linda_kemi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
cinnamoncatgirl's review against another edition
4.0
5.43pm // i don't know why ironhorse had such a grip on me but i kind of cried two or three times at the end because of him lol
avora's review
3.0
Meghan is still dumb. And for the first 90% of the book, useless. Everyone's fighting to save the world and she's off in a corner trying not to throw up or stumble or cry about the injustices she faced in high school. When no one's fighting and she, Puck, and Ash are trying to get some rest, she swears up and down that she can't sleep, she couldn't possibly sleep, she fights sleep. And then... the next chapter starts and someone's trying to shake her out of a coma-like sleep. What is she, a toddler? Quit throwing tantrums over going to bed.
I'm going to read the next book, only because I want to see her grow into her new found power. And gain some balance. Or sense. Eh, who am I kidding? I'm sticking around for Grimalkin (kitty!) and Leanansidhe. I'd add in the love triangle, but it's pretty lackluster. Perhaps the third book will only have 50 mentions of high school.
I'm going to read the next book, only because I want to see her grow into her new found power. And gain some balance. Or sense. Eh, who am I kidding? I'm sticking around for Grimalkin (kitty!) and Leanansidhe. I'd add in the love triangle, but it's pretty lackluster. Perhaps the third book will only have 50 mentions of high school.
steffi_au_penguinbooks's review against another edition
3.0
“You're kind of blind, you know?"
Oh Meghan ....
Ok, well, honestly I did not enjoy the Iron Daughter as much as I did the first book.
The problem was: Meghan. Oh my .... I wanted to scream at her and shake her because she was soooooooo whiny and annoying at the beginning. Ash here, Ash there, Ash hates me, Ash played with me and so on and on. It was like her whole existence is only about Ash. I did not really feel their relationship before, because to my mind, this love-story thing building was too fast.
Further, the love-triangle drama was unnecessary for reasons I won't spoil now :)
Despite of Meghan's behaviour and the very long-drawned beginning, the story got a nice pace afterwards. Yes, there are still dragging parts, but we meet new faes and meet old friends again. The ending was very good, interesting, shocking and well ... Meghan finally surprised me positiv.
Thanks to this ending, I will defnitely read the third book as soon as possible, especially because of the title!
3.5 stars
Oh Meghan ....
Ok, well, honestly I did not enjoy the Iron Daughter as much as I did the first book.
The problem was: Meghan. Oh my .... I wanted to scream at her and shake her because she was soooooooo whiny and annoying at the beginning. Ash here, Ash there, Ash hates me, Ash played with me and so on and on. It was like her whole existence is only about Ash. I did not really feel their relationship before, because to my mind, this love-story thing building was too fast.
Further, the love-triangle drama was unnecessary for reasons I won't spoil now :)
Despite of Meghan's behaviour and the very long-drawned beginning, the story got a nice pace afterwards. Yes, there are still dragging parts, but we meet new faes and meet old friends again. The ending was very good, interesting, shocking and well ... Meghan finally surprised me positiv.
Thanks to this ending, I will defnitely read the third book as soon as possible, especially because of the title!
3.5 stars
mderiog's review
3.0
it´s a lot of Drama for me, please stop the Drama Queen Meghan, despite everthing I liked the book, I cant wait for read the next
acarman1's review
4.0
Engaging story as Meghan Chase fights to escape her prison and reunite with her mortal family and her fairy love.
emiliebookworld's review
I had loved The Iron King when I read it over the summer and I can honestly say that I loved The Iron Daughter even more. The story, the characters, everything is better. I had an amazing time reading it and getting reacquainted with Meghan, Puck, Ash and Grim along with meeting all sorts of new characters. I also have to say that I am now officially Team Ash and good luck getting me to change my opinion.
Meghan is being held at the palace of the Winter Court, wondering when if she’ll ever get to see Ash again. Or if her father will ever consider coming to her rescue. Or how much time has passed out in the real world. Is her family even still alive? When Meghan finally sees Ash, the reunion is quite far from what she expected it to be. And on top of everything else, war is threatening to break out between the Summer and Winter Courts, which would only allow the Iron Fey to come in and take over the Nevernever. Despite her efforts to prevent a war between the two courts, Meghan has to run away and to find and return the Scepter of the Seasons, the item that is causing all this trouble. But what about Ash, was he really playing her when he told her all those things.
I love Meghan Chase. She is a pretty awesome heroine, and one that doesn’t let others walk all over her...except sometimes where Ash is concerned. He just has this way of getting to her. But other than that I just love Meghan. She just has this great personality and I just can’t help but like her. I really don’t think I could ever not like her. My favorite side of Meghan is really how she is when the action really starts. The ends to which she’ll go to help those she loves are just incredible sometimes. And I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t admit that whenever she was with Ash I kinda sorta wanted to trade places with her.
Why there is even a Team Ash - Team Puck debate is a mystery to me. I love Puck a lot but he’s just no Ash. Puck is great, I love his humor and how he is with Meghan. I wouldn’t mind having Puck to myself. He just has me laughing pretty much every time he opens his mouth to speak and I really look forward to seeing him and finding out what stupid thing he’s going to do or say next. I felt bad for him at the end even if I was really happy with the way things turned out. And now I will say it: I am absolutely in love with Ash. Half the time his behavior completely gets on my nerves but the rest of the time I am more or less in awe of him. I totally understand why Meghan feels the way she does about him. I mean, how could she not? There is so much more I could say about Ash but it would be way too spoilery and I don’t want to ruin it for those who haven’t read the book.
I liked the the story from The Iron Daughter better than I did the story in The Iron King. Both are really great and I loved both of them but there was something this time around. It might be that the action started pretty much right away. The Faery world was already all established and we could just jump right in to the good part of the story. I found that there was a lot more action and I really liked finding out more about the Iron Fey and how their court worked. I just love the mix of imagination, magic and adventure that’s present throughout the story, it’s not something that’s everywhere.
The Iron Daughter is an amazing sequel. After reading The Iron King, I didn’t think it could really get any better but it did. And I’m sure it will get even better when The Iron Queen comes out in February.
Meghan is being held at the palace of the Winter Court, wondering when if she’ll ever get to see Ash again. Or if her father will ever consider coming to her rescue. Or how much time has passed out in the real world. Is her family even still alive? When Meghan finally sees Ash, the reunion is quite far from what she expected it to be. And on top of everything else, war is threatening to break out between the Summer and Winter Courts, which would only allow the Iron Fey to come in and take over the Nevernever. Despite her efforts to prevent a war between the two courts, Meghan has to run away and to find and return the Scepter of the Seasons, the item that is causing all this trouble. But what about Ash, was he really playing her when he told her all those things.
I love Meghan Chase. She is a pretty awesome heroine, and one that doesn’t let others walk all over her...except sometimes where Ash is concerned. He just has this way of getting to her. But other than that I just love Meghan. She just has this great personality and I just can’t help but like her. I really don’t think I could ever not like her. My favorite side of Meghan is really how she is when the action really starts. The ends to which she’ll go to help those she loves are just incredible sometimes. And I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t admit that whenever she was with Ash I kinda sorta wanted to trade places with her.
Why there is even a Team Ash - Team Puck debate is a mystery to me. I love Puck a lot but he’s just no Ash. Puck is great, I love his humor and how he is with Meghan. I wouldn’t mind having Puck to myself. He just has me laughing pretty much every time he opens his mouth to speak and I really look forward to seeing him and finding out what stupid thing he’s going to do or say next. I felt bad for him at the end even if I was really happy with the way things turned out. And now I will say it: I am absolutely in love with Ash. Half the time his behavior completely gets on my nerves but the rest of the time I am more or less in awe of him. I totally understand why Meghan feels the way she does about him. I mean, how could she not? There is so much more I could say about Ash but it would be way too spoilery and I don’t want to ruin it for those who haven’t read the book.
I liked the the story from The Iron Daughter better than I did the story in The Iron King. Both are really great and I loved both of them but there was something this time around. It might be that the action started pretty much right away. The Faery world was already all established and we could just jump right in to the good part of the story. I found that there was a lot more action and I really liked finding out more about the Iron Fey and how their court worked. I just love the mix of imagination, magic and adventure that’s present throughout the story, it’s not something that’s everywhere.
The Iron Daughter is an amazing sequel. After reading The Iron King, I didn’t think it could really get any better but it did. And I’m sure it will get even better when The Iron Queen comes out in February.