The Iron Witch Main Character

          I'm currently reading The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney in The Iron Witch Saga. The main character in the book's name is Donna Underwood. She's part of a secret alchemist society that has to defend the world from evil creatures called feys. When Donna and her parents got attacked by wood elves, which are a type of fey, Donna got injured so badly, she had to get beautiful iron designs on both of her arms, so she has to wear long gloves all the time because she doesn't want anyone to see them, and she has enhanced strength. In this book, Donna's best friend, Navin, and her alchemist friend, Maker, get captured by wood elves and the only way Donna can get them back is to give the wood elves the elixir for eternal life. Now she and her fey--but not evil--boyfriend, Xan, have to find the elixir in twelve hours and give it to the wood elves or else they'll kill her friends.

          I think Donna's a really strong (not just physically, also mentally) character. Even though Melanie, someone who went to her school before Donna got kicked out, makes fun of her all the time for wearing gloves and for being abnormally strong, Donna lives through all of it, mostly with the help of Navin. Also, she's a really good friend to Navin: when Navin wanted to go to a party, he persuaded Donna to go with him, even though she didn't really want to, but she still went. At the party, she met Xan, and Navin didn't like him, but she still became his friend, and eventually his girlfriend, which shows that she's still open to new people.

          Xan and Navin really helped her throughout the book, and when the wood elves captured Navin and Maker, she and Xan went to the Elflands, which is where all the wood elves live, to save them. This shows that even though Donna's really scared of the wood elves for injuring her, killing her dad, and putting her mom into a hospital when the wood elves made her crazy, she would still do anything to save Navin. This shows how strong and loyal she is toward her friends, and what a good main character she is.