Review originally posted at Christa's Hooked on Books -- http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot... 
 Meghan Chase has just turned sixteen. Not that it matters. She's still the hick girl, who doesn't have a boyfriend or a driving permit and her parents don't even seem to notice she's there. But then Meghan begins to notice some strange things happening and her four year old brother, Ethan, begins acting up. He even attacks Meghan. And then, as if things couldn't get any stranger, her best friend Robbie tells her he's actually a fairy named Robin Goodfellow (a.k.a Puck) and the child that attacked her isn't her brother. It's a changeling and her real brother has been kidnapped. In a heartbeat Meghan finds herself on a rescue mission to save her brother, that takes her into a world she never dreamed could exist. And she realizes that maybe her sixteenth birthday won't be as boring as she thought. 
 The Iron King was an absolutely magical fairy tale. The idea of fairies living among us, and a whole separate world living parallel to ours...I think it's safe to say that my childhood imagination is not the only one that this scenario appeals to. The descriptions of the fairy world were incredibly creative and vivid, I felt like I was going there myself. 
 I found Kagawa's writing style very modern, filled with current references and colloquialism, which at times could distract from the fantasy of it all. However, I think on the whole this style makes the book accessible to a variety of readers (both lovers of fantasy and those new to the genre). 
 Meghan Chase is a very loveable character and a wonderful heroine, but the true stars of this novel were her supporting cast - Puck, Ash and Grimalkin. All wonderfully flawed and all incredibly well developed in terms of their motivations, relationships and emotions. The story wouldn't have been the same without them and I look forward to seeing more of them in the future. 
 This book is a lot of fun to read but a word of warning, it's the first in a series, so if you're going to read it be prepared to commit to the sequels. You are going to want to know what happens to Meghan and her friends. If you find you need a break from all the paranormal and urban fantasy that's been filling the shelves lately than check out The Iron King, your inner child and their love of fairy tales, won't be disappointed.