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The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Paperback, 363 pages

Published February 1st 2010 by Harlequin Teen

Summary:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Review:

Okay, I know I always say this, but finally! I've been wanting to read this series for a long time every since I first saw them on Goodreads. I don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting a book like this. It's not really type, what with all the fae, but I have definitely learned to like it and branch out. 

This book is about Meghan Chase and her going on a dangerous mission to save her brother. Along the way, she finds out who she actually is. Meghan has always thought that she was a regular girl, but she finds out she isn't. She's smart, caring, and overall a good person. Throughout the book, she doesn't have much of a significant change. In the beginning she was just normal and by the end, she was still normal but not really. We get to see her change drastically throughout the series, but just not in this book. She is clueless at times like how she never noticed that her best friend had a crush on her. I get so annoyed, like why can't they see??! Anyways, overall she's a good main character, not the best, but okay.

The story was pretty great overall too. The plotline was consistent and wasn't ever too slow or too fast for me.  I would have never read a book like this before, but I never actually knew what it was about, just that a lot of people were raving about it so I picked it up and read it. I'm glad I did. It's magical and mythical and just different than other books that I've read. It is unique. 

I really did like this book. I have nothing bad to say about it at all. I think. Nothing really at the top of my mind. Overall, a 4.