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    Iron Crowned
    Iron Crowned
    Iron Crowned
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    Iron Crowned

    By Richelle Mead

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    In this sexy paranormal thriller, a powerful shaman queen takes the ultimate risk to stop a war that threatens to destroy her Otherworldly kingdom.

    Back in the mortal realm, shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham was skilled at banishing beings that didn't belong. But as the Thorn Land's new queen, she's desperately searching for a way to end the war devastating her kingdom. Her only hope is the Iron Crown, a legendary object even the most powerful gentry fear . . .

    Knowing who to trust is the hardest part. Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda for aiding her search. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her along the way. To control the Crown's ever-consuming powers, Eugenie will have to confront an unimaginable temptation—one that will put her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal peril . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZebra Books
    Release dateMar 1, 2011
    ISBN9781420122527
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    Richelle Mead

    Richelle Mead lives in Seattle and is the author of the Vampire Academy series. When not writing, she can be found watching bad movies, inventing recipes, and buying far too many dresses.

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    • 3/5
      WOW too much yo-yoing between love interests in this series. Dorian is still my favorite character in the whole book. To me this book started off great and then Mead just had to get in one last switch of love in before she knocked her up for real. And seriously antibiotics really it would have been more empowering if she had just decided that it was what she wanted as opposed to it just happening. How many times can one person switch who they love before they decide that maybe they shouldn’t be with either? HUM Lets see. Kiyo – Dorian – Kiyo – Dorian – Kiyo – Dorian save me please seriously *sigh* she really should have known better. Oh well I can’t wait to see how she ends the series truthfully I’m hoping for some more action with Dorian that would totally make this whole series worth my time.
    • 3/5
      Iron Crowned
      3 Stars

      Rather than rehash all of the points mentioned in review after review, suffice it to say that Iron Crowned has its ups and its downs.

      Let’s start with the positives. The overall story arc and world building make for entertaining reading and the specific storyline revolving around Eugenie and Dorian’s ongoing conflict with Katrice and the quest for the Iron Crown have tremendous potential. Moreover, the last few chapters of the book are action-packed with several compelling twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat.

      Unfortunately, none of this succeeds in compensating for the negatives in the book. First and foremost, Eugenie has overtaken MacKayla Lane of Fever fame as the most unlikable of all UF heroines. Yes, Mac is an annoyingly vain and insipid twit, but this can be forgiven as she is a fundamentally good and caring person. The same cannot be said for Eugenie whose fickle, selfish, condescending and hypocritical nature make it virtually impossible to care about her one way or the other! This is only compounded by her cheating and betrayal of Dorian for which there is absolutely no justification.

      The love triangle is also becoming utterly ridiculous and the sex scenes are excessive. Kiyo has to be the most odious almost-hero to grace the pages of a book and it is completely incomprehensible to me that Eugenie would give him the time of day let alone have revenge sex with him. Hopefully, she has seen the light now that he has become completely rabid and willing to kill two innocent babies, but I’m not holding my breath.


      Roland and Eugenie’s mother are not much better. The former basically disowns the step-daughter he claims to love because she does not live up to his exacting expectations while the later chooses her husband over her daughter - how lovely! Tim's Indian act is also starting get on my nerves as it is actually racist and insulting to Native Americans.

      The only two redeeming characters are Jasmine and Dorian. It turns out that despite her obnoxious teen act, Jasmine is a loyal and dependable sister to Eugenie (not that this is at all deserved) and I ended up liking her quite a bit. Dorian continues with his Machiavellian ways, but that is not unexpected, and he is also completely charming and loves Eugenie unconditionally not that she deserves it. In fact, he is far too good for her.

      So, it turns out that I rehashed some points after all but they are simply too aggravating to ignore. Thankfully, the next book is the last and I can only hope that Mead manages to salvage something from Eugenie’s character.
    • 5/5
      Dude, the next book is going to be a tough one for Eug. With everything that happened, especially how it ended, there is going to be soooo much shit going down next book. It's going to be epic.

      I wanna start with Eug. I think she is getting walked all over constantly. I don't like that, because it almost seems as though she knows that she's getting walked all over but the sex is worth it... SHE'S A BAD ASS. Obvious by the Lich fight. Speaking of that, now that I think about it. She's going to change, I just know it. She's going to go postal at some point. I think she is going to get sick and tired, of people using her for their own goals. Totally shocked about how it ended with Eug. But I should have picked up on the why she became as she was... (it is so friggen hard to not drop spoiler bombs)

      OK... moving on... Fuck the men in this series! I don't like either of them. Really it is so frustrating, because it's the same stuff. She loves and trust, get's betrayed some way, he's not the asshole, she moves back to the other.

      Dorian is a manipulative seducer. Really that's all there is to him. He knows how Eug thinks, and knows her affection for him, and he knows how to use it against her. I do NOT like the whole dominance sex thing anymore. At first it was ok, something new. Now, and I'm not sure if I'm over reading into it, but it almost seems like he really is trying to show her that he's in the dominating party in their relationship. Like one of those messed up relationships where the guy shows the woman that they are below him, and she does what he wants her to do. And really he does get her to do what he wants her to do, through manipulation. I'm excited to see what happens in the next book, because I can see him being the real bad guy here. Since he wants to claim her "condition" on him being responsible for it.

      Next, up on the men in this series that piss me off. Kiyo. Dude, what is up with that? WTF is up with the ending? I thought maybe he would be the one good guy. Apparently I thought wrong. Let's just say that you get your hopes up about a happy ending with him. What I don't understand about Kiyo is how, he wants Eug to have nothing to do with the fae world, and yet he has a very strong commitment to it. It's like he doesn't want her to be a part of it b/c of the prophecy and yet he doesn't mind that he is a part of it.

      There is also a ghost, that Eug doesn't banish. This ghost goes to Eug, and wants her to solve her murder. This ghost ends up helping Eug a lot with getting the Iron Crown, and with the ending. I hope that this ghost sticks around. It would be nice for Eug to have a spy that doesn't want to kill her like Volusian, her little demon guy that's bound to her.

      I like this series, because it keeps my emotions running strong with it. It's awesome when you can really get sucked into a book like that. I dislike the two guys characters so much, and want to have faith that Eug with be strong and kick ass. I think that's why I rate these books so high, because they stir my emotions, and to me that's amazing writing skills.
    • 2/5
      Typically, I really like Richelle Mead's books. This series should be way up there on my list of favorites, but there's something missing, and I think it's the relationship angle. I love the world of faerie and Eugenie's place in it, how she is fighting to be human but keeps getting drawn back to her kingdom, and how she wants to fight the prophecy about her. I'm no prude, but all the sex wears thin, and I think a lot less of Eugenie for changing her mind about who she's with all the time. Typically, I understand the allure of both options in a love triangle, but neither choice for Eugenie is ideal, so I think less of her and the men she is choosing between. The book ends strong--the final two chapters are more like what I expected from the whole book. Because of that, I will read the next one. But I might not be too concerned with getting it the day it's released.
    • 2/5
      Ridiculously predictable.
      When I read that Eugenie needed to take antibiotics after being injured in a scenario that I can't believe would be in any way dangerous to her given the things she has faced in the past, it was obvious she was going to get pregnant. What kind of idiot, who believes that the fate of humanity lies on the contraceptive powers of her birth control pills (dude, get sterilized if you don't want a baby that bad), doesn't realize that antibiotics affect the pill? It was like a bad teen movie from 1986. Then, of course, she discovers she's having twins, and decides she will abort them if female, or keep them if male. What do you know, it's one of each, and her doctor is apparently unaware that you can abort one fetus and keep the other. Or is it just that, with the fate of the world apparently resting on her unborn son's shoulders, Eugenie doesn't want the doctor to think she's having a sex selective abortion.
      I'm not sure I can handle reading the next book; the laziness of the plotting made me mad, but I do want to see what happens in the end.
    • 3/5
      A dash of Indiana Jones mixed in amongst way too much unattractive love triangle angst. I think Eugenie would be better off dropping both Kiyo and Dorian and telling them she's done with their Alpha Male nonsense and striking off on her own--and so would us readers benefit from it too.
    • 4/5
      Eugenie Markham is quite the kick-butt heroine! She is queen of the Thorn Land, half-human, half-fae and she is in the middle of a huge war with The Rowan Land. This book starts off with a great start.

      ***Please note if you have not read the previous two books of the series I suggest doing so before reading further to avoid past spoilers.***


      Working with her current lover, King Dorian, along with her advisors Shaya and Rurik, Eugenie is trying to manage the war with minimal damage. And she still has to manage her Earthly job, banishing and dealing with unwanted visitors. Bills must be paid after all! I do not think I could handle the dual life. It's no wonder her judgement slips some in this book.

      Yes, it slips. In a few areas of life. The biggest being she STILL cannot stick to a guy. While she starts of with smooth, dominant, hot, and somewhat manipulative Dorian, she switches (yet AGAIN) back to Kiyo. Kiyo the kitsune, father Queen Maiwenn's daughter, sexy and very anti-war. After basically abandoning her in the past book, she goes to him in an an insta-switch moment after she feels Dorian tricked her.

      Now I can deal with the love triangles where they like each other but don't act much on it. But I hate when one can't decide and ping-pongs her affections the way Eugenie is!

      Outside of the romantic aspects of this book, Eugenie is trying to one up Katrice of Rowan Land and the rumored Iron Crown might be the answer. Jasmine really starts to come around in this book and I am starting to actually like her. And the famous animosity between Tim and Lara come to a surprise (and unrealistic) head when they finally meat!

      There is also a bit of story for a ghost named Deanna who wants Eugenie's help. While a small bit role. the information she has for Eugenie is priceless!

      Some major turns in this book! While I did enjoy it overall, Eugenie's behavior and the relationship bounces did put me off a bit. The story I love and Richelle Mead's writing style continues to impress. Few authors have drawn me into their worlds the was she has done so far.

    • 4/5
      I wanted to read Thorn Queen because I love Richelle Mead, as well as the first in this series. Eugenie is charismatic, and I love her passion and energy. She is now the queen of a kingdom in the other world since she defeated its king. She is gaining experience with both magic and leadership, but she still has a long way to go. I love the cast of characters, they are flawed, complex and they all bring something to the table and to Eugenie's character. The romance is definitely into triangle mode (spoilers follow if you haven't read the 2nd). Except for now, her and Kiyo are broken up because of the pressure her magic, and ruling as well as him being the father of queen Maiwenn's baby. Dorian has given her favor after favor, helping her with trade and he really seems to understand her. Kiyo fought about her learning the magic of her father the dreaded Storm King, who ruled ruthlessly, and even though deceased, his name is like voldemort in the Otherworld where the Fae live. While I like Dorian, I am fearful that he is just going to ultimately be put on back burner since Kiyo and Eugenie were together first. But I can't help but admire Dorian for all he is doing to help Eugenie and his sincerity and understanding. So, I just wrote that paragraph and about halfway through, and sure enough, as much as Eugenie has grown and changed, she is still kind of a mess, especially with the two men warring for her heart. She goes back and forth, and she is expecting perfection from Kiyo and Dorian while wanting them to accept the things about her that she is struggling with. Given, she does have reason to have been angry with Kiyo in the last, and Dorian does do some manipulation, but he has done that all along. His quest for power, wanting to rule with her, and conquer more lands was always what he desired, along with fathering a child with her. And she has honestly cheated on them both and that is a little hard for me to handle, but never the less, I still love her character and can't stop reading. There is much more to the story going on than her love life as well, there are things she is learning about the Otherworld, and she is still trying to balance her two lives, and the demands that each put on her. She has great staff to help her, and I love the way they have stepped up but still managed to respect Eugenie and work for the good of the kingdom. But they are in war, and Eugenie is looking for peace. There are no easy answers, and even the quest for the crown that seems like an ultimate bargaining for peace turns out to be more than she ever expected. Some things that she feared start to take place in this one and Eugenie has impossible choices to make. It is even harder on her because of the falling out she had with Rolland, and therefore she isn't in close contact with him who understands the shaman part of her, and she is also not in close of touch with her mom because she doesn't want to come between them. The things that happen both shocked me and I also saw it coming. But some of the extremes really surprised me as well as what drives her back and forth between the worlds and men after her heart. Loved it and absolutely can't wait for the last one. Bottom Line: Eugenie's indecisiveness with some things is frustrating but I still loved the book.
    • 4/5
      It’s tough having responsibilities in two different worlds and spending the appropriate amount of time and energy in each place. In the human realm Eugenie has a physically difficult job expelling things that have crossed over from Otherworld and she’s taking fewer jobs. This causes Lara to wonder how much longer her boss will be able to pay her, and Tim fears losing his place to live. But with Kiyo out of her life and her stepfather looking at her as the enemy, there’s no emotional support system in this realm.But being the queen of a kingdom at war in the Otherworld realm is both physically and mentally draining. Not just the fighting, but the casualties and destruction of villages on both sides has Eugenie upset. So when a peaceful option presents itself in the form of a fabled Iron Crown that causes others to fear the one able to obtain it on a quest, it seems like the perfect solution. She can’t take anyone with full fey blood with her as the region is loaded with iron, so she’s somewhat surprised when Dorian suggests taking Kiyo.Eugenie is torn both with her responsibilities and finding that her trust is misplaced as motives become clearer. This aspect of the story drags on somewhat, but the author appears to be making the character as realistic as possible. Eugenie is definitely not perfect and there are times I’d live to give her a swift kick in the butt. She’s got a lot of responsibility and it’s time for her to step up to the plate. However we do get a great deal of action and there are plenty of surprises to keep the story interesting in this long awaited third book in the Dark Swan series.
    • 4/5
      Mead keeps Eugenie and the reader moving fast through this one. It has the usual sexual tension, fight scenes and power struggles, however, I didn't expect the end-nice!
    • 5/5
      Eugenie Markham is a girl torn between two worlds, two men, and the two halves of herself. While she has stepped up in her duties as the Thorn Lands queen, she is beginning to neglect her shaman duties in the mortal realm. War is brewing, and Eugenie is smack dab in the middle of it. Who can she trust? Who has will have her back? And will it be the King or the Kitsune, to fully capture her heart?The Dark Swan series and I have a iffy relationship in the past. I love Richelle Mead and her Vampire Academy and Georgina Kincaid series, so I picked-up this series. I’ve enjoyed this series, but not I didn’t fall in-love like I did with her other two series. I am very fond of Eugenie, Kiyo, and Dorian in their best moments, but sometimes I just want to chuck the book at the wall.This book is the best in this series so far. It’s the obligatory book #3 in the series, so I knew it would be an emotional roller-coaster. I love how Dorian has stepped up to back Eugenie and the Thorn Land. I love how easy things can be between Eugenie and Kiyo in the real world. This series is fast paced and keeps me thinking three steps ahead of myself. I was so happy that Eugenie and her sister were finally able to come to understanding. It’s like Jasmine is being able to claim what little childhood she has left.This story does have some small issue for me. I didn’t like that Eugenie was able to jump from Dorian to Kiyo so quickly. Eugenie gets angry at Dorian for doing exactly what you expect him to do. She was shocked and appalled at his behavior. Come on Eugenie, use the brain I know Richelle Mead gave you. I also saw the pregnancy coming a mile away!!! I mean what self-respecting 20-something female, doesn’t know antibiotics and birth control do not mix. That along with not having ‘actual sex’ with Dorian the last time they were together. I kind-of expect more of Richelle Mead’s writing.One thing I find very interesting about this series, is that I am never sure whether Eugenie should pick Dorian or Kiyo. Usually, I gravitate to one romantic lead, and don’t change teams. As soon as I think I have absolutely mind made up that she should be with Dorian, he does something to screw it up and vise-versa. I can’t say that I have ever felt this strongly about a love triangle. I mean previous to this book I felt that both characters filled a part in Eugenie’s life: Dorian filled the fey part of her heart and Kiyo filled the human part of her heart. That being said, I was never sure either character could make her completely happy. I think that with Eugenie’s choice to embrace more of one side of herself, she may be drawing closer to one guy more then the other.This is the first book in the Dark Swan series that can be help up the same emotional caliber, as her two other series. This book kept me on my toes all the time. You never knew who Eugenie should really trust, and who would end up stabbing her in the back.
    • 1/5
      There will be spoilers. I'm not a good reviewer so I can't be discreet so be warned.I was basically onboard with this series right up until this book. I'm a great fan of Mead and I love her other two series Vampire Academy and Georgina Kincaid so when I say this book ruined it for me you have to understand that it's not because I don't like this genre or author.Eugenie is basically the most unlikable slut I've ever seen. It went from Kiyo to Dorian then back to Kiyo which was fine. Ok female sexual freedom is great even if she does seem to be into some seriously kinky stuff. However I completely lost it when she went back to Dorian for the second time immediately after Kiyo suddenly turns into a homicidal lunatic.The twist with Kiyo was completely absurd and I honestly think Richelle Mead just wrote herself into a corner and panicked. Kiyo is a father. He is the single least likely person to go axe crazy yet you decide to go with that? Surely Dorian declaring war so he can get the kids is more likely than this. Basically anything would have been.In closing, I am putting this series at the bottom of my reading list as I just can't see how this is going to end in any way that doesn't make me angry so it will have to wait until the day I have absolutely nothing better to read or do. I hope that day never comes.
    • 5/5
      When is the next one coming out?? I need it ASAP!!

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    Iron Crowned - Richelle Mead

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