3.5 stars 
 So... sorry. I think I just don't like fairies! I didn't really connect to this book much as creative as it was. I really did enjoy Meghan's character and I loved Robbie/Puck - And Ash as well. I think I need to stick more to magical realism or things that are closer to the normal human realm (which is probably why I love dystopia so much). I think once I get too deep into fantasy and magic, I start to lose interest a little because I just get too lost with all of the unknowns. There were too many creatures to keep up with and things that I just didn't know anything about. I really think it could be a great story, but I'm just not the target audience they're aiming for! I actually really started to enjoy it more towards the end and it was getting suspenseful. Mostly I just made comparisons to other things (The Labyrinth, Alice In Wonderland, Harry Potter, Narnia, The Never Ending Story, other fairy tales etc) 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: This was a really, really creative story and I loved how in depth the world of the fey was. But... I just don't think faeries are my thing. I'm not a really big fantasy person and I think THE IRON KING unfortunately solidified that. 
 I really enjoyed Meghan's character, especially her interaction with Robbie/Puck. I adored their friendship and Puck was hands down my favorite character with all his spunk and joviality (is that a word?) -- They made a great duo and Puck was the perfect sidekick/bodyguard. 
 I started getting into the whole relationship with Meghan and Ash towards the end too. It was another "forbidden love" that I really rooted for. 
 Overall, I think the whole faery world just is not for me. Not to say it's not a good book -- I did enjoy it -- but I think I easily get lost in what I can't relate to. The faery world and all magic, eccentric and wild creatures... too many tend to bog me down and I just get confused with trying to use so much of my imagination to create the pictures in my mind. I really need something I already know to draw from in order to piece together the worlds that I read in books and I guess my imagination isn't what it used to be when I was kid because I just can't get there anymore! 
 I also had way too many things I was comparing this story to that I couldn't pick up an original storyline to detach from the ones I already knew. I had The Labyrinth in the beginning (baby brother gets taken by the faery realm (okay, so the Labyrinth was the Goblin Kking -- And isn't Toby a half-brother in that movie too?) and the packrats), Alice in Wonderland with Grimalkin as the Cheshire Cat, Harry Potter (some magic, I pictured the mermaids/lake creatures from the Goblet of Fire challenge), Narnia with all of the doors leading to different realms, City of Bones (glamour and the supernatural hidden in plain sight) and of course the whole thing is based off of A Mid Summer Night's Dream. So between all of those old stories rolling around in my head, I just couldn't separate them from this one and make it original and new to me. 
 Really creative, I enjoyed the writing -- especially the humor and the sarcastic/witty remarks -- but I just think I'm not the intended audience unfortunately.