Review: Excellent prelude to The Iron Knight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2011
This story takes place afterThe Iron Queen (Harlequin Teen)but beforeThe Iron Knight (Harlequin Teen).  I love this series and was excited to read this story.  It was an excellent installment in the series and well worth the money spent (I actually bought it for $2.39, although it is free now).The story is told from Puck's perspective.  Ash is trying to find Grimalkin and he goes to Leanansidhe for help.  Unfortunately Ash owes Leanansidhe and she decides to call in her favor now.  Ash needs to go into the heart of the Summer Court and steal back Leanansidhe's violin from Titania.  He will need Puck's help to accomplish this, but will Puck remain loyal to Ash or let Ash fall to Titania in order to have Meghan for himself?Kagawa does an excellent job in writing this story from Puck's perspective; Puck's tone of voice is deadon throughout and it was fun to read something from his viewpoint and to get inside his head a bit.The story is fairly straightfoward initially but Kagawa does a good job of throwing in a couple twists and turns to mislead the reader and keep them guessing.  Kagawa's writing style is so readable and fun it made this story a pleasure to read.  Kagawa also packs a lot of story into this short story; you get more insight into Puck's character and into Ash's.  There was also some humor throughout to keep things lighter.Overall I really enjoyed this short story and look forward to readingThe Iron Knight (Harlequin Teen)when it comes out.  If you like reading about faerie be sure you read this series; Kagawa has great characters, a wonderful world, and doesn't sugar coat the danger of the Fey.