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Review: The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa

The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1)

by Julie Kagawa 
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Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

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This book was completely amazing, and I loved it! I'm probably one of the few people who read this book until now, but I'm really glad I did. It had everything I look for in a book.

Interesting plot: 2/2

The Iron King had a plot that completely blew me away. Julie Kagawa created a world where faeries exist, along many other creatures, and made it completely real for me. I honestly thought I was reading something that truly happened. The book kept me hooked at all times, and every thing that happened made me grip the nearest cushion and hug it tightly.

Characters: 2/2

The main character, Meghan, is adorable! She cares for her family, and for people she basically just met, and she's an amazing person towards everyone. I loved how brave she was no matter what she encountered. One of my favorite characters of all time.

Pace: 2/2

It never stopped, no matter what happened, it never had dull moments. I love books like this one, because if they become dull I lose interest.

Writing style: 2/2

Julie Kagawa never ceases to amaze me. With The Immortal Rules, I loved how easygoing she was with her writing. I liked in said book, as well as in The Iron King that she does not care to use some words other authors seem to be afraid of. I understand how some authors prefer to write in a "cleaner" language, but Julie's seem much more real.

Recommend it? 2/2

YES!

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Review: The Immortal Rules, by Julie Kagawa

"In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity."Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.
Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of "them." The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked--and given the ultimate choice. Die...or become one of the monsters.
Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.
Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend--a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.
But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what--and who--is worth dying for.

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Let's start with the basics: this is my first ever Julie Kagawa book!

Isn't that surprising? I'm like the only person on Earth that hasn't read The Iron Fey series, but just so you know, it's on my July TBR ;)

I gave up on vampire books a while ago, but the hype surrounding this one made me very eager to read it, and I'm glad I finally did. The plot was incredible, and although I was a bit confused at the beginning, because I definitely didn't expect a dystopian vampire book, the book was amazing.

It was the sort of book that always had something happening. For example, there was action at some point, and then it calmed down and everything seemed okay for a while, but then BAM!

Something happens and you don't know what but you're grabbing onto your seat, reading frantically.

I loved it, and I recommend it for basically anyone. Like I said, I had given up on vampire books and liked it, so I think it's good for everyone. One thing, though, if you're afraid of things like blood, and killing, this novel describes things very graphically, so for some people it might be uncomfortable or even scary. But that's just a small warning.

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Review: The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green

By: Andrea

★★★★★
Goodreads summary:

Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now. 
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault. 
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind

Ok, so to start of I'm going to admit it once and for all... I CRIED. All through the last, let's say 20% of the book or so (I read it on my Kindle). It was incredibly sad, and I've read "cancer books" and like Hazel say in the book, "they suck". This is not the typical cancer book, I can assure you. Nothing that you expect to happen does, and in the end you're left with a typhoon of emotions travelling through you.

I found this novel extremely realistic, at how things happen in life that you can't change or stop. When the book ended, I didn't even notice it had ended... I wish there was more. I wanted their love to have more time to develop, just more time to live for both of them...What I think is the point of it all is that there's always time for love. No matter how long you have, what Hazel and Augustus shared was unique an true love... even if it didn't last as long as they wished.

I loved that John wrote the book from a 16-year-old girl's perspective... outstandingly well-written. The obsessing over a book in the story (Hazel and Gus's to An Imperial Affliction) made me relate to them so much, and I loved how the end of the book had a lot to do with AIA. I wanted to email John Green and ask what happened to Hazel, etc., just like Hazel wanted to email Peter Van Houten. And yet, at the same time, I thought I wouldn't have wanted the book to end any other way.

It was amazing how much Hazel and Gus's situations in life was much more different to mine, and yet I related to them in ways I never had to any other characters... It felt like their feelings were completely normal to me, like a true teenager being described in a few hundred pages. It was one of those books that I want basically everyone to read. I read Looking for Alaska a few weeks ago, and I told a few people about it. However, The Fault in Our Stars is a book I want EVERY SINGLE PERSON to read. I've been telling everyone I know– non-stop– to read it, as soon as possible.

Overall, it's a great book and older kids, teens and adults will devour this book. You can't ignore this book.

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