The Iron King

3,5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
This story is something I would have liked a lot when I was younger. It's a good example of a fantasy YA book. I loved the mysterious fae land and all the mythical creatures. The story itself was quite predictable to me at some moments. The Iron King and court I didn't see coming and although it was a creative concept I'm not sure if I really liked the Iron Fae characters in this world. But that's because I'm a sucker for the original Fae and Elves and everything about their world. Also, Julie probably didn't write them with the idea for them to be likable

This story had a bit of a slow start not too slow and not for very long but what I mean is that it didn't automatically grip me from the very beginning. Meghan, our heroine, is a sort of an outcast at school and she also feels that way in her own home. Her family is poor, her step-father doesn't seem to care for her all that much and at school the popular kids i.e the cheerleaders and jocks look down at her and tease her for living on a pig farm way out in the boondocks. But once I got pass the slow start, the set up of Meghan's life, and into the actual story I couldn't help but love this book more with every page. Read More