Hardcover, 336 pages

English language

Published April 23, 2007 by Margaret K. McElderry.

ISBN:
978-0-689-86820-7
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(13 reviews)

3 editions

reviewed Ironside by Holly Black (Modern Tale of Faerie (3))

Review of 'Ironside' on 'Storygraph'

IRONSIDE is about self-loathing borne of receiving cruelty, and figuring out how to live even if you hate yourself. I feel like it spent so long trying to fix things that were messed up in TITHE that it didn't really get to shine, because it does have some pretty good stuff going on. The main quest is interesting, while the machinations and real goals of the antagonist are complex but understandable. 

The middle section felt rushed and pretty confusing, there were a lot of moving pieces and the plot is about various tricks and obfuscations, so it kind of fits the story but made for a hectic reading experience. This isn't necessarily good nor bad, but it is a thing. The MC has a major miscommunication and just doesn't get to fix it because the other character is really stubborn. In TITHE that character was also a point-of-view character, and …

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Subjects

  • Supernatural
  • Magic
  • Fiction
  • Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Legends, Myths, & Fables - Other
  • Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
  • Fairies
  • Juvenile Fiction