He left no source of wealth untapped. He had in turn taxed the riches of the Church, despoiled the Jews, and made extortionate demands from the community of Lombard bankers. To meet the needs of the Treasury he debased the coinage. From day to day the gold piece weighed less and was worth more. Taxes were crushing: the police multiplied. Economic crises led to ruin and famine which, in turn, caused uprisings which were bloodily put down. Rioting ended upon the forks of the gibbet.
Everyone must accept the royal authority and obey it or be broken by it. This cruel and dispassionate prince was concerned with the ideal of the nation. Under his reign France was great and the French wretched. One power alone had dared stand up to him: the Sovereign Order of the Knights Templar.
This huge organisation, at once military, religious and commercial, had acquired its fame and its wealth from the Crusades. He brought against them the greatest prosecution in recorded history, since there were nearly fifteen thousand accused. It lasted seven years, and during its course every possible infamy was committed. This story begins at the end of the seventh year.
The green, leaded panes of the windows permitted the pale light of a March day to filter into the room. Sitting upon a high oaken chair, its back surmounted by the three lions of England, her chin cupped in her hand, her feet resting upon a red cushion, Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, gazed vaguely, unseeingly, at the glow in the hearth. She was twenty-two years old, her complexion clear, pretty and without blemish.
She wore her golden hair coiled in two long tresses upon each side of her face like the handles of an amphora. When did you say he lived?
Two hundred years ago! One could swear that it had been written yesterday. See that he is shewn in to me as soon as he arrives. He was clothed in a red robe embroidered with gold, which weighed more than he did.
Isabella gave a brief smile, quickly gone. You are the great-niece of the great Joinville who went to the crusades with my great-grandfather, Monsieur Saint Louis.
Series: The Iron Fey 1. The Iron King. Read more ». Top novels. Sins of Sevin. Penelope Ward. Stepbrother Dearest. Unfortunately, there were a few things that bothered me. Meghan told Ash too soon that she loved him. I cringed and smacked my forehead when I read that part.
Meghan was a tad bit too naive for my taste. She started getting on my nerves when she acted all devastated because Ash ignored her as soon as they had reached the Winter Court. She even called him out on it. In front of Mab. I mean, hello-ho? I wanted to yell at her when she tried to act all cozy with Ash in front of Mab.
She endangered him and herself by acting so stupid. Meghan, Puck and Ash are stuck in the mortal world at some point and Ash needs to recharge his batteries because he had been hurt pretty badly and is all weak. And how do fearies do that? Right, they need a lot of glamour, meaning they need to take Ash someplace where human emotions are running high. Now they are wondering. Not a good idea. No sooner said than done, the Winter Formal it is. The situation is all dramatic, the Nevernever is threatened to be destroyed once and for all and they go to the prom?
God, I burst out laughing when I read that part. As it turned out, it got even better. Then he finally steps into the room and what is he wearing? A white tuxedo. With a blue tie! It kinda ruined the moment for me Really, Mrs. Kagawa can't just go and stuff my insanely hot Ash in a white tux. View all 14 comments. Feb 19, Anushka rated it did not like it Shelves: overrated , ya , disappointed , fantasy , major-facepalm. I have no clue what they found attractive about each other, their love just But it doesn't mean that you fall in love with the guy even though he hasn't even looked at you properly once.
He told her several times not to talk to him or express any kind of relation for these many reasons but that twit didn't get a thing in her thick-head! His vow to be a dick in the name of "protecting" her was totally half-baked and obviously backfired because Meghan the numbnut couldn't keep her mouth shut. She just assumed that Ash never really loved her, he used her to bring her to Unseelie court and blah blah Sooo doesn't that mean she should actually hate him for doing this to her instead of pining even more for him?
That is just ridiculous! I was driven up the wall because of the way these characters were behaving, one time hot, other time cold.
I hope its better or else I am saying goodbye to this series even though I really wanna know how this Iron and Fey business ends.
View all 38 comments. Mar 17, Steph Sinclair rated it really liked it Shelves: could-have-been-better , reads , all-time-favorites , young-adult , bea , i-loved-it , i-own-it , fey , harlequin , febny-trip.
Despite the fact that I feel Meghan obsessed a little too much over Ash especially in the beginning , this book was amazing. The character development, plot and storyline made up for most misgivings of Meghan's flaws. I'm really looking forward to reading the 3rd book! I feel like I. As I was travelling through Nevernever, following Ash Meghan's steps, my wonder never ever faded.
My dear friends who took part in Chelsea's birthday's buddy read can attest how much I got lost in this outstanding world, my heart aching to come back there. I fell in love with every single character I met , from this yawning, infuriating and hilarious Grimalkin to the giant spiders who Wait, no. I'll follow Meghan on this : "I could Wow. I'll follow Meghan on this : "I could handle goblins and bogeymen and evil, flesh-eating horses, but giant freaking spiders?
That's where I drew the line" I couldn't agree more. Have you seen their legs? Are you ready to go? Okay then. Whatever you see in there, don't buy anything, don't offer anything, and don't accept anything, no matter how much you want it.
The vendors will try to make a deal with you - ignore them. Keep silent, and keep your eyes on me. Got it? Barely two feet tall, dressed in a once-white robe with tiny gold glasses on the end of her nose, she glared at me like a furious midget bear, black eyes snapping with irritation.
That says it all. Grimalkin, remember? If I thought he won me in that first book, that's nothing in comparison to the way I felt and fell for him in that one. Forget all the broody and wounded male-lead you know : none of them can beat him. Seriously : It took him only one apparition to warm my heart and send a flutter of emotions through me like crazy. Well, I can ramble and ramble over and over again about him, but it'd be completely useless : just keep in mind that he's loyal, heart-breaking, courageous, selfless - he's perfection - but the good kind of perfection, that is to say, the perfect imperfection and no, the fact he's hot isn't even taken into account.
Again, the plot was well-wrapped and the story fast-paced, and we're reading as in a run, never resting, always captivated, gasping, sometimes frightened, always mesmerized. Oh, and by the way, I like Meghan. Yes she shares many personality traits with other young-adults heroines and yes I could have been annoyed at some point but you know what?
I never was. I understand her, I can relate to her throwing rocks? I could totally do that , I'm proud of her. That's all. I saw pain in his eyes, and a little regret, but they shone with such emotion I felt breathless. But COME. All the people who know me know how much I love a strong and fierce heroine who can fight and all that but it's not Meghan. Why am okay with it? Because she's our average teenager from the beginning and her characterization is coherent. If she had begun to kick everybody's ass I'd have found this strange.
And for the fact she forgives Ash for his behavior? Come on. I'm not excusing all her actions but come on, give the girl a break give me a break about her anyway. I respect other opinions of course and I even understand them. I get it, really. All of this is my opinion and my opinion only. Just please leave your advice in the comment section below. No need to send messages to say to me that I'm wrong see what I said earlier? That's only my opinion, just leave it.
Thank you all! Sep 18, Penny rated it liked it Shelves: reviewed , y-read-young-adults-fantasy. Actual Rating: 2. I quite liked the end, however I think that the book would have had more impact without the epilogue. I prefer Julie Kagawa's Blood of Eden series. To be fair, I am not that interested in The Fey fantasies, while I can't get enough of vampires. Sep 18, Mizuki rated it it was ok Shelves: read-only-when-running-out-of-book , i-hate-love-triangle , nothing-special , supernatural-stuff , are-you-kidding-me , bad-bad-bad-romance , fairies-related , young-adult-books , unrealistic-main-characters , unable-to-suppress-my-disbelief.
To me, The Iron Daughter is a book ruined by the horror known to readers as silly unrealistic YA romance love triangle. Can you see the horror? I think we need an exorcist here I actually like the setting about feys, I also like the description about the otherworldly landscapes and the different fey kingdoms, I enjoy the concept about the Iron Feys and the little twists and turns the author had offered.
But what I can't stand is Meghan, the main character, acting like a w To me, The Iron Daughter is a book ruined by the horror known to readers as silly unrealistic YA romance love triangle. But what I can't stand is Meghan, the main character, acting like a whinny, impulsive, lovesick teenager, not to mention she's a total fool to believe in every single thing other people tell her. She's an opened book even after she had been warned not to show her weakness in front of the feys.
Last but not least, the love triangle between her, Ash and Puck is sickeningly unrealistic. Evil love triangles, stay away from me!!!! But eventually I decided crying is more suitable. Ash and Meghan fall in love? As to Puck, I know from the very beginning he doesn't stand a chance no matter how nice and funny he is, for this dude has 'friend zone' written all over his face.
Puck is doomed at the very beginning, because there's a LAW for every YA girl to fall in love with the brooding, mysterious bad boy. I'd told you before! Plus, I really don't think neither Ash nor Puck act and talk like they're powerful immortals who are hundreds if not thousands years old.
There're still some plot holes in the story, for example view spoiler [Meghan's power is supposed to be sealed off by Queen Mab, supposedly the seal cannot be broken without the help of Queen Mab or Meghan's own father King Oberon; but at the end of the story she can use her power all of a sudden without any explanation. I have a feeling that nobody would get anything done without Grimalkin, or whatever its name was. Most of this book went something like this: "Hey, let's get ourselves in hopeless situations and wait for the cat to show up and save us.
This book was really fun. The writing in this is so good; it's so easy to picture the Nevernever. I don't ever want to go there. Never, ever, ever..
It's creepy as hell. And things keep being eaten. Yay, mortal world! So in this one we have a bit of a love triangle going on only not really, because we all know who she's going to end up with. Even I do, and I haven't finished the series yet! And even though I'm totally Team Ash , I really like the scenes with Puck, because he has the funniest lines. Every time I came across the name Ironhorse , I giggled. Where else can you find sentences this awesome?
And then there's "Leanansidhe", whose name, in my head, sounded something like Leananfdudfjdksf. This was a fun book I liked it much more than the first one , and if you're into fairies, you should totally read it. View all 12 comments. Oct 12, Cody rated it it was amazing. I love this series too much!!!! Shelves: , borrowed , julie-kagawa. Promises are not meant to be broken. They are like a glass, they are fragile that one you commit a mistake it will break into little tiny pieces and you must pay for the consequences you have made.
After rescuing Ethan from the land of Nevernever , Meghan must pay for the promise she made from the winter prince. She doesn't have a choice but to leave the mortal world and be with Ash in a very cold and dark place, Tir Na Nog. But when your mortal enemy back and steal a very valuable item that incre Promises are not meant to be broken. But when your mortal enemy back and steal a very valuable item that increases the power of the season kingdom, everything is in chaos even in the mortal world.
The balance had been broke and Meghan has to chase the thief and put it back to the true owner or everyone will die in a very strange way. Can Meghan save the world before everyone dies or she'll die in the hands of the enemies?
I don't usually read books in public transit or if I'm travelling but I have to finish this book as soon as possible and I came up with the idea that I'll read the book while travelling for hours. Accidentally, the public train spurt water and I was shock when I saw the book I borrowed from my friend got wet. I don't know what to do and it affects my reading experience completely.
I felt so sorry to the owner that I want to change the book with a new one. I was so shock when I read some parts that are too annoying in my part as a guy. I can't imagine she have to include scenes like make-over, shopping and so on.
She's spying but the story's predicament is satisfying the female scene than emphasizing the spying. I don't like to mention where, but seriously it was a no-no for me.
After that, I don't know if I have to continue the other books or I'll wait until next year. I also manage to escape my fantasies and I can't connect after reading it again. It was like I'm asking myself if where this story goes. Exactly that she is mixing fairy tales from the book and the fact that her characters' names are very different from the appearance itself.
One example is the creature smuggler which was named as Sweet-something and he looks scary and an ogre with that name. But the name is cute and sweet but not exactly suited to the characters. It means that the book is really for girls, but I object to the fact that this book is written for girls it must be for both sexes.
It was just the second book is more girly than the first one, no, I mean, I can't exactly explain it because I have this feelings that the book will be getting better soon like putting more action, gory, or twists that will struggle readers in the end. I keep on reading but it seems that I can't connect to the book. It was like calling someone and the receiver keep on hanging the phone.
You want to punch her but you can't and you keep on dialing it until you get annoyed. I also don't like the love or the romance between Ash and Meghan. She was so immature; she keeps on begging for Ash and keeps on crying like a baby. I though she will become more mature in the book after rescuing Ethan in the Nevernever but no, she becomes more childish than before.
I also read some reviews and fans keep on smuggling information about the love triangle, and I can't feel it in the story. If people will ask me, what is your least favorite from the series, I won't hesitate to answer The Iron Daughter. I just can't accept that Kagawa broke my heart after all I've done. Review posted on the day that the mighty one will create something surprising. View all 13 comments. Mar 19, Colleen Houck added it Shelves: fairies.
This book had even higher stakes than the first. Loved being in Queen Mab's court and the imagery of the ice and the environment there. Fell even more for Ash.
And Ironhorse? Loved him in human form. The whole world of the NeverNever is scary and yet I love it all the more for that.
Mar 23, Sabrina rated it it was ok. You're kidding me - right? That is not how you write a sequel! I am beyond disappointed by this novel. It was simply a chore to read. And there is purely 1 reason for my general dislike of the novel: Megan A. The Bella Swan of the Iron Fey series. I couldn't stand to read about her.
She was just so irritating. I get it - you're in love with Ash - but I mean, c'mon. Have some self-respect, girl. I love romance. I'm the romance kinda gal. If there isn't romance in a book, I'll make romance. Her only thoughts about anything were "Boy, he's hot. I shouldn't love him.
Ash, I love you! And sobs. Instead, I felt the author rushed their romance to the point where it was disbelieving and felt forced. Megan's only known Ash for how long, 6 months? A year, tops? And yet, she's "in love" with him? Worse, she becomes whiny and insecure and just weak. I hate weak female characters, they just ugh! More than half of this book is just her whining about how Ash doesn't love her.
That she's second best. His jealous little mood swings were seriously unnecessary and I just don't see any chemistry between him and Megan. She looks like your ex. That doesn't mean you love her.
Which brings me to my second largest complaint: The love triangle. Excuse me while I barf. Did the author seriously have to jump aboard the bandwagon and include a love triangle in her series?
Of course she did, why not divide the fans eh? Clearly, I'm not a fan of the icy stone-hearted bad-boy-cliche-stock-character-Edward-Cullen prince Ash. I'm a fan of Puck. He knew Megan longer. He knows how to make her smile. He doesn't toy with her emotions or treat her like crap. But does Megan care about any of that? One look of hottie bad boy and it's bye bye Puck. Which totally sucks.
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