The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Meghan Chase was a swamp girl. Not literally, of course, but that’s how most of her classmates viewed her. The only excepting person was her best friend, Robbie Goodfell. However, Meghan did not seem to know Robbie as well as she should have for as much time as they spent together. Robbie lived only a few miles from Meghan but she had never been to his house. Nor had she met his parents. Plus, wherever Robbie went, mischief seemed to follow, yet he was never blamed.
On her 16th birthday, Meghan returns home from school to discover that her dog, Beau, attacked her little brother, Ethan, and her parents have banished the dog to the pound.
However, Ethan tells a different story. He says that Beau was trying to save him from the man in his closet.
When Ethan starts acting really strange, like, biting-Meghan’s-leg strange, Robbie comes over, scaring Ethan dramatically. And Robbie tells Meghan something unbelievable. Ethan has been kidnapped and the thing that bit Meghan is a Changeling.
Robbie brings Meghan into the world of Faery, where all fairytales seem to come to life, and he reveals that he is not who he seems.
Throughout the story, Meghan, narrating in first person, searches for her brother with the help of her friend Robbie, a mysterious cat, and a surprising member to the group.
I just found the Iron Fey series while looking for something new to read. It is a really good series and I’m glad I decided to read it. I recommend it to everybody. It has plenty of action for boys to read and plenty of romance to please the girls. I give The Iron King by Julie Kagawa four and a half out of five stars.
On a side note, I’m currently reading the rest of the series; I just finished the second book. If you want to read little sub-stories, however, you can only get them on ereaders, which are a good investment, anyway. Christmas is coming, put an Amazon Kindle on your list!!!!
Sarah, I like how you summarize this book without giving too much information that would ruin the ending. I also like how you rate every book out of five stars. I might have to pick this one up! Well done!
ReplyDeleteSarah, you always do a good job of selling the book without giving away too many details. Whenever I'm looking for a new book to read, I come here to see what books you've talked about.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you summarized this book. I agree that you didn't give away details that would give away the story. I think this book is now a member of my long list of books to read.
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