The Iron King
Book Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Meghan Chase is turning sixteen in less than 24 hours. Nobody but her friend Robbie and her four year brother seems to remember that it’s her birthday. That’s alright, she is used to being ignored by her stepfather, her mother, by the kids at school…it has always been that way, but not for long. When Meghan’s brother, Ethan, is captured by a Faery and changed for a changeling, Meghan is determined to find her brother and bring him back. Will she be strong enough to face the true heritage of her birth?
Sexual Content:
Sadly, this book is not as clean as it may appear. True, Meghan sticks by her morals and does not sleep with anyone, but other characters in the story are not so clean. Some character’s mock Meghan behind her back about her mother and her life. One of the boys in the story, photoshopped Meghan to be naked and flat chested, in captions he makes a nasty remark. Thankfully, the author does not go into detail with how the body looked other then she being flat chested. Meghan also finds out that her father, the king of summer, was never married to her mother, but had seduced her and left afterwards (No details are given). The mother supposedly never remembered this encounter, but believed that Meghan’s father was the one she was married too. Faery’s also tend to like to dance amongst the humans without being seen and one satyre tries to rape Meghan (he does not say rape, but asks to go out for coffee) and the only way the reader grasps this is that he runs after her, after she had already said no.
Spiritual Content:
God is never mentioned. However, many Faery’s are immortal or close to immortal and as long as they are remembered by the humans, they will survive. There is also glamor or magic involved.
Drug and Alcohol Content:
One character drinks an apple martini, and the Meghan accidentally eats too much faery food that makes her “drunk” until she sleeps it off. No drug content.
Violence Content:
The author portrays the battle as best as possible and does describe smells and fights in the battle. The book is written from the main character’s point of view and since she does not experience many wounds in this book, it is minimum with the blood. However, battles are explained in detail.
Bad Language:
Yes, there is bad language. There are a few D**mit, one F** word, and a handful of B**ch
Conclusion:
The author wrote this book very well. The main character is moral and stands up for the weaker people, which is to be admired. It is action-packed with plenty of plot-twists and love involved. I would be careful of the sexual content and possibly talk to any child reading this series. Personally, I would not recommend this book because the evils outweighs the good that is seen in this book.
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