Iron Fey 04 Iron Knight

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The fourth and final installment of the Iron Fey, is written from the POV of Ash, the Winter Court Prince and true love of Meghan, the Iron Queen. Being a true Fey, Ash is unable to live with Meghan in the Iron Realm, and has vowed to find a way to honor his knight's oath to love and protect her always. In order to do so, Ash must become human and gain a soul. With the help of his best friend and Summer Court archenemy, Puck, and the ever mysterious Cat Sidth, Grimalkin, Ash sets out to do just that. The events that follow take Ash on his most difficult and often terrifying adventure yet. Ash must face his past as a Dark Prince and survive trials in the ever dangerous Wyldwood and beyond to the End of the World. While Julie always manages to surprise her fans with new characters and unbelievable circumstances, she takes Ash and Puck and us, on the the biggest rollcoaster ride yet. New levels of desire, fear, pain, shame and despair, threaten to keep Ash from his goal, until he learns what it truly means to be human and have a soul, and even then, he must survive the tests put before him by a mysterious cloaked guardian. I won't spoil any of the adventure by naming names or mentioning any other specific locals or events, but suffice to say, those that travel with Ash and help him on his journey, also become part of his tests and cause him to question his quest, his heart and all that he believes to be true. Ash is my favorite character, and The Iron Knight is by far, my favorite of all the Iron Fey novels. If you're an Ash fan as well, you won't be disappointed. Never fear, there is plenty of Puck and Grim to go around and provide their much loved comedy relief, as well as surprise characters that do nothing but add to the richness of this epic story of true love and sacrifice. Though we don't hear much from Meghan, we get just what we need to make their journey complete and then some. Five massive stars!

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This book was simply beautiful. I had not read any of the Iron Fey series until I heard about this one and then I went through the whole, wonderful series in less than a month. After the ending of The Iron Queen left me sighing I was so glad that I had this one on my computer, just waiting for me. I read it in a single afternoon, reveling in every page of heartbreaking tragedy and irrepressible joy. This is a perfect ending to a perfect series. This book is all about Ashallayn' darkmyr Tallyn, the darkly handsome, dangerous prince of the Winter Fey. Did you ever want to know more about his life before he fell in love? Or how he truly felt about Ariella and how he feels now about Meghan? I was always on Team Ash, despite Puck's devious attempts to steal my heart, and this book made me love him even more. He has done terrible things in the past, things that were hinted about before but were never fully revealed, but he overcame his ruthless nature and upbringing because of the love of two young women. In this book, he is tempted and tested in every possible way until everything he thought he was is stripped away. It was nearly painful to watch at times, but oh how wonderful were the results... The Iron Knight focuses a lot on the characters and their interactions. Puck and Ash, longtime friends and arch-enemies, have such a wonderful and complex relationship. They go from trying to kill each other to saving one another. Puck would get on anyone's last nerve and I completely understand the impulse to slice that grin off his face, so it was a lot of fun to watch the tension and, surprisingly, the trust between them. Despite everything, they know that they can count on each other completely. Meghan is only barely featured in this book, and at times it seems hopeless that Ash will ever see her again. This, combined with the surprise introduction of a new player, leads to a whole new level of emotional pain for Ash. Even with Meghan off-page, the romance in The Iron Knight is wonderful. I love the world of the Iron Fey series. The Fey are deadly and beautiful, just the way I always imagine them. No sparkly Tinkerbells here. Nothing is done for nothing and make promises at your peril. I can practically see the creatures of the wyldwood peeking through the leaves, watching for you to make a mistake. As an ending to my review, I would like to add a chuckle for the fun little interview attached to the end of the book and a virtual smack on the head for Puck because he got that song stuck in my head. I would recommend this novel to lovers of fantasy, epic romance, sacrifice and wonderful characters. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.