The Good: The Iron King had interesting, fun, unique characters. Meghan, the protagonist was most definitely not a helpless heroine. She was a take charge, don’t-think-before-you-jump kind of girl. And while that put her into sticky situations it was very enjoyable to read. Ash was also a pleasure to read. With his cool composure and stoic emotions he reminded me of Jace from Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments. But Ash had the tendency to smile a bit more than the Shadowhunter :). Kagawa was very good about keeping the pace steadily moving forward and kept you enticed throughout the whole book. Lately, Faeries have really interested me and not just from the YA fiction standpoint. I’ve seen many similarities between the multiple faery books and I’ve been interested in the “non-fiction” aspect. Kagawa brilliantly added her unique spin to these histories and I really enjoyed it.
The Bad: The Iron King had this weird predictability about it. Towards the beginning/middle of the book the plot would go into a certain medium, where it looked like everything was going to work out. Which is strange to happen in the middle of a book. So if you are an avid reader like I am you know that well happy endings don’t happen in the middle of a book. Assuming all of this you know if the book can’t be happy, it has to get chaotic. And therefore when something bad did happen it wasn’t a surprise. Well, what happened was a surprise but the fact that is was happening wasn’t. Hope that wasn’t too confusing. Overall, not a huge deal but it definitely lacked a big shock factor.
Rating: A-
This book has been sitting on my shelf for a while, and now I'm thinking about definitely reading it if it's as good as you say (especially if this Ash character is like Jace, because I loved Jace's character!)
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the Mortal Instruments series, I'm half way through the last book and I enjoyed it A LOT! I adore the characters and I love the story line. The idea of the Shadowhunters is very exciting. At first, I didn't like that (in the beginning) all these supernatural creatures like vampires, werewolves and fey were considered "bad" but as the story progressed and Clary's view of these creatures changed, I really started enjoying it more. Thanks for the recommendation!