The Iron Fey Series

            The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa is an excellent teen series.  Kagawa has taken Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and collides it with the modern world.  Meghan Chase is the main character.  She is the daughter of Oberon and a mortal.  She has a best friend who turns out to be Puck aka Robin Goodfellow.  Meghan becomes aware of the fey world in a moment.  Once she learns of the existence of the fey, she opens up a can of worms.

            The series starts by her having to venture into the fey realm to save her younger half-brother, Ethan.  She makes new friends such as Ash and Grimalkin.  She goes through battles and end up in a love triangle.  This is a fantastic series for advanced middle school readers (ages 11/12) and high school students alike.  The violence is not excessive and the love story/scenes are not inappropriate at any point.

            The later books feature Meghan’s half-brother, Ethan.  Those are on my to read list!  A Midsummer Night’s Dream is my favorite Shakespeare play and Kagawa is masterful with her incorporation of the fey world into the modern world.  I highly recommend this series.