The Iron Daughter

I didn't like this book as much as I liked the Iron King. The beginning and end were great the stuff in-between seemed to be a little long winded and unimportant to the story.

NO. NOOOO. I love Puck ;(

So here's the thing. For the first third, maybe half, of the book I wanted to punch Meghan in the face. On the way to Tir Na Nog Ash kept telling Meghan that they could not be together. That Mab could possibly kill him if he were to declare his love for the half-Summer faery/human. At this point, she has spent some time with the fae and she knows how things work. So when they arrive at Mab's castle Meghan just doesn't seem to get it. She spends nearly the entire time there whining about why Ash isn't talking to her. And when she finally does get to hear from the prince he's cold and uncaring (BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE TO PROTECT BOTH OF THEM) she goes into some horrible despairing coma and doesn't want to live anymore.

I get it. She loves him SO MUCH that she just can't function. She's a teenager and that's the way things are at that age. Everything is the end of the world. But for god's sake please stop whining!

The other thing I'm over is the whole love triangle thing. Every YA book has got to have some love triangle nonsense in it. And it's not even just that there are two guys who are crushing on the same girl. She loves them both. Every time.

No me gusta.

But I'm torn because despite her whining the story is interesting. I don't understand why no one in the story (except, I suspect, Ironhorse knew) knows what Meghan is. I'm not sure if I'll finish the series. There are some good points, but there's irritating things too. Maybe those things will be resolved earlier on in the next book so that I don't have to spend half the book hating Meghan.

No sé si fue error mío leer inmediatamente esta secuela de The Iron King, quizá debí poner un libro de por medio.

Escribo esto porque Meghan Chase estuvo absolutamente insoportable en esta entrega. Llorona y forzada en gran parte de la historia. Miren, sé que no soy una romántica del tipo cursi, pero aun así me gusta el drama y el amor trágico. Y en especial este libro tenía TODO para ser de Esos libros y hacerme llorar por la imposibilidad de su romance, un “Romeo y Julieta” en el “Sueño de una Noche de Verano”. Y todo quedaba en Shakespeare, pero no. Antes dije que si bien Meghan Chase no era una Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy — Richelle Mead) tampoco era una Ever (Inmortales — Allyson Nöel), me rectifico totalmente... more

Back in 2010 I stumbled upon Julie Kagawa's first book, The Iron King, by chance. I picked it up, saw that it was about fey, read it, and completely fell in love. Ever since then I've been trying to find the time to pick up the rest of the series! Meghan, Ash, and Puck are some of my favorite characters. I was so eager to see what would happen to them. Let me tell you, once you're in their world there is not turning back. Anyway, I digress. On to the review!

The Iron Daughter was everything that I was hoping it would be. Once more I was dragged into the land of the fey, and I went willingly and excitedly. What I really enjoyed about this second book was Meghan's character. In the first story she proved herself to be strong protagonist. I loved her fire, and her “never say never” attitude. Well, all that is back! However what is even more amazing is that the reader actually gets to see Meghan grow in this book. She isn't a little girl anymore and, even though she has some tough decisions to make, I adored how strong she was the entire time.

That's not to say Meghan doesn't have any emotions. She cries, she hurts, she falls for guys she shouldn't and has to make difficult choices because of it. It's all very realistic to be honest. Ash and Puck are both back in this installment of the series, and better than ever in my mind. Yes, I'm still torn on the whole debate of who I love more. Ash is so brooding, but Puck is so funny! Either way, it's easy to see why Meghan is so torn between the two. It's nice that Julie Kagawa allows her character to be so independent from the men in her life. Meghan needs them, but she also knows how to hold her own.

In terms of plot, the Iron Daughter answered a lot of the questions I had left over from last time! It was nice to see those wrapped up. I was a little saddened that the story ended where it did. Still, I see that there is a lot of potential for the next in the series. Of course you know I'll be picking that up. Long story short, I really enjoyed this book! It wasn't my favorite of the series, but there were a lot of great components. I cannot wait for more.

This one was definitely better than its predecessor. They even made it so that the chapter titles don't spoil you on what's to come!

I'm looking forward to reading The Iron Queen.