The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey #2) by Julie Kagawa

Meghan rescued her brother Ethan from the Iron King, but who will rescue her? As a prisoner of the Winter Queen, she knows the Iron Fey have not been defeated. No one at court is there to listen, and there is nothing Meghan can do. Ash is aloof and cold, Puck is still recovering in the Wyldwood, and her only companion is a mischievous phouka she doesn't trust. But the Iron Fey won't leave Meghan alone, and she is beginning to run out of options.

Let's start this review by being honest: I did not want to write it. I do not want to review this book.

I have no idea why this series has to be so wrong! I wanted to like it sooo much! The covers are beautiful and I had heard such fantastic things! I love books about Faerie. Just, not this one. :'(

Let's talk about the things I liked: The Shakespearean references. The king and queens and are Oberon and Tatiana, plus Mab. Plus you have Puck. I also really liked the premise of a race of faeries born of modern dreams and technology, even though they are deadly. It's a neat idea.

But. Meghan is appalling. The quickest way to ruin a book is to ruin the main character. Meghan is flighty and emotional, she is rash, uncouth, clumsy, fickle, petty, and weak. That sounded really mean, but I simply cannot help my negative feelings, as I have previously stated. Meghan spent way too much time pining over Ash, and she ALWAYS says the wrong thing. I don't understand how she got everyone in Faerie to fall in love with her, she's a mess! Maybe, to some, it is part of her charm. "Nobody's perfect": Meghan's motto.

I thought a lot of things that happened in the book were too convenient, but there was also a lot of tragedy. It evened out. I don't like how violent Faerie is all the time. I haven't seen enough GOOD sides of it to understand why Meghan loves it. Everyone wants to bleed you or steal your firstborn, and all of the mythical creatures are cruel. It makes me sad. There are some good sides, just not enough.

I managed to read this really quickly, and I did get intrigued by the plot. The parts that aren't about Ash's tragically fickle brain are pretty cool to read. There were slow spots, but most of it moved right along. So, all-in-all, not a super horrendous book to read. Just pretty bad. I'm sure a ton of readers disagree and really liked the books, so don't let me ruin the series for you! I might have to read the third to finish the series and put my mind at ease.

2/5
Shay-la