The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Published by Harlequin Teen on August 1, 2010
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 359
Format: ARC
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Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

SPOILER  ALERT:  If you haven’t read The Iron King, do not read this review!

I honestly did not think that The Iron Daughter could be better than The Iron King but it was.  I absolutely adore the characters and the world that Julie Kagawa has created.  This trilogy is one of my all time favorites.

Meghan Chase is stuck in the Unseelie Court and she is alone.  Ash has abandoned her and she has nobody else to turn to.  Things seem to be at there worst but they aren’t.  Not yet.  They get worse when the Scepter of the Seasons is stolen by the Iron fey and they pin it on the Summer court.  With a war brewing Meghan must set things right.  But how can she save the faery realm when nobody believes her about the Iron fey and her allies have become enemies?

First off, I am still team Ash!  I just thought I had to say that.  In The Iron Daughter Ash has some pretty bad moments but his good ones far outweigh them.  I did like seeing more of Puck but it’s too late now to sway me.  Both the guys were fierce and protective and awesome but Ash was overall the best.  They weren’t the only ones who were back though.  Grimalkin was back and more mysterious than ever.  There were also a ton of new characters introduced and I can’t wait for more of them in the next book.

The action in this one was fantastic.  There was always something going on and I loved it.  The best thing about the action in this one is that Meghan was more involved.  She panicked sometimes but she seemed to take control a little more and I love strong heroines like her.  The Iron Daughter was so hard to put down and I’m sad that I finished it so quickly.  I just had to know how things would turn out and they didn’t turn out at all as I expected.  =]

Overall, The Iron Daughter is the absolute best sequel to The Iron King that there could be.  This is not one of those series that gets worse but one that gets even better.  The wait for The Iron Queen is going to kill me though.