“No, no. We can kill each other later.”

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa – 1^st in The Iron Fey series

This book was “Alice in Wonderland” meets “Labyrinth” meets “Percy Jackson”. In other words, it was GREAT! I was sucked in from the very beginning! There was so much action and adventure that I wanted to listen to this audiobook all in one sitting and would have if time would have permitted. The characters, concepts and the NeverNever World were completely mesmerizing. Meghan was such a wonderful character and I loved watching her come into her own. She grew up and gained so much strength and independence. It was very refreshing as I hate weak women in books. I love her selflessness. I love Puck’s bluntness and sense of humor as well as the fact that he’s always there for Meghan. What a whimsical character! Ash is your typical male character (good-looking) from every fantasy book. The brooding hot guy with vulnerabilities. And dang am I happy about it! I was never quite sure if he was going to kill Meghan or kiss her! Epic kiss scene btw. Whenever I think of Ash and Puck fighting all I can picture is the scene from 21 Jump Street – “Have some fairy dust, bitch!” I still haven’t figured out yet if I’m Team Puck or Team Ash.

“Will it be dangerous?” “Oh, extremely. That’s what makes it fun. You can die in so many interesting ways – skewered on a glass sword, dragged underwater and eaten by a kelpie, turned into a spider or a rosebush, for all time.”

Synopsis:

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 fairy 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.

“Oh, we’re playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?”