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wyvernfriend's review against another edition
3.0
Three stories and background information about the series.
Honestly the Tir na Nog thing drags me out of the story to be honest, but it's an interesting series. The three stories are somewhat filler about the series and interesting but not necessary to follow the series.
Honestly the Tir na Nog thing drags me out of the story to be honest, but it's an interesting series. The three stories are somewhat filler about the series and interesting but not necessary to follow the series.
storyflowsolutions's review against another edition
5.0
I've already made reviews for each individual short story...so this is just a kind of overview. I loved every single short story...especially Iron's Prophecy!! This had a ton of extra material in it and that was fantastic. This is a definite guide to the entire series. A must read!!
pinkpassionpages's review against another edition
3.0
In general it was a nice touch to the whole story but I read it afterwards and not in between. Maybe if you read this in between the story that it is better. The Puck POV was my favorite but arrg the last one was horrible with Meghan and the Oracle, didn't like it at all.
jordan_the_goblin_queen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
coco_lolo's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
I had already read both Winter's Passage and Summer's Crossing, and I was especially looking forward to Iron's Prophecy, but I wanted the nice book with all three instead of waiting to read the e-book. And I'm glad I did, because I'd forgotten how good these novellas were! They are great insight to what happens between Book 1 and Book 2 and then Book 3 and Book 4. I wish they had been a little longer, but they aren't novels, just novellas, and at least they revolved around a complete story. Out of these two, I enjoyed Summer's Crossing more, just for the fact that it's the first time we're actually inside Puck's mischievous head, and I loved it! I want him to get a book all to himself (hint hint).
Iron's Prophecy was the longest and had a great deal of detail, and it was wonderful. We get to see Meghan, the Iron Queen, and her new husband together even more, learn a few new details that could jeopardize the entire future of Faery, plus it's sort of a lead up to the first book in the second Iron Fey series, Call of the Forgotten (which I now cannot wait to read even more; just a little over a month!). I loved the romance between Meghan and Ash, but I really liked getting to see Ash now that he earned his human soul, and I love him even more. Also, Puck: I loved how mature he was when he saw them together and Meghan told him the "news".
I only knew a few days before I actually got this in the mail that it had a complete guide to the characters and places in the Nevernever (with comments from Grimalkin) and the guide to surviving Faery previously published in The Iron Knight, so that was a treat, though it wasn't required.
As always, Kagawa is phenomenal in her writing style and creating this beautiful, frightening Faery world, she did it in around 60 to 80 pages. The only reason this received 4.5 is that I wish the first two novellas had been longer and that there had been more pictures!
I had already read both Winter's Passage and Summer's Crossing, and I was especially looking forward to Iron's Prophecy, but I wanted the nice book with all three instead of waiting to read the e-book. And I'm glad I did, because I'd forgotten how good these novellas were! They are great insight to what happens between Book 1 and Book 2 and then Book 3 and Book 4. I wish they had been a little longer, but they aren't novels, just novellas, and at least they revolved around a complete story. Out of these two, I enjoyed Summer's Crossing more, just for the fact that it's the first time we're actually inside Puck's mischievous head, and I loved it! I want him to get a book all to himself (hint hint).
Iron's Prophecy was the longest and had a great deal of detail, and it was wonderful. We get to see Meghan, the Iron Queen, and her new husband together even more, learn a few new details that could jeopardize the entire future of Faery, plus it's sort of a lead up to the first book in the second Iron Fey series, Call of the Forgotten (which I now cannot wait to read even more; just a little over a month!). I loved the romance between Meghan and Ash, but I really liked getting to see Ash now that he earned his human soul, and I love him even more. Also, Puck: I loved how mature he was when he saw them together and Meghan told him the "news".
I only knew a few days before I actually got this in the mail that it had a complete guide to the characters and places in the Nevernever (with comments from Grimalkin) and the guide to surviving Faery previously published in The Iron Knight, so that was a treat, though it wasn't required.
As always, Kagawa is phenomenal in her writing style and creating this beautiful, frightening Faery world, she did it in around 60 to 80 pages. The only reason this received 4.5 is that I wish the first two novellas had been longer and that there had been more pictures!
breezy610's review against another edition
4.0
this was pretty good. I like all the in between stories. can't wait for the lost prince.
kim_lommaert's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
magikspells's review against another edition
4.0
Oh how I love this series? I can't even count all the ways. I would would like to say that I loved it, but I kinda felt like the prophecy thing about a child destroying a species is a tired concept. I expect better from you Julie! But otherwise, I really liked it. I love the characters, it's like hanging out with old friends. I'm really looking forward to the Lost Prince. It's so soon now.
little_redhead5's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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
4.0
samrushingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Okay, so I feel like I had a little bit of a cheat on reading this book. It is a collection of the stories written throughout the series. I read both Winter's Passage and Summer's Crossing when they were released, and the only story I hadn't yet read was Iron's Prophecy. So, in reality I read that final story and then the guide to the Nevernever and all the other fun behind-the-scenes questionnaires and stuff like that. This was really enjoyable and helps to bridge some of the gaps between the stories. Now, I just have to wait for the release of the next book, The Iron Traitor, which is the second book in the spinoff Iron Fey series about Ethan Chase.