Tuesday, January 22, 2013

JULIE KAGAWA MONTH: The Iron Knight



JULIE KAGAWA MONTH: Book Reviews, Interviews, Giveaways and more...

Introduction to Julie Kagawa Month
Review of The Iron King
Review of The Iron Daughter
Review of The Iron Queen
GIVEAWAY

Welcome to another post of the Julie Kagawa Month.
                                                                        Today, it is time for me to review The Iron Knight
"My name--my True Name--is Ashallayn' darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl..."To cold 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 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. And along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.

WOW Just WOW Where do I even start?
Much like Meghan, Ash's voice is strong throughout the narration. Thank God Ash and Puck's feud was over! It seems like it existed only when Meghan was around. It was so interesting to unravel their past and to hear a completely different story of them. That helped me love them even more than I did before.

 As proved in the previous three books, Kagawa’s story building is flawless. Through her narration, she made every single aspect of her settings come alive. As before, Kagawa’s Fairy World was as much interesting as it was frightening. She literally takes her readers to the End of the World and back all they while keeping them on the edge of their seats. 

I think this one was the most interesting of the series. When Ash goes to the End of the World, he must pass a series of extremely hard tests to reach his goal. These chapters were the most interesting and the most fun to read.Julie Kagawa took the storyline to every place I didn’t expect and the some…and it was wonderfull!! As before, her writing kept me reading until I found myself at the end. Though it was sad to see such a great story at an end…I must say that I leave it with a smile on my face and the intentions to re-read it countless times in the future to come. Still, I’m excited to see what Puck’s story will be.

Pick this up, and if you haven’t read the rest, don’t even hesitate in doing so.

5 stars

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you enjoyed this! I agree with you in that Kagawa's world-building is fantastic. Everything just seems so real and well thought-out that it makes the series a real joy to read. Great review!

Jessi (Geo) said...

YAY!! This one was my favorite of the series :D

I was sad to see it all end too! I already want to re-read them and it's only been a year, haha.