The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey #3)

Reader reviewed by Lia

Meghan and Ash have been exiled from Nevernever after they refused to give up their love for each other. But they are forced to go back when the False Iron King and his army threaten to take over all of Nevernever. They are joined again with Grim and Puck, who has also been exiled after he followed Meghan and Ash.

I enjoyed this book, but I felt bad for Puck throughout. The writing and the characters were wonderful. I think the reason I like this series so much is because of all the characters. A minor character I liked was Razor. He was so cute in a rabid puppy kind of way. Another I liked was that the Summer and the Winter Courts were working together, that was completely different from the previous two books. I am eagerly waiting for The Iron Knight, which is in Ash's viewpoint.

Reader reviewed by Cari

The intensity of this book was at an all time high. Your heart has to
be made of iron to not fall in love with this series. In The Iron
Daughter, Meghan, Ash, and Puck saved the specter but lost a friend to
battle. When they returned to Faery both Winter and Summer made them
choose to return to their court or be exiled if they chose to be
together. When we begin The Iron Queen Ash and Meghan both chose exile
than to be apart. [Ash I love you!] Meghan also discovers that the
memory she traded in The Iron King was important and her first mission
is to get it back. Ash is willing to do anything to make Meghan happy
that he even talks about marrying her someday, if thats what she
wishes. [Ash I love you so much!] Seriously these outbursts are what
happened as I was reading The Iron Queen.



With each minute that passes Faery is dying and the false Iron King is
hunting Meghan in the human world. Trust me when I say there is never a
dull moment. In the back of Meghans mind she knows that one day she
will have to kill the False King, but to be successful she might have to
sacrifice it all. Once Meghan realizes what she lost in her memory she
seeks refuge with Leanansidhe, Queen of the Exile. While there she
finds out that Puck disobeyed Oberon and went after Meghan so the team
is back together. Meghan spends her time getting to know someone from
her past and training with Ash for the day she will face the False King.
If I was Meghan I would have wanted to live in this part of the story
forever.



Winter and Summer come to realize that Meghan is their only hope to save
Faery and send for her to help save what is left of Faery. As before
Ash and Puck will not let her go alone and know that spending time in
the Iron Relm will kill them. There are intense battles, sacrifices,
broken hearts, and an ending I would never have guessed. I was crying
for hours after I finished this book. Trust me when I say this book
lives up to the hype. If you loved City of Glass, Mockingjay, Ink
Exchange, the battles in Lord of the Rings than this book is for you.
Just fair warning there will be intense sadness. Julie joins my top fey
authors along Maggie Stiefvater, Melissa Marr, and Holly Black. The
only reason this book did not get a 5 star is because I was so heart
broken by the ending.