The faery worlds present in both are so tangible yet mysterious like a sea of fog emerged in beachgoers. I must admit, I constantly compared this novel to Tithe while I was reading - both have this same sense of atmosphere. So props to Kagawa for getting the mood right, I could feel the sway of faery music and the madness of their alcohol. Nevernever never feels contrived or insincere, the whole faery universe feels so elusive and guarded. The fae are a deeply vivacious, yet capricious race - but the emotions they arouse in any reader are just as attractive. I love the world Kagawa has carved out, because like any fan of the fae, I'm seduced by the charm and almost cruel sense of joy they possess.

The Iron King is definitely intriguing, definitely elusive and strangely addictive. But instead of joy, Meghan's new identity takes a spiral for the worse when she is forced to venture into Nevernever to rescue her kid brother Ethan, while being sucked into the world of inhumane entertainment, endless luxury and spellbinding attraction of faeries. She is no mere mortal child - instead she is daughter of a faery king. As events at school and home take a turn for the otherworldly, Meghan Chase must confront the truth that her mother has buried away for years. Loyal to the paranormal tropes of the day, The Iron King is an addictive story of Meghan Chase, who's forced to reconsider her whole life as new truths and shocking revelations emerge.

Sommernacht by Julie Kagawa