Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey) [Kindle Edition]

Julie Kagawa (Author)

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Product Description

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.

Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....

An eBook exclusive story from Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 211 KB
• Print Length: 49 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Teen (June 1, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003N2QUZG
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,967 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars, what happens after Meghan leaves her house but before she gets to the Winter Court..., June 12, 2010

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Karissa Eckert "Devourer of all books fantasy" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey) (Kindle Edition)

I read The Iron King (Harlequin Teen) and loved it. Then I got an advanced digital copy of the The Iron Daughter (Harlequin Teen) and loved that as well. So when I saw Kagawa had released a short story that takes place in the time that passes between those two books I was excited! This was a great little story. I got my copy of this story through [...]

This story tells about what happens to Ash and Meghan after they leave her house but before they get to the Winter Court. Ash and Meghan are being hunted by something dark, determined, and evil. Can they make to the safety of Winter's Realm before it catches them?

If you liked The Iron King you will like this story. Kagawa writes it in the same action-packed, edgy, and engaging style that she her previous book. This book also fills out a little more about what happens between Ash and Meghan to makes things super tense when they are in the Winter Court, in The Iron Daughter.

I really enjoyed the story. I read it on my Kindle and it was a great read. It is just a novella though and, at 60 some pages long, only takes an hour or two to read. Still it is a nice interlude to hold you through until you can read The Iron Daughter. Which by the way is an excellent book too. I am very impressed with Kagawa's writing, I love how she leaves all the bad, gritty things in fairy with all the good.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Skippable, September 19, 2010

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bookworm1858 (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey) (Kindle Edition)

Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa
Harlequin, 2010
59 pages
YA; Paranormal romance; Faeries
1.5 in series
3/5 stars

Summary: A brief novella between the first book of the series and the second. Meghan and Ash are going to the Winter Court to fulfill the contract they made in the first book. As they travel, they are chased by the Hunter.

Thoughts: There wasn't much to this. It was divided in to four chapters but much of the first two is repeating what happened in the first book. And since I read this immediately after finishing the first book, I didn't need the recap. Then it continues with a visit to Puck and brief appearances of my two favorite characters cat Grim and the Elder Dryad. After that it is Meghan and Ash traveling, fighting for survival, and continuing their remarkably undeveloped relationship-seriously, I have no idea what she sees in him! It seems a bit like a Romeo and Juliet kind of thing and Meghan also still seems very naive. The climax is when the Hunter (or wolf as you can tell by the cover) catches them has some good suspenseful parts but then collapses as Meghan uses her words to settle the conflict.

Overall: Maybe good if you are absolutely in love with Kagawa's Faerie world but otherwise skippable.

Cover: I like the colors but I don't like the wolf especially when the covers for the actual books are so gorgeous.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great short story, July 12, 2010

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Cari "Cari's Book Blog" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter's Passage (The Iron Fey) (Kindle Edition)

Winter's Passage is the story of Ash and Meghan's journey to the Winter Court. In The Iron King Meghan made a deal with Ash that if he helped save her brother she would go willingly to Queen Mab. During the journey something seems to be following them and no matter how much they try they end up facing the big bad.

Before heading to the Winter Court Meghan request to see Puck, and finds him where she last left him. While she may not be able to speak to Puck she does connect with him. While visiting Puck she runs into Grimalkin, the faery cat who helped her in The Iron King.

While in The Winter's Passage Ash slowly demonstrates his affections for Meghan. He calls her by her name and drops the cold icy stare. Ash points out her weaknesses in hopes to give her some survival skills for the time she will spend in the Winter Court. He constantly reminds Meghan that he is third son of the Winter Court and his loyalties lie with Mab. While Meghan is part fey she is driven by her human emotions and stubbornness. She is hoping that Ash's feelings will save her in the end.

I was afraid that with such a short novella we would not get a full story when in fact Julie Kagawa gives us more than expected. I feel like she is leaving little bits of hints that in the end will put the whole story together. For example Meghan ask about her father and the question is not answered in a direct way leaving me to think that there is more to the story than we have heard. I am counting down the days until August 1st 2010 when The Iron Daughter will be released.