5/5 Stars
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Publisher: HarlequinTeen
Publication Date: October 26, 2011
Review:
I think this is the best book Julie Kagawa has written to
date. I actually wish that the entire series had been written from Ash’s
perspective, he was a interesting and more “grown up” narrator then Meghan. It
was great to finally see what he is thinking, Ash is always so stoic and
icy that I have on and off doubted his feelings for Meghan. Thankfully, The
Iron Knight laid all those fears to rest.
The Iron Knight begins with Ash and Puck on a quest to find
a way for Ash to live in the Iron Realm with Meghan. Ash has come to the
conclusion that the only way for him to be with Meghan is to become human. To
do this Ash must travel to the End of the World and beyond. I’m an absolute
sucker for epic quests, and The Iron Knight is one big quest where everyone
involved must sacrifice what they care about in order for Ash to succeed.
On this quest we get a different cast from those we have
seen in previous novels instead of the iron fey joining in the journey there
are more traditional characters from myth including the famous Puck, the big
bad Wolf, Grimalkin, and Ariella! (I know right?! I also thought she was dead).
Needless to say the addition of Ariella really mixes up the story and I found
myself going back and forth in my head just as Ash did. Ash can see the easy
life he could build with Ariella since they are both winter fey, but he also
grapples with his feelings for Meghan and the promise he made to her as she
forced him out of the Iron Realm.
At first I didn’t really like this new love triangle, or
maybe it is a square? I guess we can toss Puck in there because he still has
feelings for Meghan. I didn’t like the idea of Ash betraying Meghan after all
they had been through, and I didn’t like all the history between Ash and
Ariella. But the history between the two made the story all the more real. When
you meet someone in real life they are going to have baggage and you have to
sift through all of that to know if they are right for you or not. Ash does his
sifting and I won’t give any spoilers but
the book was dedicated to Team Ash, just saying!
In sum, I loved the Iron Knight it really is Kagawa’s best
work and finishing this novel has me even more excited to read The Lost Prince
which chronicles Meghan’s brother Ethan as he enters the world of fey. Also in honor of this book being all about Ash here is another photo of Julian Casablancas who is the person I always picture when I think of Ash.
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OHMYGOSH, YAY YOU READ THIS!! <3 I do think Ash's POV was really mature and I enjoyed it as well! It was SOOO nice getting into his head, and knowing how he's wavering inside when all the other times we see his icy exterior just made me swoon so much harder, LOOOL!! And haha, yes...I think it's a square o_O So glad you loved this one as well, Emily!! Fantastic review!
ReplyDeleteLovely review. I enjoyed all The Iron Fey books :)
ReplyDeleteKatja @ YA's the Word