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Review: The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey #2)

Ed. note: The Iron Daughter is the second book in Julie Kagawa’s epic fantasy series. The first book is The Iron King (our review). This review does mention events of that book and may contain spoilers to those who haven’t yet read the first book. The Iron Daughter Julie Kagawa Published: Aug. 1, 2010 Purchase at: eHarlequin, The Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars We knew from the way...

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Contest Roundup: Author-influenced edition

This week the authors are involved with the contests — including a couple giveaways straight from the source. All the books below are ones either we love or are on the to-read list. So, go forth and win! Of course, we’re going to lead with the Vampire Book Club contest: win Unholy Ghosts and Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane. We are in love with the Downside Ghosts series (read our review of Unholy Magic), and...

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The Iron King and Labyrinth? We go there.

Still trying to decide if you’ll join us for this month’s group read of The Iron King? Watch the book’s teaser trailer below or read our review. With so many pop culture references floating around out there, it can be hard not to draw connections between the books we’re reading and movies, TV shows or novels we’ve experienced beforehand. While I didn’t pick up on it while reading The Iron King, I found...

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Thoughts: Use of Shakespeare’s characters in The Iron King

In The Iron King, Julie Kagawa adopts classic literary characters from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, fashioning the details of their lives in the time since the famous play. From our review: …many of the court faeries we meet in The Iron King are from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kagawa does this purposefully and embeds the reasoning smoothly into the story. More often we see young adult novels...

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Contest Roundup: Books, swag and charity

A couple primo contests are close to closing this week. We suggest entering today, lest you miss out on a free copy of Linger, Other or The Iron King. In birthday celebration, SmokinHotBooks is giving you a present. Well, one of you. One copy of Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) by Maggie Stiefvater will go to a lucky contest winner. Giveaway ends Friday, July 9. We’re nearing the end of Mundie Moms’...

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Review: The Iron King (Iron Fey #1)

Ed. note: The Iron King is this month’s group read for Vampire Book Club. If you haven’t started yet, read this review. It’s without spoilers! The Iron King Julie Kagawa Published: Feb. 2010 Purchase at: eHarlequin, The Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Julie Kagawa has crafted a vivid world in The Iron King, the first book in her Iron Fey series. Meghan Chase doesn’t fit in. She lives...