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I must admit, Iron King isn't the best book in the series in my opinion, the series gets much better, but it is still a great book. I loved watching Meghan grow throughout the book, from a naive sixteen year old girl, all the way to the half-blood daughter of the Summer King. I mean, that's a pretty big leap to do in one day. And then she went all the way to killing the evil Iron King! She was a great protagonist, determined, stubborn, and she always stood for what she believed in, a great trait in a world where everyone is trying to sway her.

I really like Puck, Meghan's best friend. She thought that he was Robbie, a perfectly normal human who loved playing pranks. Then she found out that he was the infamous Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream, capable of much more than harmless pranks. But he was one of my favourite characters, a sarcastic relief from the tension of the book. I really loved the fact that he was sarcastic and always joking around, but when it came down to it, he did everything possible to protect Meghan. And then we found out that he was in love with Meghan, and I thought "Uh-Oh" You'll find out why later.

And then there was Ash, the Ice Prince. He was a dark, cold, distant, brooding prince, but that really worked for him. It just made me love him even more. Meghan realised she was falling in love with him, and Ash was falling in love with her, although he didn't realise it for quite some time, near the end of the book.

I even liked the evil guys. Titania queen of the Seelie, who wasn't exactly evil, but was set on turning Meghan into some sort of animal, was very interesting and I could picture her perfectly. And Mab, Queen of the Unseelie, a frosty, dark and unmerciful queen, was exactly as I pictured the impersonation of Winter to look like.

Then there was Grimalkin, a cat of all things who could disappear and reappear at will. He was a good guy in the book, but everything he did for Meghan came with a price. That's how things go in Faery. A contract or a promise you make means much more in Faery than it does here (in the normal world).

A contract, like the one Meghan did with Ash, that was that she would go with him to the Winter Court willingly and he would help her find her brother, means everything. So if you ever happen to find a trod that goes to the mysterious Faery, remember to hold your tongue...

In end, Meghan defeated Machina, the evil Iron King that had her brother with a magic arrow, but Puck was seriously injured and they had to leave him to heal in a tree, a decision that tore at Meghan. She got Ethan back to her family, and stayed just long enough to say goodbye, and explain to Ethan that she wasn't normal anymore. Ash came all too soon to take her away to the Winter Kingdom.

And there the book ends.