I initially read the Iron Fey series back in middle school. I continued reading the sequel series as it came out, and am super excited for this series featuring lovable Puck! I really enjoyed The Iron Raven. Puck is always supporting other characters, so it was cool to see him in the lead. Puck has a difficult journey in this book, as an early incident ends up bringing up a lot of old feelings. I also really enjoyed getting to know more of his history and who he was before the original series. While the book follows a number of known characters, we are also introduced to a new one. Nyx is Forgotten, and joins Puck on his journey over the course of the book. I absolutely loved her character, and wouldn't mind adding her POV in the next book. This is definitely the start of something big, and I can't wait to read more!

I really enjoyed The Iron Fey series way back when, so I was excited to hear that there would be a new book set in this world! I will say that I remembered very little of the original series and never fully read the other spin-off series, but I could still follow this book well enough. The Iron Raven follows Puck as he faces a new threat to Faery with old and new friends alike.

When Puck runs into Kierran at the Goblin Market, he doesn’t expect to get roped into fighting a mysterious monster. He also meets Kierran’s right-hand, Nyx. After Grimalkin informs them that this monster holds an even deeper threat than they anticipated, Puck and Nyx travel to the Iron Court to warn Meghan and Ash.

It was fun returning to this world and to these characters. While I was more on Team Ash, I still liked seeing Puck finally get to tell his story. We get flashbacks to scenes from his point-of-view that we’ve never gotten before, such as when he met Oberon and Ash.

After confronting the monster, Puck regresses to a form of himself that he hasn’t seen in much some time: cruel and quick to anger. It’s interesting seeing this side to him, especially around people who know him well. Nyx was the only prominent new character; actually, again, I didn’t read the other spin-off series in this world so I’m not sure if she appears there.

I felt like this book was comparable to the novellas that I’ve read in the original series where something happens plot-wise but not much characterization-wise. Even then, not much happens plot-wise, but that might be because this book is the first in a new series and builds up to the next books. I wish that we had more characterization than the action scenes, but we’ll see in the future books!

The Iron Raven was a thrilling return to the Iron Fey world. It was interesting finally having Puck’s point-of-view and seeing how he got to where he is today. If you liked the original series, I think you’ll enjoy this book!

What a pleasure to be back in Kagawa's fairylands once more. And even more so to learn much more about Puck, and how he was often somewhat an outsider, but one who wanted to fit in - at least sometimes.

There is trouble in Faerie, and this trouble is so big it might just be too much for Puck, the Iron Fey, and a new possible ally to fight the good fight.

Kagawa, as always, delivered a very strong story and plot, with tremendous character development, some excitement, lots of action, and mesmerizing lore. Her prose is poetic in places, and I was captivated from start to finish. I can't wait to read more in this spin-off series.

When I heard the book was about Puck, I was really excited! A bit of a letdown from my expectations, but intriguing start to this series in The Iron Fey saga.

I am so dissapointed with this book.

I read the series when I was younger and may or may not have had a huge crush on Puck, so when I hear he is going to have his own story. Of course I am going to be more then a little fan girl squeeling over here.

But I feel like all the hype and the book did not live up to it. There were so many similarities to other movies, like Game of thrones. Puck and Ash have to fight these frozen beings and all I could think of were the white walker battles.

And then when the group fought some nameless demon that feeds on rage and negative emotions, that had a bunch of tentacles and was shadow... it sounded alot like the Gods in Princess Mononoke who are turned into demons because of the rage and hate in their heart.

It didnt feel like it did Puck justice in my opinion and while I am glad that he got his book, it is not one I intend to purchase

***I received an uncorrected proof of this ebook from netgalley in exchange for an honest review***

I made an unholy noise when I found out Puck was getting a book. He one of my absolute favorite characters from the Iron Fey books. Reading his perspective was quite interesting. The inside of Puck's head was a lot darker than I was expecting, which added whole new dimension to his character. It's easy to forget that Robin Goodfellow had a morally grey history a few hundred years back. This made the flashbacks my favorite part.. plus getting to see his and Ash's first meeting fed my fangirl soul. I loveloveloved new character Nyx from the moment she was introduced. (She was described as assassin Sailor Moon so... she's basically amazing). Getting the gang all back together for an adventure was such a fun trip, and I'm really hoping this continues in the following books.

New author for me. On the favorite list now. I wish I read previous books but this is not a problem. I loved this book. Great plot and writing. Plenty of twists and turns with some surprises. I was in love with this book from page one!

Disclaimer: I got this as an ARC from @NetGalley!

I ADORED READING ABOUT PUCK! It's been so long since I've read about the fey series and I fell in love with this all over again.

**I received this book in exchange of an honest review.

There were many things I enjoyed about this book. The storytelling by Kagawa is always top notch to me. It seems that she gets better with every new publish. I will say that the story felt uneven. The journeys between two places in faery were short and uninteresting while the battle scenes felt like they dragged on forever with little understanding about what was actually happening I found myself going back to read again.

The thing I enjoyed the most was our protagonist. Puck. or Robin Goodfellow, has been a favorite character of mine for years. While I did not read the entire series that this aligns with, I found myself enjoying this character based on A Midsummer's Night's Dream. Puck has always been a fascinating trickster to me.

I will say that those interested in this book should probably read The Iron Fey series. While I don't think it's completely necessary, there are a lot of things I just kind of guessed or blew past in favor of knowing what happens next. While this story might not be my favorite, I think it will be a welcome addition to those who enjoy Julie Kagawa's previous series. I won't rate it too low, however, because it's my fault that I didn't understand. :)

I love this series, unique world and characters, lots of unpredictable characters, and a fun play on the human myths.

Book: The Iron Raven
Author: Julie Kagawa
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars

I would like to thank the publisher, Inkyard Press, for sending me an ARC.

I started reading the original series when it first came out and I don’t know why I never finished it. This book just made me want to venture back into the world of the Iron Fey. This is one of those series that I think has aged well. A lot of YA books, I find myself kind of bored by them now. This one is kind of the odd one-as of late. With that being said, I really felt like you do not need to be familiar with the world prior to picking this up.

I really liked Julie’s writing, which will pull you in right away. It is rather light in nature, but there is something that just will keep you hooked on what is going on. We have that light tone, but there is also a lot of darkness. We see things that will want to kill you, deep bonds of friendships, a fun adventure, and old foes being forced to work together. I like that Julie throws all of this in as well as giving you enough information to figure out just what has happened in the past. Think of it as being kind of like what Six of Crows added to the Grisha world.

I really enjoyed Puck’s point of view. I found him to be a fun, yet strong lead. I like that we get a lot of background information on him and what led him up to this point. We get to see how his quest for power caused him to fall, see how he got involved in so many different courts, and the origins of his friendships-as well as how his bonds formed with certain characters. I don’t know how else to explain it without giving away spoilers. Just the overall nature of Puck is so well done. In the beginning of the book, he is very egocentric, but we see changes throughout the book that allow for some major character growth and development. I can’t wait to see where they take his character in the next book.

This book is clearly a set up for the what is to come. Yes, this does take place in a world that most of us are kind of familiar with. However, Julie gives you the information that you need to pick this book up without having read the others. This doesn’t mean that we have a bunch of information, but we are given enough to kind of help guide us into this world.

Anyway, I’m glad that I picked this one up. I for sure think that this is worth the read.

This book comes out on February 9, 2021.

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Fans of Kagawa's Iron Fey series will enjoy The Iron Raven. This new series will focus on Robin Goodfellow, also known as Puck. It has been some time since I have read about the summer court, winter court, and iron realm. I enjoyed getting to see beloved characters of the Iron Fey series make appearances as well as getting to know more of Puck's story.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I really love this author so I was so excited when I heard about this book. The plot was full of twist and turns which I really enjoyed. I was never bored while reading this book and I will be recommending it to all of my friends.

In Iron Raven, Julie Kagawa returns to the Iron Fey universe with its familiar cast of characters. But while I loved the books when I was younger, Iron Raven left a lot to be desired.

For one thing, Iron Raven is too similar to the other Iron Fey books. The main character meets their love interest, stumbles upon a threat to the Nevernever, goes on a quest following Grim and exchanging quips, speaks to an oracle, and beats their nemesis. It’s a script that worked well in the first books, but now I have trouble distinguishing the books from each other.

Another issue is the relationship development between Puck and Nyx. The attraction was there from the beginning, but the relationship aspect doesn’t build gradually. It’s just there. There’s one point in the book where Puck decided to ‘stop resisting his feelings,’ but he never resisted them in the first place. I do think Puck and Nyx make a good couple, but I don’t think it’s handled particularly well.

I did really like looking closer at Puck’s character and history. He’s always been a fascinating character, and it’s good to know more about his past and motivations. I still want to know more about how he overcame his horn issue the first time and how he and Ash became friends.

On the whole, I have always loved these characters, but I didn’t love Iron Raven.

This is actually my first Kagawa read, so I did feel a little like I'd missed some things along the way in places. But it was still such a fun story! I loved our main and all his motley crew. Definitely keen to keep reading and go back and see what I've been missing in this world.

Julie Kagawa is a young adult author every young adult (and young at heart adult) should read. Her fairy series is edgy, modern and can't put it down till I finished it good.

This book follows one of the characters into a new series but you don't need to have read the last ones to enjoy it. The only downside to this book is that there is so much repetition of inner thoughts of Puck and so much backstory which many people would know from Kagawa's previous books. It begins to grate on me a little, but I glossed over those and concentrated on the adventure/mission which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Can't wait to read the next one!

Thanks you Netgalley for the ARC, this is my honest review.

The Iron Raven was an enjoyable fantasy adventure tale. I came to this book without having finished the Iron Fey series (I only read book one). In some ways that wasn't an issue. The promo for this book says it can be read as a standalone series, and I certainly had no trouble following the story. However, I did remember some of the characters, and there were frequent references to events in the past. Enough was explained that you didn't need further knowledge of them, but I do think that having that knowledge would add greater depth and meaning to the interactions between the characters. The pacing throughout the story was good, and Puck made a compelling narrator. The story ended in such a way that it left me wondering what would happen next, so I would be interested in reading on to book two in the future. In conclusion, while you can come to the Evenfall series without having read any of Kagawa's former works, I think it will hold extra appeal for existing fans of the Iron Fey series.

(My review will go live on my blog on 8 Feb 2021, at which time I will also share on Goodreads and across social media.)

The adventures of the Iron Fey continue! Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is back and as clever and prone to getting into trouble as ever. The trickster finds himself in over his head with a new sinister threat to the land of Faery. His friends (and Grimalkin) join together once again to fight to save the Fae world. If you liked The Iron Fey series, this is a must read. Funny, adventurous, and full of heart, the story of Puck and the Iron Fey lives on.

Confession time: I never read the Iron Fey Series. I did not even know it existed. I picked this book out on NetGalley because I absolutely love the character of Puck, and I was interested to read a story from his point of view.

That said, I’m so glad that I read this! It was so much fun! I know I’ve done a lot of complaining about the Y.A. genre in general, but this is everything a good Y.A. novel should be. It is full of action-packed fight scenes with fantastic beasts, has a love story that adds to the overall story rather than distracting from it, and has plenty of humorous moments that one would expect of Puck–Oberon’s personal jester. Also, the dialogue was fun, witty, and (most importantly) realistic.

I didn’t give it five full stars only because I thought it could use a bit more description in some areas–specifically of the big bad. However, the author may well have packed the previous books with world-building description that I missed.

For the record, I’ve now ordered three more books by Julie Kagawa as she is my new favorite Y.A. author.

This is a spinoff of Kagawa’s wildly popular Iron Fey series, which I haven’t read, but with the backstory sprinkled throughout this book I was never confused.

Puck, aka Robin Goodfellow – huge ego, lots of snark, big prankster. I loved spending time in his head. After losing the girl to his best friend years ago, he’s still nursing some mighty big wounds. With his many acts of pranking, bullying, and fighting over the years, he’s not in danger of winning any nice guy awards, but has made an effort to change his reputation.

Enter a pretty female assassin who sets his world off kilter, a strange beast threatening the lands of Faery, and a quest with old friends and new and you have the premise for this story. Plus, after being wounded by the strange beast, dark feelings Puck had thought long dormant begin to resurface, and he’s not so sure he can control his dangerous urges.

The world-building is phenomenal – the creativity is off the charts and, not being familiar with this world, I appreciated the descriptions of the various types of faeries and their magic. The supporting cast is wonderful, and I enjoyed learning about their friendships and previous adventures.

If you haven’t read the Iron Fey series, don’t let that stop you from diving into this humorous, action-packed spinoff. With a huge threat to the lands of Faery looming on the horizon, I definitely plan on continuing with this series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.