The Iron Traitor Special Edition

This is book 6 in The Iron Fey series, but it is actually book 2 from the Call Of The Forgotten books which can be read independently of the first four books. I've listed the full reading order of The Iron Fey books at the bottom of my review should this be of any use to anyone reading this. I would say however that the previous books are fantastic and well worth a read (especially if you like Faerie or Fantasy) and that there will be back parts to the Call Of The Forgotten books that will not make as much sense without reading the first four books.I have actually only just finished reading this book along with the other two books from the COTF (Call Of The Forgotten) as I read the last book in the first part of the Iron Fey series;  The Iron Knight  back in 2013 but I didn't want to start a new chapter in the lives of Meghan Chase and her brother Ethan as I was still so caught up in the first part and so I subsequently purposefully avoided reading this next part of the series until now. I can confirm that this next set of 3 books is fantastic and whilst I don't love Ethan Chase's character as much as his sister Meghan, the series and writing from the author is just as good and instantly drew me in.There are no spoilers for this book in this review but there will be spoilers for the earlier books following now so please don't continue to read if you don't want any earlier spoilers.Following on from the events of The Lost Prince and Ethan's journey back into the world of Faerie and the Nevernever, Ethan is continuing with his normal mortal life and supporting his girlfriend Kenzie in her latest admission to hospital (although much to Kenzie's Father's dislike) when his sister Meghan makes an unexpected visit to his home. It's not often that you have the Queen of the Iron Fey sitting in your living room and after Meghan not visiting their home since she became Queen, it's certainly a surprise. It transpires that Ethan's newly discovered nephew Keirran is missing and hasn't returned home after their run in with the Queen of The Forgotten and Meghan is understandably worried. When Keirran's summer faerie, Annwyl turns up at Ethan's home and Ethan finds out that Keirran is searching for a cure to Annwyl's fading, both he and Kenzie know they need to help find him. Finding Keirran and stopping him from doing anything rash isn't going to be easy but when The Thin Man is also hunting Annwyl to prevent an ancient prophecy coming to pass and they don't know where to find Keirran, it's clear things are not going to be easy. Can Ethan and Kenzie find Keirran and can Keirran prevent Annwyl from fading out of existence or will the price be too high?.....This is a fantastic follow up to the emergence of The Forgotten in the previous book and has an absolute shock ending that made me glad I could read the final book straight away and didn't have to wait like earlier readers. Once again some favourite and new favourite characters such as my favourite little gremlin, Razor, Puck and Ash make appearances and the storyline really builds to the shock final chapters. Another fantastic installment and crazy ending - completely unputdownable.Just for clarification the reading order of the full The Iron Fey series is:-The Iron Fey:-Book 1:  The Iron King (The Iron Fey - Book 1) Short Story e-book:  Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey short story) Book 2:  The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey - Book 2) Book 3:  The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey - Book 3) Short Story e-book:  Summer's Crossing (The Iron Fey short story) Book 4:  The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey Book 4) The Iron Fey Call of the Forgotten:-Short Story e-book:  Iron's Prophecy (Call Of The Forgotten prequel to The Lost Prince) Book 1:  The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey - Book 5 / COTF Book 1) Book 2:  The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey - Book 6 / COTF Book 2 Book 3:  The Iron Warrior (The Iron Fey - Book 7 / COTF Book 3) Compilation of all e-books in paperback:- The Iron Legends (The Iron Fey)The Iron KnightThe Iron King (The Iron Fey - Book 1)Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey short story)The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey - Book 2)The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey - Book 3)Summer's Crossing (The Iron Fey short story)The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey Book 4)Iron's Prophecy (Call Of The Forgotten prequel to The Lost Prince)The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey - Book 5 / COTF Book 1)The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey - Book 6 / COTF Book 2The Iron Warrior (The Iron Fey - Book 7 / COTF Book 3)The Iron Legends (The Iron Fey)

This is the second book in the Call of the Forgotten trilogy, but the sixth book in The Iron Fey series. I absolutely loved it!Ethan Chase is a fantastic character. I really liked him when I first met him as a frightened four year old when he was kidnapped by The Iron King and taken into Faery in the first book of the series. Now he's seventeen and he's grown up into a wonderful young man. He is determined to live a normal life but, when his nephew Keirran goes missing, Ethan finds himself being swept into another dangerous adventure.I have become addicted to this series. I started reading this book as soon as I had finished reading The Lost Prince and didn't put it down until I had finished it.I enjoyed meeting all of the previous characters again: Grimalkin, Puck, Meghan, Ash, Leanansidhe, Razor and Kenzie. The reader is also introduced to some new characters, one of them being the Thin Man, who is the mayor of the town of the Forgotten. He is determined to restore the balance, which was disturbed when Ash and company travelled through it when going to the end of the world to win his soul years before. The forgotten are growing stronger under the leadership of The Forgotten Queen and the outcast and half-breed fey in the human world are disappearing. Meghan is concerned and asks Ethan to investigate what's happening. What he discovers will have serious consequences for both the human world and the land of Faery if he is unable to stop a prophecy from coming true.This story is again full of action, adventure, danger and romance. There are a few twists that I didn't see coming and a couple of shocks too. I love the witty dialogue between the characters and the vivid storytelling brought this book to life. I could picture the scenes in my minds eye with ease. In fact, I didn't feel like I was reading at all but watching a movie. As the story unfolded I found myself on a roller coaster ride of emotion and had tears streaming down my face on more than one occasion, as well as sitting on the edge of my seat at others. I reached the end of the book in a state of shock and disbelief. I have a love/hate relationship to cliffhangers but I can't wait to read the last book in the trilogy, The Iron Warrior, as soon as I can.Julie Kagawa has written a fantastic Young Adult series. I love her writing style, which is fast paced and exciting. The flow was also wonderful, as each scene moved effortlessly into the next. She has found a firm fan in me and I will definitely be reading more of her books in the future.Although there are no scenes of a sensual nature, there are scenes that are violent or a little gory. Therefore, I do not recommend this to readers under 15. However, I highly recommend this book if you love YA fantasy or paranormal romances. - Lynn Worton

These books are the best thing I have ever read, I have read them numerous times in the last few years. Must buy for anyone from their teens onwards! I can guarantee satisfaction (with the first 4 books of the series at least), Kagawa writes beautifully! Buy these now!

If you have read any of Julie's book from the beginning, then you'll know what I'm saying. She is the Mistresses of the Fantasy Realm, and her mingling of Shakespeare's story telling in to her Fantasy World, has worked out just Superbly.

Julie Kagawa is a brilliant writer. I love the books of this series, i think they are very good. It keeps you want to turn the pages to see what comes next.