“An ache filled my chest, so sharp that I gasped out loud. Was this what a broken heart felt like? Was it possible to die from the pain? I’d always thought the girls at school so dramatic; when they broke up with their boyfriends, they cried and carried on for weeks. I didn’t think they needed to throw such a fuss. But I’d never been in love before.”

American author

Julie Kagawa is an American author known for The Iron Fey series, a 15-book set that includes The Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen, and The Iron Knight. She is best known for writing young adult fantasy centered on the Iron Fey world. Her work is closely associated with that series, which made her name familiar to readers of the genre.