The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) in Addicted to YA

Nov 22, 2012 Terri rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fairies-faeries

Meghan Chase's world changes when strange things start happening and her young brother is replaced by a Changeling and she learns her best friend is none other than Robin Goodfellow aka Puck. As she goes into the Nevernever to rescue her brother, she learns her father is Oberon, king of the Seelie Court and that a war is brewing with her caught in the middle. her quest takes her through strange and terrifying adventures as she learns there is a whole new brand of Iron Fey deadly to both the Seel ...more

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Mar 08, 2015 Jen Rothmeyer rated it really liked it

Originally written for From Gutter to Gilt.

Meghan Chase is horrified to discover that her four-year-old half-brother, Ethan, has been stolen away by the monsters in his closet. He’d warned her, and she had not listened. She had not seen. Kagawa updates the fantastical world widely spread through Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the modern Iron Court and its technological travesties. Characters Puck, Oberon, Titania, and Mab feature key roles.

Synopsis

It’s Chase’s sixteenth birthday, w ...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Falling for Books (Tia) rated it really liked it

First Line: Ten years ago, on my sixth birthday, my father disappeared.

Favorite Quote: "My closet!" hissed the figure. A spiderlike hand darted out and grabbed the doorknob. "My closet! Mine!" And it slammed the door with a bang."

My thoughts:
The Iron King has been on my to-be-read list forever! I decided to go ahead and pick it up! I’ve heard so much about this book. I really liked this book and the take on faeries. I liked the whole fantasy aspect of this book.

I’m starting to realize that I re ...more

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