Author: Julie Kagawa
Series: (The Iron Fey #1.5, 3.5, 4.5)
Published: August 28th 2012
Publisher:  Harlequin Teen
Categories: Fantasy, Paranormal
 

I realized that it’s been almost two years since I last read Winter Passage. It feels kinda bizarre how different Meghan and Ash before. It was one helluva adventure these guys had experienced to get where they are now. And it’s not even done.

Well, Puck is Puck. Robin Goodfellow is the charming summer fey I absolutely adore. Rereading Summer’s Crossing is (and always) a breath of hilarious air. I love his side of things (and he’s serious too). It’s so much fun! I maybe Team Ash but this fella has always a place in my heart. UNCLE PUCK!!!

Now for The Iron Prophecy (the one I actually looking forward to reading) I was so fortunate to have already read The Lost Prince, and there’s something Puck, Ash and Meghan are hiding from Keirran and Ethan. And that mystery has now been answered in this novella—well, sort of (bad timing, really bad timing). It’s good to be in the known, when I was reading The Lost Prince I really wanted to know what they were hiding from the two. And let me say that I was really shocked to know what Meghan had saw of her unborn child’s future.  No wonder they tried not to let them meet (too bad though, it was really meant to happen).

It was also nice to have even just a brief glimpse to Ash and Meghan’s married life. I felt like I’m their parents, witnessing their adventures and see them grow—Ash’s indifference, his heart that once, pardon the pun, cold because of his past, his family. And Meghan who went to Nevernever for the very first time just to save his younger brother and now she’s a queen. A powerful leader in her own right—I know it sounds so cliché, but I’m really proud of them. I really love the Iron Fey series.

And there’s a half-naked Ash scene here, you don’t want to miss that. Do you?

If you’re like me who read this book because of the new novella then I’m glad to tell you that The Iron Legends has more to offer. There’s a guide which was Grimalkin adamantly warned us not read because we might find ourselves in deep trouble. Though I didn’t listen to what he had said. I plowed through it, just in case I decided to visit Nevernever myself and I need all the knowledge I can get in the survival guide LOL. Kidding aside, it’s very handy information to further understand the Iron Fey world.

There are also useful biographies that I completely enjoyed reading. And once again, Grimalkin shines in this one. I laughed so hard with his side comments. Gosh, gotta love the cat more. Aside from Grimalkin exceptional remarks of his own biography (I feel sorry to the person who wrote his biography he got an earful from the cat); it’s nice to know about the characters—summarized style.

There’s more stuff included here. And I love freebies. I tried answering some of them. And I think rereading the series from time to time is still not enough (got some of them wrong, BOO ME!). But I did enjoy answering them.

I highly recommend reading this novella first before you read The Lost Prince. And even though I gave the first book of the spin-off a 4.5/5 (not really bad, though my review sounds tinsy bit negative) I HIGHLY recommend it. I still couldn’t enough of the story, the characters, and their fun but often dangerous antics.