characters in THE LOST PRINCE that was really to my like.
My only - tiny - point of criticism is that Ethan's constantly having interior monologues about doing the right thing and how he brought that up every time he as much as looked at Kenzie - very often.
Ethan might be human, always wanting to get rid of the Sight, to never see another feary in his life again. Time and circumstances - the Iron Queen being his sister being one of them- leave him no choice to ignore the fey world though and he's forced the enter it at some point.
But the new characters Julie Kagawa introduces to us are fun too meet, too There's the half-breed Todd who drives Ethan crazy in an attempt to be friends with him, Kenzie, the beautiful and clever girl who'll accompany Ethan on his travels and then Ethan's mentor Guro does also play an important supportive role. His relationship to Kenzie provides an opportunity for a subtle and sweet romance between the two leading characters in THE LOST PRINCE that was really to my like.
My only - tiny - point of criticism is that Ethan's constantly having interior monologues about doing the right thing and how he brought that up every time he as much as looked at Kenzie - very often.
Ethan might be human, always wanting to get rid of the Sight, to never see another feary in his life again. Time and circumstances - the Iron Queen being his sister being one of them- leave him no choice to ignore the fey world though and he's forced the enter it at some point.
I'm glad he doesn't have to leave unprepared. Ethan has taken lessons in Kali for quite a
while and masteres various fighting techniques with swords, sticks and his
fists. Such a skillful fighter practically needs to be
involved in various life-threatening fights during his travels through the fey
world. And the fights never get boring, Julie's storytelling never lacks of action. You'll get detailed descriptions of fighting scenes and info on Kali.
Bonus
material: Questions for discussions and an exclusive excerpt of THE
ETERNITY CURE, the second book in her BLOOD OF EDEN series.
1) of another consuming love story
2) of enjoying Kali lessons
3) of a highly amusing Razor
4) of reestablishing severed family ties
5) of being friends with the tough guy
5/5 *****THE LOST PRINCE - Magically attractive, a world I want to get
lost in!
I think I'm as dependent of Julie's Iron Fey world as a fey of the
promise they gave. Her books make my day, whole year round! I would've never
imagined that I would fell in love with a tiny gremlin. Thank you Julie
for so much "bad kitty" fun!
* Read an excerpt of THE LOST PRINCE here.
* THE LOST PRINCE book trailer.
* For further information about Julie and her books visit www.juliekagawa.com
* Thanks to Harlequin Teen and Netgalley for the opportunity to read THE LOST PRINCE!
yay! so glad to hear there are familiar faces in this new series!
ReplyDeleteGosh, I loved this one! It's different than the Iron Fey books and a little edgier, but I love it )
ReplyDeleteOh Razor! I loved him so much in this. In fact, him and Grimalkin are fighting out for the favourite character spot. ;) I'm really glad you enjoyed this too. The Iron Fey books are some of my favourites, so I was really pleased when Kagawa managed to pull off this one so well. Brilliant review!
ReplyDeleteI'm so with you. I enjoyed this one as well and Razor made that whole book for me. I just enjoyed that little gremlin SO much!
ReplyDeleteOh I loved Razor! He was adorable and had the best timing!
ReplyDeleteI wish there had been a little more Puck in there. I kept having to remind myself this wasn't and Ash, Meghan, Puck story. The dynamics aren't quite the same between the characters. I can't wait for the next book. I do love Julie Kagawa's books!
Heather
Ah, Ethan was so fun to read about, and I liked how the Kali was incorporated into the story as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading,
Brandi @ Blkosiner’s Book Blog
YAY! So glad you loved this book :) I did too. Sigh. Ethan is just amazing. And we got more of Ash! I love Ash more than anyone in these series. <3 Grim is pretty awesome as well, though ;) Thank you for sharing your awesome review. <3 I cannot wait for the next one :) But most excited for The Eternity Cure :D
ReplyDeleteLove, Carina @ Carina's Books