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It Ends in Fire

It Ends in Fire

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  • Create Date：2021-07-07 07:19:13
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  • Author：Andrew Shvarts
  • ISBN：1368057950
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Reviews

Becca Mee ，

4。5/5 rounded up。 RTC

Celia McMahon ，

Imagine if Harry Potter got real angry about his parent's death， and trained in secret to infiltrate Hogwarts and kill the headmaster。 Now imagine HP was a girl hell-bent on revenge and gave zero craps and took out Draco before he got really annoying。 Also， she wants to infiltrate a wizarding school and kill the headmaster。 If you're rubbing your hands together manically， keep reading。 After the death of her parents， young wizard Alka teams up a rebellion alongside her younger sister。 There she Imagine if Harry Potter got real angry about his parent's death， and trained in secret to infiltrate Hogwarts and kill the headmaster。 Now imagine HP was a girl hell-bent on revenge and gave zero craps and took out Draco before he got really annoying。 Also， she wants to infiltrate a wizarding school and kill the headmaster。 If you're rubbing your hands together manically， keep reading。 After the death of her parents， young wizard Alka teams up a rebellion alongside her younger sister。 There she learns the art of magic and schemes with them on how to take down the governing wizards who had suppressed and imprisoned them for far too long。 Alka agrees to pose as a female wizard and infiltrates Blackwater， a school for wizards。 There she meets your Draco sorts， and your Ron sorts and soon realizes the only way to get close to completing her mission is to win a series of contests in which she'll be placed in front of the Senate as a congratulation。 She plans to wreak havoc and leave chaos in her wake。This is part one of why I love Alka's character。 Firstly， she's full of fury and I love that sort of hot， fiery woman。 But she also has spunk。 She's a loner by nature and trusts very few， but when her walls do come down， they come down HARD。 She's scheming， out of control ball of anger and I just want to eat her up。 She's also queer and I love all the romances that come along with it。 Oh， and the magic system is divine。 When casting， wizards slip into the Null， where time slows to a crawl。 In this snail-aced void， they carve Glyphs， the art of sketching spells in the air with their Loci， or wands。 Every time this occurred， I thought of Frodo when he put on the ring。 THERE IS NO LIFE IN THE VOID。 ONLY DEATH。 I couldn't help it。 Now， you're hearing all about magic and romance and thinking， this sounds like a fun read。 But this book is wicked dark。 There's a no-holds-barred competition and magic that is nowhere near as frilly and whimsical as you might think。 We also have a dual timeline that gave us insight into Alka's past and how it shaped her into the person she is today。 Her past is heartbreaking and violent， and it will tear at your heartstrings。 Overall， I liked this book。 The plot hits all the marks: feisty protagonist， fast-paced and action-packed。 I did want a bit more from the people around Alka especially the romances， but that didn't truly affect my rating。 I had a great time reading this book。 I'm pretty sure it took me so long to finish because I didn't want it to end。 :DThank you NOVL for the arc！ 。。。more

Tarra Lyn | TLCBookNook ，

This was a wonderful fantasy book。 It has a solid storyline and well thought out characters that you grow to love and some you are certainly meant to hate。 I loved how the author mixed some past （then） and present （now） chapters and how the past helped our main character understand what was happening in the present。 The brewing rebellion and the plot twists kept me on the edge of my seat。 I absolutely loved the magic system and the possibilties it had， I just wish that it was explained a bit bet This was a wonderful fantasy book。 It has a solid storyline and well thought out characters that you grow to love and some you are certainly meant to hate。 I loved how the author mixed some past （then） and present （now） chapters and how the past helped our main character understand what was happening in the present。 The brewing rebellion and the plot twists kept me on the edge of my seat。 I absolutely loved the magic system and the possibilties it had， I just wish that it was explained a bit better， or that there was a glossary of the different "spells"， instead of just reading a description of how they were done。Overall， I had a fantastic time reading it。 It was definitely hard to put down。 I loved the darkness， gritty， revenge-filled， magic of this story。 Sad that it's a standalone though， cause I feel like there could be more to the story from the ending。 。。。more

Katelyn Beane ，

This revenge filled story of an imposter at a magical school was highly entertaining。 I loved the magic system， Blackwater academy， and our heroine。 Alka was fierce and a fighter。 My only issue was that the story felt rushed。 I think that this book could of been made into a duology so that parts of it could have been fleshed out more。 Honestly this book reminded me of the Triwizard tournament and A Deadly Education， it was great。

Katie | niftyreads ，

（4。5 stars） I picked up IT ENDS IN FIRE and had the hardest time putting it down。 This is the wizarding-witchy revenge book we have all been waiting for！ Andrew Shvarts wrote a magical novel filled with heartache， destruction， power， friendship， love， and loss that took me absolutely by surprise。 Plus， it’s a standalone fantasy！！I know we are all looking for HP alternatives， this is the book to pick up because it gives you that feeling yet better since Blackwater Academy is reminiscent of a cert （4。5 stars） I picked up IT ENDS IN FIRE and had the hardest time putting it down。 This is the wizarding-witchy revenge book we have all been waiting for！ Andrew Shvarts wrote a magical novel filled with heartache， destruction， power， friendship， love， and loss that took me absolutely by surprise。 Plus， it’s a standalone fantasy！！I know we are all looking for HP alternatives， this is the book to pick up because it gives you that feeling yet better since Blackwater Academy is reminiscent of a certain school。 It’s more adult。 It’s more vengeful。 It has better representation。 And Alka is a badass wizard with a mission: burn wizard society to the ground。 Shvarts has easy flow to his storytelling and I love that I can just fall right into it。 Alka narrates the story slowly telling us how things unraveled in her life from the past and present day and it was the perfect way to hear how the story unraveled。 What I loved:🔥Alka - one of my new favorite bookish characters！🔥the darkness of the book yet some light shines through🔥the LGBTQAI+ representation is fantastic！🔥Marlena - I can’t say anything else because spoilers， but she is my favorite character。 🔥Having Professor Calfex make me cry🔥the magic systemWhat was frustrating:🔥the magic system - I know this was a love so that is confusing， but at times it was a little overwhelming。 I feel it could have been explained better I’m always excited about standalone fantasy because I feel there so few and far between。 This was a wonderful one。 Dark， twisty， magical and just what I needed。 From page one to very end， I was enamored with IT ENDS WITH US。 Definitely add it to your reading list！Thanks to The Novl for the gifted book！Content Warnings: graphic violence， familial death， bullying， friend death 。。。more

Siofra ，

3。5 stars， if a series or even a duology， it would have been a solid 4 stars。This book gives me HP vibes if the wizards were in control， and it was set in the medieval period with a little bit of Charlie Bone vibes for the school power dynamic; the game was a mixture of both Charlie Bone and HP worlds。I really enjoyed this story with the LGBTQ+ characters and the magic world system and the political tension， PLUS how the side character was also using the mc just as she used them。 Some of the plo 3。5 stars， if a series or even a duology， it would have been a solid 4 stars。This book gives me HP vibes if the wizards were in control， and it was set in the medieval period with a little bit of Charlie Bone vibes for the school power dynamic; the game was a mixture of both Charlie Bone and HP worlds。I really enjoyed this story with the LGBTQ+ characters and the magic world system and the political tension， PLUS how the side character was also using the mc just as she used them。 Some of the plot twists were really interesting， and I didn't see them coming; HOWEVER， it felt like a lot was told and not shown， and I wanted so much more in this world。That ending was too fast and unrealistic and really dropped my opinion of the book。 。。。more

Michele ，

I saw someone else refer to this book with the description "。。。If Harry Potter were a girl and wanted to burn Hogwart's down。。。。" I chuckled when I read it because， in my opinion， it was pretty spot on。 For me， that's a good thing。It Ends in Fire follows the main character， Alka Chelrazi as she infiltrates Blackwater Academy。 It's an invitation-only school for wizards。 Alka intends to work her way into the school and destroy it from within。 She blames wizards for the death of her parents and sev I saw someone else refer to this book with the description "。。。If Harry Potter were a girl and wanted to burn Hogwart's down。。。。" I chuckled when I read it because， in my opinion， it was pretty spot on。 For me， that's a good thing。It Ends in Fire follows the main character， Alka Chelrazi as she infiltrates Blackwater Academy。 It's an invitation-only school for wizards。 Alka intends to work her way into the school and destroy it from within。 She blames wizards for the death of her parents and several others that she loves。 She is part of a group of resistance fighters and the only thing she has left is her thirst for vengeance。 Of course， along the way， she becomes attached to some of the other young wizards and realizes that they aren't all heartless killers。 Still， she proceeds with her plan， albeit with some modifications here and there。 But when it comes time to "burn it all down，" will she still want to？This was a wonderful fantasy novel with a solid storyline。 The author also gives us well thought out characters。 Some that the readers will love and others that you are most certainly meant to hate。 There are also a few nice little twists to keep readers on their toes。 It was definitely the right time for me to read this book。 I needed a nice fantasy escape and It Ends in Fire provided just that。Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。 I voluntarily chose to review it and the opinions contained within are my own。 。。。more

Thindbooks ，

*This book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*I enjoyed this book which is about Alka going on a mission to get revenge on the person who killed her parents by going to Blackwater Academy。 This fast-paced， adventurous book brought a great heroine to life！ I enjoyed this new world-building in this book which was easy to understand and also the pacing was fast which was perfect for the book。 It was so fast that I couldn't believe I was almost done with the book sinc *This book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*I enjoyed this book which is about Alka going on a mission to get revenge on the person who killed her parents by going to Blackwater Academy。 This fast-paced， adventurous book brought a great heroine to life！ I enjoyed this new world-building in this book which was easy to understand and also the pacing was fast which was perfect for the book。 It was so fast that I couldn't believe I was almost done with the book since there was so much going on in the story。 This story was action-packed and the plot structure was well done。 One thing I didn't enjoy about the writing was the now and then change of PoVs。 I wish the 'then' part was in chronological order instead of all mixed up because I think it would have been better with the story and seeing how the main character grew in age。 I enjoyed the main character Alka and how she had to take a new persona。 She is a brave， badass character that made a great heroine in the book。 I enjoyed learning so much about her as we got a lot of her past history in the book though I do have to say that she doesn't really have proper character development as I felt she grew in her young age instead of her "now" age。 I do have to say that I enjoyed the side characters in this book because they were properly involved with the story and made the story so much better。 I enjoyed the LGBTQ+ romance in this book but I wish we saw more romance in the book than we got。 Also， I think it's kind of amazing to see a male author write a female bi MC as I haven't read many good books like it。 The ending was well done but I have to say that I'm a little confused if there will be the next book。 The way it was ended showed how there is a possibility for it。 I did have some minor problems with this book but overall it was such a great read and one of my anticipated releases of this year which didn't dissappoint at all！ This book is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass and Harry Potter。 。。。more

Taylor - Muse Ignited Reads ，

3。5 stars。 A Dark revenge YA Fantasy set at a Wizards Academy， this had plenty of action and magic and is sure to appeal to teen and new adult readers， plus a Bisexual main character which is obviously very on trend （there's also a non-binary supporting character）。 **Thank you to Edelweiss and Little Brown/Jimmy Patterson Books for the eARC in exchange for my honest review**Wizards academies are always going to draw comparison to that famous World of Wizarding， however just don't even go down th 3。5 stars。 A Dark revenge YA Fantasy set at a Wizards Academy， this had plenty of action and magic and is sure to appeal to teen and new adult readers， plus a Bisexual main character which is obviously very on trend （there's also a non-binary supporting character）。 **Thank you to Edelweiss and Little Brown/Jimmy Patterson Books for the eARC in exchange for my honest review**Wizards academies are always going to draw comparison to that famous World of Wizarding， however just don't even go down that path。。。this has nothing in similarity to the vibe or theme of HP。 This is a dark gritty revenge tale， featuring a very morally gray main character， and plenty of cut throat would be wizards。 The plot was good from a logistical standpoint and had all the right ingredients， it just lost me a little on the delivery and the emotional content （maybe there was just too much telling here and not enough showing）， so given the plot （the set up， the action， the setting， the magic， the intrigue） I felt like I should have liked it a lot more than I did。 The two romances fell very flat to me， and also very unbelievable。 So I'm thinking this is one of those YA Reads that I will definitely recommend to actual teen （and NA） readers， but not to adult readers of YA Fantasy。 It will really appeal to the legions of fans who love all the "academy" urban fantasy （even though this is medieval not urban） series on Kindle Unlimited。 。。。more

Olivia ，

IT ENDS IN FIRE is an engaging YA fantasy with magic， politics， and rebellion。 Alka lives in the Marovian Republic， a place ruled by Wizards， where Humbles， or those without magic， live in eternal servitude at the whims of the Wizards in power。 For harming a Wizard， even if by accident， they could be sentenced to death。 Ever since Alka's parents were killed by a wizard when she was 7， she has been working with the Humble rebellion to find ways to destroy the current system。Their careful planning IT ENDS IN FIRE is an engaging YA fantasy with magic， politics， and rebellion。 Alka lives in the Marovian Republic， a place ruled by Wizards， where Humbles， or those without magic， live in eternal servitude at the whims of the Wizards in power。 For harming a Wizard， even if by accident， they could be sentenced to death。 Ever since Alka's parents were killed by a wizard when she was 7， she has been working with the Humble rebellion to find ways to destroy the current system。Their careful planning has led to Alka killing and replacing a young woman traveling to the most elite Wizard boarding school， Blackwater Academy， where only some will survive and go on to rule the Republic。 As a plant， she is sent to sow chaos and destroy as many Wizards as she can。 Once on the island， she begins to see the other side of society， how the Wizards life and their infighting， as well as the way they treat the Humbles around them， born into a servitude they will never escape。At the school， Alka begins to form her own plans for how she will take down the society that oppresses so many and killed her parents。 If anyone stands in her way， Alka is prepared to destroy them。What I loved: The world-building here was really fascinating， and I particularly loved this Wizard school （it rivals the other famous wizard school with the pageantry， designs， and classes）。 The school has a competition between the Orders or groupings of students that soon takes over the plot， and it is through these dangerous games that we see the cracks in the Wizard society。 The politics were interesting within the Republic， as well as in the neighboring kingdom， whose prince is attending the school。 Magic is not a born quality， but one that is given by the governments。 This privilege and control of power is a central theme in the book。Other themes around this power， control， and the use of magic were interesting。 Magic has many rules here in terms of how it can be crafted and what it can be used for。 The user must create a specific rune （and correctly） to use magic， and it is not whimsical。 It boils down to training and knowledge that make a great wizard， something which can also be controlled by governments and those with power。I found the dual timelines to be really intriguing， showing the reader her past and the things that led up to the present。 We meet her sister and learn more about the rebellion through these peeks into her history。 Alka has been treated as a tool in many ways， and during this time away， she also begins to develop into her own person， making this in some ways， a coming-of-age story。This ends up being a pretty dark read。 Alka has been trained as a soldier in many ways， and her mindset is to allow no lives to stand in the way of her goals。 As such， her connections to others are somewhat tenuous， and there are some really difficult scenes。 It does also make other characters feel more distant， and we do not get to know them as well as I would like， but this made sense with who Alka was。 She is driven by a need for revenge and destruction。What left me wanting more: A major theme is around Humbles and the way they are treated by the Wizards。 Alka is seen as "different" because of her raising and as part of the Humbles rebellion。 However， there is only one Humble servant （if you can call them servants） that she bothers to defend or even ask the name of。 She is not so different from the others after all。 She sees the suffering， but she does not directly connect or try to help （I suppose her mission would ultimately help）。 As a small point， the romances did not entirely speak to me， perhaps because they did not speak so much to Alka。 She is busy hiding herself and unable to fully connect。 Once she does connect more， I felt that I needed more on the page of the build-up to fully buy in。Final verdict: Overall， IT ENDS IN FIRE was an intriguing YA fantasy read that will appeal to wizarding fans。 Recommend for fans of CRAVE， BEYOND THE RUBY VEIL， and VAMPIRE ACADEMY。Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Tesa ，

Thank you Little， Brown Books for an ARC of It Ends In Fire。CW: lots of violenceA morally gray， bisexual wizard infiltrates a corrupt magic school to take it down from the inside…。need I say more？This book may not be anything revolutionary （it's been compared to Harry Potter） but boy did I have a good time reading it。 I found it super interesting that the chapters switched between “Now” and “Then” as a way to reveal pertinent information。 It allowed for deeper worldbuilding and understanding of Thank you Little， Brown Books for an ARC of It Ends In Fire。CW: lots of violenceA morally gray， bisexual wizard infiltrates a corrupt magic school to take it down from the inside…。need I say more？This book may not be anything revolutionary （it's been compared to Harry Potter） but boy did I have a good time reading it。 I found it super interesting that the chapters switched between “Now” and “Then” as a way to reveal pertinent information。 It allowed for deeper worldbuilding and understanding of the main character while only pushing the plot forward so much at a time to keep the reader invested。 I also deeply appreciated that this seemed to be a world without homophobia even though there were still immense power imbalances in other ways。 The main character is bisexual and there is a nonbinary side character and both are simply accepted as they are。 My only qualm is that this seems to be a standalone？ The worldbuilding and magic system left room to do so much more and certainly left me with a few questions。Also， I sincerely hope the final copy has a map because all the references to different places/peoples left me a bit overwhelmed without a way to visualize them。 。。。more

katherine ，

magic schoolmurdermurder magic school？？？？？？？？？？

Kristi Housman Confessions of a YA Reader ，

4 1/2 starsRTC for blog tour。Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for my review copy。

Kat ，

* Thank you to the publisher for an advanced finished copy in exchange for an honest review *ACTUAL: 4。25 starsI really liked the concept of this diverse fantasy novel。 The present - past chapters mix kept readers engaged， along with the brewing rebellion that could cripple the Wizard society。 The second half really hooked me， and the challenges and dangers that the MC faced I enjoyed reading about too。

Laura ，

Rounded up from 2。5 because I can see where the target audience might enjoy this （as long as it's a one-off）。 This is similar to many of the "wizard school with contests" books， although the ways in which Alka and her team play the Great Game may not be quite according to Hoyle。 The characters are fairly stock， and the constant switching between her life Before and her life At Blackwater doesn't quite help。 Plus， any book that has an unlikeable main character isn't going to help （her main redeem Rounded up from 2。5 because I can see where the target audience might enjoy this （as long as it's a one-off）。 This is similar to many of the "wizard school with contests" books， although the ways in which Alka and her team play the Great Game may not be quite according to Hoyle。 The characters are fairly stock， and the constant switching between her life Before and her life At Blackwater doesn't quite help。 Plus， any book that has an unlikeable main character isn't going to help （her main redeeming quality seems to be her relationship with her sister）。 eARC provided by publisher via Netgalley。 。。。more

Meghan ，

This book was received as an ARC from Little， Brown Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。As I have said in most of my YA reviews， I am a huge fan of YA Fantasy especially the House of Night series by P。C。 and Kristin Cast and this book read almost exactly like House of Night。 Alka goes undercover in one of the most prestigious schools in the school of magic and all she has to do to survive is be deceitful i This book was received as an ARC from Little， Brown Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。As I have said in most of my YA reviews， I am a huge fan of YA Fantasy especially the House of Night series by P。C。 and Kristin Cast and this book read almost exactly like House of Night。 Alka goes undercover in one of the most prestigious schools in the school of magic and all she has to do to survive is be deceitful in ever possible manner。 Alka discovers something about herself that can be very dangerous to others。 This book was filled with so much action， adventure， drama and fantasy that it was the perfect YA book。 I know our teen book club will be excited and anticipating the release and I can't wait to hear their thoughts。 We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more

Jess （The Cozy Reader） Kennedy ，

Zero stars。Could not finish， or barely start， this book。Way too many similarities to HP， even though I've never read that series。 I've seen the movies。I disliked the main character sooooooooooo much。Too bad。 I love the title and the cover。 Zero stars。Could not finish， or barely start， this book。Way too many similarities to HP， even though I've never read that series。 I've seen the movies。I disliked the main character sooooooooooo much。Too bad。 I love the title and the cover。 。。。more

Jenn ，

DNF at page 70。。。you know， after they start with all the extremely obvious Harry Potter rip-offs。

Elisabeth ，

This book had a lot of promise for me， but there were elements of the book that didn't hold up well。 Throughout the book it flips to now and then and for some reason， this didn't help my reading process with the book， and I didn't care for that style。 Plus， the writing seemed to be more choppy with it。 I thought I would really like Alka， but she was hard for me to connect to throughout the story。 Sometimes， I felt for her and other times it was baffling the decisions she was making。 The story wa This book had a lot of promise for me， but there were elements of the book that didn't hold up well。 Throughout the book it flips to now and then and for some reason， this didn't help my reading process with the book， and I didn't care for that style。 Plus， the writing seemed to be more choppy with it。 I thought I would really like Alka， but she was hard for me to connect to throughout the story。 Sometimes， I felt for her and other times it was baffling the decisions she was making。 The story was trying to be something similar to Harry Potter with a twist of other stories here and there， the problem is that when there's such a resemblance to an incredible story， it makes you think of the other story and compare。 Tried not to compare to other books， but it didn't hold up well for me。 Overall， it was a book with beautiful cover art but only an ok story attached， just not for me。 Thanks to NetGalley & Edelweiss for the ARC！ 。。。more

Dahlia ，

RTC！

Abi ，

You only had to tell me there was a magic school， but then you tell me murder and I'm definitely reading it You only had to tell me there was a magic school， but then you tell me murder and I'm definitely reading it 。。。more

Julie ，

A really great alternative to that famous wizard school series！ If you like magic and mayhem （and heroines who aren't afraid to GO THERE）， check this out。 A really great alternative to that famous wizard school series！ If you like magic and mayhem （and heroines who aren't afraid to GO THERE）， check this out。 。。。more

Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell ，

Magic school？Murder？*SQUEAK*

Ryan DiPillo ，

This book had me at the pitch DEFINITELY PREORDERING！！！！！

Leah ，

Yep need this