Recenzie: Iron Fey 04 - The Iron Knight de Julie Kagawa

Buna!
Stiu ca a trecut cam mult de cand am scris ultima recenzie si va promit cateva curand, insa astazi o am invitata pe Deea @deea's journal aici, pe BM. Deea si-a dorit foarte mult sa-si completeze seria Iron Fey, asa ca am ajutat-o cu volumul 4, pe care l-am primit de la libraria online LIBRIS. Eu am primit cadou seria completa. 

In continuare va las sa va delectati cu recenzia ei, care pentru mine este impecabila.

 "My name--my True Name--is Ashallayn' darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl..."To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought.

Then Meghan Chase--a half human, half fey slip of a girl--smashed through his barricades, binding him to her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive.

With the unwelcome company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end--a quest to find a way to honor his vow to stand by Meghan's side.

To survive in the Iron Realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. And along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Parerea mea: The Iron Knight este, fara indoiala, cel mai bun volum din seria The Iron Fey, si probablil si cel mai asteptat de fanii seriei. Desi finalul volumului precedent (The Iron Queen) a incheiat perfect povestea lui Meghan, nu ne-a oferit acel final fericit, de basm, pe care ni-l doream cu totii pentru personajele noastre preferate. Dar Printul de Gheata nu renunta,  este hotarat sa faca orice pentru a-si implini visul de a fi cu iubirea vietii lui pentru totdeauna. Aceasta este povestea lui - plina de aventuri, suspans, pericole si neprevazut care il conduc spre acel Happily Ever After pe care il merita.

“I will be with her again, or I will die. There aren’t any other options”.

Ash i-a promis lui Megan ca va fi alaturi de ea si ca o va proteja pentru totdeauna. Dar el este convins ca pentru a face asta in tinutul in care domneste ea acum, trebuie sa devine muritor. Astftel, impreuna cu Puck, Grimalkin si alti vechi prieteni (si uneori si dusmani) care se dovedesc a fi de mare ajutor in situatiile dificile, Ash porneste intr-o calatorie la finalul careia spera sa gaseasca solutia pentru a obtine sufletul de muritor.

Este o calatorie incredibila, plina de surprize, actiune si situatii neasteptate. Ash este nevoit sa retraiasca momente durerose din trecut pe care ar fi preferat sa le uite pentru totdeauna, sa infrunte dusmani pe care spera ca nu ii va mai vedea niciodata, sa revada prieteni pe care i-a crezut pierduti pentru totdeuana, sa redescopere sentimente pe care le-a crezut demult ingropate… Fiecare moment se traieste la maxim si suspansul ne tine cu sufletul la gura pana la final, pentru ca niciodata nu stim ce se mai poate intampla si daca Ash va fi reusi sa treaca de toate obstacolele.

Desi primele trei volume din serie au fost de asemenea foarte incarcate emotional, niciunul dintre ele nu a fost atat de intens, puternic si induiosator ca acesta. Toate incercarile prin care trece Ash, toate luptele, sentimentele, suferinta, indoiala, dar si taria de caracter si dragostea imensa pe care o are pentru Meghan ne arata o latura a sa la care nu ne-am fi asteptat de la Printul Gheturilor. Este imposibil sa nu te asajezi de el si sa nu iti doresti sa aiba parte numai de fericire!

You do not know the first thing about mortality, prince-who-is-not. Why would you want to become like them?"

"Because," Grimalkin answered before I could say anything, "he is in love." (…)

I was in love. With a human.

I smiled bitterly at the thought. The old Ash, if faced with such a suggestion, would've either laughed scornfully or removed the offender's head from his neck.

Si chiar daca Megan nu participa la actiune, ea este mereu prezenta in gandurile lui Ash si dragostea lui pentru ea este ceea ce il motiveaza sa continue sa spere, sa lupte si sa mearga mai departe, chiar si atunci cand totul pare pierdut.

Desi relatia dintre Ash si Puck a fost destul de tensionata in volumele anterioare, este clar ca cei doi au fost foarte buni prieteni in trecut. Dialogurile amuzante si, in final, rezolvarea divergentelor dintre ei, au adus o nota foarte pozitiva cartii. Umorul lui Puck este nelipsit si intotdeauna foarte bine venit, mai ales in situatiile infricoasatoare in care se regasesc de multe ori personajele: 

“Geez, you guys. I know I'm popular and all, but seriously, you're a bit too co-dependent for me. I'm going to need you to step away from my personal bubble." A wispy vine-woman curled ivy tendrils around his arm, and he sliced through them with his dagger. "No! Bad Wraith! No touchie!”

“You realize you've been duped by a fish," I said, watching the catfish grin at me before slipping into the dark waters, lost from view. Puck shrugged.

"Hey, it was going to name one of its grandfish after me," he said, tossing the line into the water again. "That's one of my rules, you know. I refuse to eat anything that names its kid after me.”

Si sa nu uitam de Grimalkin! Povestea nu ar fi fost la fel fara el!

“Wait, you already know where you are?” Puck demanded as we edged toward the mouth of the alley, stepping over trash and piles of debris.

“How does that work, cat?”

“Most cities are very much the same, Goodfellow.” Grimalkin reached the edge of the sidewalk and peered back, waving his tail. “Trods are everywhere, if you know where to look. Also, I am a cat.”

Finalul a fost perfect, emotionant, epic! O concluzie frumoasa pentru o serie incredibila, care isi merita locul in topul celor mai bune serii Fantasy ale momentului!

“ I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briars and the Deep Wyld, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request--to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath. I am still yours, my queen. ” *dies* <3<3<3

Modul de a scrie al autoarei este impecabil si foarte captivant. Te transpune intr-o lume fascinanta, complexa , unica in care toate creaturile si personajele parca prind viata si te fac sa le indragesti si sa vrei sa traiesti alaturi de ele. The Iron Fey este una dintre putinele serii care chiar iti intra la suflet si pe care o poti reciti de nenumarate ori, fara sa te plictisesti.

“You're here,” I murmured, reaching out to touch him, hardly believing this was real. “You came back.” Ash's breath hitched, and he put his hand over mine.

“I came home.”

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