reading this one for my teens. not really enjoying it (some of that is made worse by having watching the movie and being aware of the love pentacle).
but seriously, her best friend simon (aka "nice guy love interest") is a jerk. he's kind of 'nice guying' her... when he's just not flat out being a dick.
can i count this as YA Horror? it's not a horror book, but it's kind of horrifying to me.
Ladybird Hope is like someone smooshed Trump and Palin into a single person.
Satire often hurts my brain.
Ok, I know this book has seriously devoted followers, but for me it fell flat. Of course, Twilight also has seriously devoted followers, so following isn't always a good judge of if I'll like it.
The Iron King feels to me as if someone who adores fairy tales went "you know what The Labyrinth needs? A love triangle. And Sarah is not nearly enough of a special snowflake, I totally need to fix that."
The feel honestly comes across as almost middle reader to me, except for the bits which are written to showcase the decadence and debasement of the fae. The groping and sexuality is aimed at tween and teens, but the writing reminds me of the sorts of descriptions I used to come up with when I was a tween and trying to write like an adult (this scene is totally sexy and dangerous... really!).
Had I discovered this when I was a tween, I might have been a believer. As an adult, I'll go back to Seanan McGuire, or even reread Elizabeth Bear's Promethean Age novels.
I feel like the author went "you know what the Labrynth needs? for the heroine to be even more of a special flower and a love triangle."
not hating on it, just not loving it. probably a 2.5 star.
wouldn't mind a little more subtly in plot hinting. i mean, "robbie goodfell"? though considering the fact that iron makes fey feel poorly is apparently a surprise perhaps the target audience is not those familiar with fey lore?
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