Fire
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- Author：Kristin Cashore
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Summary
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells。 In King City， the young King Nash is clinging to the throne， while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him。 War is coming。 And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves。 This is where Fire lives， a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her。 Exquisitely romantic， this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters， save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books。 You don't need to have read Graceling to love Fire。 But if you haven't， you'll be dying to read it next。
This edition includes an article by and an interview with Kristin Cashore， as well as a sneak peek at her next book， Bitterblue！
This edition includes an article by and an interview with Kristin Cashore， as well as a sneak peek at her next book， Bitterblue！
Reviews
Helen Reynolds
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"I know this is a war， but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party。"About: Fire is a monster。 Like the beautiful monster creatures that enchant their prey before killing them， Fire is a human monster who can enchant others by her unnatural beauty and make them do anything。 Now her King wishes her to use her powers to win the war， but Fire is afraid - she knows what she's capable of and it terrifies her。 The GoodThe prologue immediately drew me into the story。 It was totally heartbreaki "I know this is a war， but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party。"About: Fire is a monster。 Like the beautiful monster creatures that enchant their prey before killing them， Fire is a human monster who can enchant others by her unnatural beauty and make them do anything。 Now her King wishes her to use her powers to win the war， but Fire is afraid - she knows what she's capable of and it terrifies her。 The GoodThe prologue immediately drew me into the story。 It was totally heartbreaking and connected well with the previous novel， giving us a backstory to a character we didn't get to see much from before。 Then we move into Fire's story and I enjoyed finding out about her world （full of these beautiful monster creatures with hypnotic powers and how they've shaped society）。 Kristin Cashore's strengths are in her world-building， her descriptions of unique powers and her strong character bonds。 I do also like that her female characters aren't virgins saving themselves for The One。 Sex is shown in a healthy way， as an enjoyment with either someone you love or as something fun， there's no shame or awkwardness put on characters having sex。 The BadFire begins as a character that suffers from feeling too similar to Katsa （the protagonist to her debut novel）。 Like Katsa， she's an outsider due to her powers， which get her likewise called a monster。 Also like Katsa， she's fiercely loved within her close circle of friends and her greatest fear appears to be motherhood。 However， similarities soon end and Fire instead turns into a disappointingly passive character。 Although we get a pretty epic and heroic moment early on in the novel， for the middle chunk of the book Fire does virtually nothing。 She's too afraid to use her powers and takes too long to engage with anything useful。 When she is part of a plan and active， she's interesting to read， but this happens rarely。 Brigan， her love interest， has an opposite issue in doing too much and being good at everything he does。 If it had been in his POV， the story might have been more interesting as he's actively involved with the war， which in Fire's POV I struggled to care about。 Cashore isn't bad at writing villains - Leck and Cansrel are brilliant， but they're hardly present， instead the villains are supposed to be the warring lords， which Fire has hardly any interaction or connection with。 Either the story should have been Brigan's to tell， or Leck should have been the main antagonist of the novel as the dynamic between him and Fire was interesting but made up for such a small amount of the story。 The Somewhat IffyThe pace of this novel was strange to me。 The middle was so slow and uninteresting and then the end action was very rushed。 Character relationships have a few important reveals that lack the time to breathe， and some of those reveals were messy。 As was Fire's motivation for why she saved Brigan as often as she did before she had ever met him （and at great personal sacrifice to herself each time）。 Convenient， though， as he ends up being her love interest。 Also I really liked Archer's character but I do question if it was necessary for him to have the complications he did - once maybe， but twice？OverallIt felt like I was re-reading Graceling at the beginning as the story and characters felt far too familiar。 However it does separate from its predecessor， but in unfortunate ways。 Fire ironically lacks a spark and Brigan disappears too much for me to connect with him。 A slow burn that has moments of good action， set in an interesting world， let down by its two main characters and underused villains。 。。。more
Mirjana **DTR - Down to Read**
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***DNF***Time of Death: 128 pagesI really liked Graceling， so DNF'ing this really， really bums me out 。 。 。 but Fire feels like it was written by a different author。 So much repetitiveness！ I'm not connecting to anything。 Not the world， not the characters， or whatever the plot may be 。 。 。 which is just barely getting started。 I just know if I keep pushing forward this book is going to slide me right into a reading slump and I definitely don't want that。 Also， between the blurb and what I've al ***DNF***Time of Death: 128 pagesI really liked Graceling， so DNF'ing this really， really bums me out 。 。 。 but Fire feels like it was written by a different author。 So much repetitiveness！ I'm not connecting to anything。 Not the world， not the characters， or whatever the plot may be 。 。 。 which is just barely getting started。 I just know if I keep pushing forward this book is going to slide me right into a reading slump and I definitely don't want that。 Also， between the blurb and what I've already read， this is hinting at a possible love triangle， which 。 。 。 。。。more
Kara
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3。5It was entertaining and held my interest， but the overall story was unsatisfying。 I did really enjoy the concept of monsters and human monsters。
Isabella Artino
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When i tell you this book owns my whole heart- PLOT good pace， everything built up so nicely and cleanlythe twists！ they're everywhereadds on to the first story even though it's a prequel CHARACTERSFire: such a gentle powerhouse & her growth is absolutely incredibleBrigan: headstrong & horse-obsessed， he really added to/contrasted fin in such a good wayArcher: I hate this man but he did add a lot to the storyOther side characters: everyone had so much to give & i love all of themThe villain: THI When i tell you this book owns my whole heart- PLOT good pace， everything built up so nicely and cleanlythe twists！ they're everywhereadds on to the first story even though it's a prequel CHARACTERSFire: such a gentle powerhouse & her growth is absolutely incredibleBrigan: headstrong & horse-obsessed， he really added to/contrasted fin in such a good wayArcher: I hate this man but he did add a lot to the storyOther side characters: everyone had so much to give & i love all of themThe villain: THIS。 BITCH。ROMANCE enemies to angst to slow burn to lovers。 everything about it is amazingeven the side characters love stories were compellingthis story is so powerful in a very soft way that made me cry in Starbucks amazing prose， I adore her writingall about emotions and how we learn from them TW for rape & depression 。。。more
Eve
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Yikes。 There are a lot of messages here that my teen self did not know to refute， and my now 20-something self is sickened by。 The main character， Fire， is considered a ‘monster’ biologically。 Her genes allow her to enter human minds and grant her a beauty that drives men insane unless they can guard their minds。 This is bad enough， but on top of that， Fire blames herself for their physical and verbal attacks the entire book。 She is physically attacked by side characters who continue to be forgi Yikes。 There are a lot of messages here that my teen self did not know to refute， and my now 20-something self is sickened by。 The main character， Fire， is considered a ‘monster’ biologically。 Her genes allow her to enter human minds and grant her a beauty that drives men insane unless they can guard their minds。 This is bad enough， but on top of that， Fire blames herself for their physical and verbal attacks the entire book。 She is physically attacked by side characters who continue to be forgiven and set up to be beloved by both Fire and readers， because we are set up to believe that Fire’s monster powers are to blame， not the men。 /barfOn top of this sickening plot line， Fire is only 17。 Her love interests？ Archer is 20 and Brigan is 22。 And Archer and Fire started sleeping together when Archer was 18 and Fire only 15。 Later in the book， we find out 20 year old Archer also sleeps with a 15 year old guard。 But the audience is led to sympathize with Archer’s actions as a result of his heart-break/rejection by Fire instead of repulsed by his predatory and grooming behavior。 This book felt like a plot line to groom young readers into believing predatory and abusive behavior out of “love” is romantic。 。。。more
C
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It was another good story！ I really really have come to appreciate romances where the protagonists actually have some emotional maturity and don't spend half the book not telling each other how they feel or blaming themselves for some crap that they couldn't help。 It's so nice！ （Seriously。） It was another good story！ I really really have come to appreciate romances where the protagonists actually have some emotional maturity and don't spend half the book not telling each other how they feel or blaming themselves for some crap that they couldn't help。 It's so nice！ （Seriously。） 。。。more
Celine
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It was hard for me to understand this book。 I still feel like I missed underlying messages and meanings。 The beginning was slow。There are things I like also。 Different ，realistic depictions of relationships and human nature is some of them。
Pingu
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I really enjoyed the beginning of this book （ignoring the weird， lengthy sentences that sometimes didn't make sense lol） but I felt it got worse as it went along。It starts with a prologue that introduces us to a character that appears later in the book， I was kinda confused though because he didn't show up for quite a bit so I thought that it was like a prologue in all the books and wasn't actually specific to the plot of this story。 Thats not really a problem but I think if you have a character I really enjoyed the beginning of this book （ignoring the weird， lengthy sentences that sometimes didn't make sense lol） but I felt it got worse as it went along。It starts with a prologue that introduces us to a character that appears later in the book， I was kinda confused though because he didn't show up for quite a bit so I thought that it was like a prologue in all the books and wasn't actually specific to the plot of this story。 Thats not really a problem but I think if you have a character deserving of a prologue they should show up before its 75% complete。As I said earlier， there were a lot of weird and long sentences that either were unedited or just weren't very good lol。 I get that it could have been a writing style， but it felt like a lot of unnecessary detail was added and it sort of broke the immersion of the story as I'd have to stop every couple of pages to reread a whole section that didn't make sense。I thought Fire as a character was okay， the rest of them were fine too I guess。 None of them were really special， they all kinda felt 2D instead of like completely separate characters but I didn't really mind。 I am confused about one thing （with the characters at least） is （view spoiler）[why the author decided to kill off Archer （Fires friend）。 He shows up for like 30 pages which doesn't really give you time to actually invest yourself in him as a character which just kinda makes his death pointless。 Maybe he shows up more in the 1st book （apparently you can read the 1st and 2nd interchangeably） but I just didn't really care about him or his death， it felt like a page filler （hide spoiler）]。Overall I thought it was okay， the story wasn't anything particularly special nor were the characters， but it wasn't terrible :） 。。。more
Andhee。bookish
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Fire is sooooooooo annoying！ 😒😒
Elena
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4。2 stars So good omg！ Fire was such a great perspective to read from， she felt real and fleshed out。 I really appreciated how emotional she could be but it was never portrayed， or perceived by other characters， as weak or ‘girly’。 The whole story was incredibly feminist but in a subtle way， the character’s feminism wasn’t a plot point or shoved in the readers face。 It was just there， I enjoyed reading that portrayal of feminism。 Fire was bi， there were discussions of men thinking they owned her 4。2 stars So good omg！ Fire was such a great perspective to read from， she felt real and fleshed out。 I really appreciated how emotional she could be but it was never portrayed， or perceived by other characters， as weak or ‘girly’。 The whole story was incredibly feminist but in a subtle way， the character’s feminism wasn’t a plot point or shoved in the readers face。 It was just there， I enjoyed reading that portrayal of feminism。 Fire was bi， there were discussions of men thinking they owned her and could pass authority of her to each other， the characters were pro choice。 Great discussion of feminist themes。 I really， really， REALLY want to give it five stars。。 but I just can’t。 The characters were all great。 Lots of complex and interesting characters。 The story was definitely character driven， even though it was such a well developed world。 But I can’t give it five stars bc the storyline was just a bit flat。 Well paced and well written， I was definitely hooked。 But it was also predictable and pretty one dimensional。 It just didn’t have that X factor。 I may change my mind and upgrade the stars。 。。。more
Laia of Serra
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Nice story！
Claudia DiVincenzo
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'Graceling' is one of my favorite YA fantasy novels of all time， so Fire was a highly anticipated next read。 I was skeptical at first， because Fire is the epitome of the "she's not like other girls" trope: she's a heroine who is objectively deemed the most beautiful woman in the world （and she highly resents this fact）， she's desired by every man who meets her， and on top of that， she can control the thoughts and feelings of nearly everyone around her。 I mean， if I were to explain this to someon 'Graceling' is one of my favorite YA fantasy novels of all time， so Fire was a highly anticipated next read。 I was skeptical at first， because Fire is the epitome of the "she's not like other girls" trope: she's a heroine who is objectively deemed the most beautiful woman in the world （and she highly resents this fact）， she's desired by every man who meets her， and on top of that， she can control the thoughts and feelings of nearly everyone around her。 I mean， if I were to explain this to someone who hasn't read the book， they'd surely be rolling their eyes， and I can't really blame them， because I certainly felt the same in the beginning。 Fire's beauty is so incredible， it even forces men into uncontrollable animals reduced to their sexual desire several times throughout the story。 It seems an outlandish concept， but Cashore expertly crafted a dynamic， strong character out of it。I couldn't put it down。 Cashore's writing is just so well done that the cliches and tropes are overpowered and something truly beautiful and powerful is created。 Though I didn't enjoy it as much as 'Graceling'， I was still hooked to this story and it's characters， and even cried a couple times during the heart-breaking ending。 The world-building was incredible: this was actually one thing I did enjoy more than Graceling。 I loved the beautifully-colored monsters and the way they were both widely feared and loved at the same time， just as Fire is。 I grew to care greatly for the characters， even the ones with obvious flaws like Archer， who is controlling， jealous， and angry， but he also cares for Fire in a way no one else does and has a dedicated and strong devotion to the people he loves。 Fire goes from a woman who hides from the world， afraid of becoming her manipulative， tyrannical father to a confident， powerful heroine who learns to use her beauty and power to improve the lives of others， separating herself from her father's horrible legacy。If Fire and Brigan's romance hadn't fell so flat， I might've given this 5 stars。 I knew it was going to happen but I still found it a bit unbelievable when it did。 Luckily， it wasn't a huge part of Fire's story， but it was still a bit disappointing and I felt the novel would've really went from 4 to 5 stars if Cashore spent more time developing their relationship。 However， I still really loved this book and would recommend it to any fan of 'Graceling'。my favorite quotes: "It seemed to her that it shouldn't be so easy to make a man into a fool""'My life is an apology for the life of my father'""She wondered if a person could be powerful， but inside be broken into pieces， and shaking， all the time""'I think，' she said， 'that sometimes we don't feel the things that we are。 But others can feel them。 I feel your strength。'" 。。。more
Alex Alex
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I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one but I still enjoyed it quite a bit。 The romance felt a little weird in my opinion。 Also。。。 the graceling boy was kinda unnecessary and very annoying。 I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one but I still enjoyed it quite a bit。 The romance felt a little weird in my opinion。 Also。。。 the graceling boy was kinda unnecessary and very annoying。 。。。more
Daniella
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I loved this so much！！ Fire （while I couldn't relate to all her traits and she felt a little 'not like other girls' at the beginning） was an incredibly sympathetic protagonist and I really enjoyed following her journey。 The love interest was also so nice and HE GOT HER wowee <3 Even though I don't love a pregnancy plot line， and this talked a lot about children/femininity etc it made sense for Fire's character and I think the message behind it was really well delivered。 Also love a good like mc I loved this so much！！ Fire （while I couldn't relate to all her traits and she felt a little 'not like other girls' at the beginning） was an incredibly sympathetic protagonist and I really enjoyed following her journey。 The love interest was also so nice and HE GOT HER wowee <3 Even though I don't love a pregnancy plot line， and this talked a lot about children/femininity etc it made sense for Fire's character and I think the message behind it was really well delivered。 Also love a good like mc looking in on a family and coming to love them all vibe。 Heartbreaking at times but so enjoyable and I can't wait to see where the rest of this series goes！ 。。。more
Susan
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While this is the second book， it takes you to a time before the characters in the first book。 You will only read about one of the characters from the first book in this book。 It is easy to like the characters and story line in this book as it was the first
Zoe
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Not as good as Graceling but I still enjoyed it。
Jael
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I was a bit lost， got to say I didn't like as much as Graceling。 Wasn't sure where the main character came from， was she a monster or a real girl？ the love she had for the prince didn't feel as exciting。 The action sequences were not either。 Maybe the next book will be better I was a bit lost， got to say I didn't like as much as Graceling。 Wasn't sure where the main character came from， was she a monster or a real girl？ the love she had for the prince didn't feel as exciting。 The action sequences were not either。 Maybe the next book will be better 。。。more
Diane
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Took me awhile to get that this book didn't overlap a lot with the first one， and that Leck was the one character to follow。 It will be interesting to see where the next one goes。 Took me awhile to get that this book didn't overlap a lot with the first one， and that Leck was the one character to follow。 It will be interesting to see where the next one goes。 。。。more
Ella Grail
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4。3 stars
Hannah
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4，5 ⭐️„Fire gab ein schlechtes Monster ab， und einen noch schlechteren Menschen“Das Buch ist absolut toll。 Die Geschichte ist fesselnd und ergreifend。 Ich hab wirklich ein paar mal mit den Tränen gekämpft。 Der Schreibstil ist zwar am Anfang etwas anstrengend。 Ich weiß gar nicht woran es liegt， aber es lässt sich nicht einfach so flüssig runterlesen。 Es lohnt sich allerdings für die Geschichte meiner Meinung nach total。 Fire ist eine meiner liebsten Protagonistinnen aller Zeiten。 Sie ist ein wund 4，5 ⭐️„Fire gab ein schlechtes Monster ab， und einen noch schlechteren Menschen“Das Buch ist absolut toll。 Die Geschichte ist fesselnd und ergreifend。 Ich hab wirklich ein paar mal mit den Tränen gekämpft。 Der Schreibstil ist zwar am Anfang etwas anstrengend。 Ich weiß gar nicht woran es liegt， aber es lässt sich nicht einfach so flüssig runterlesen。 Es lohnt sich allerdings für die Geschichte meiner Meinung nach total。 Fire ist eine meiner liebsten Protagonistinnen aller Zeiten。 Sie ist ein wunderschönes atemberaubendes Monster und dazu das letzte ihrer Art。 Das Königreich in dem sie lebt ist zerrüttet und steht kurz vor dem Krieg。 Das bräuchte Fire auch eigentlich gar nicht bekümmern， denn sie lebt abgeschieden mit ihrem Freund Archer ganz am Rande des Landes in mitten der recht friedlichen Wildnis。 Doch dann geschehen unerklärliche Dinge， die Fire und Archer dazu zwingen， sich aus ihrer kleinen sicheren Heimat herauszubewegen und sich den Problemen des Königreichs zu stellen。 Ich finde， dass die Geschichte nicht unbedingt ins YA， sondern eher ins NA Genre passt。 。。。more
Kell Andrews
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I'm re-reading this series， and Fire remains one of my all-time favorites。 I particularly love Fire's gentleness， humanity， and morality， and I relate to how guarded she is among others and how she has prevented herself from using her own power。 There is an irritating bit towards the end related to Archer that grated on the first few readings and keeps this from being altogether perfect， but on this reading that it bothered me less。 I find this book a very powerful representation of how the sexu I'm re-reading this series， and Fire remains one of my all-time favorites。 I particularly love Fire's gentleness， humanity， and morality， and I relate to how guarded she is among others and how she has prevented herself from using her own power。 There is an irritating bit towards the end related to Archer that grated on the first few readings and keeps this from being altogether perfect， but on this reading that it bothered me less。 I find this book a very powerful representation of how the sexuality of women and girls is viewed by some men （i。e。， incels） as a community property that is owed to them and not owned by the women and girls themselves， and how women and girls must navigate this poisonous entitlement。 。。。more
snuffles rad
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Really good book！ Was intrigued all the way through
Theo
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This novel （& Graceling） made me gay。
Melissa Mitchell
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💫“𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲， 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱， 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁。 𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝘆， 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲。”—Kristin CashoreFire is the last of her kind， the last human monster， living in the Dells。 Her beauty is unmatched。 Her ability to control minds， unparalleled。 Elsewhere in the kingdom， young King Nash is clinging to the throne。 War is imminent。 Spies are everywhere， especi 💫“𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲， 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱， 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁。 𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝘆， 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲。”—Kristin CashoreFire is the last of her kind， the last human monster， living in the Dells。 Her beauty is unmatched。 Her ability to control minds， unparalleled。 Elsewhere in the kingdom， young King Nash is clinging to the throne。 War is imminent。 Spies are everywhere， especially in the mountains where Fire lives。 When one tries to kill her， her path brings her to King Nash and his brother Prince Brigan。 Brigan is not what she expected。 First and foremost a love story， Fire’s abilities will be tested。 Will her monstrousness be enough to save the kingdom and win the war？As a companion novel to Graceling， this story was WONDERFUL。 It definitely has a slightly different feel to Graceling。 I enjoyed it just a tad more， too。 The world building， the presentation of ideas， the political intrigue， and Fire’s personal struggle were all beautiful。 I love a book that focuses just as much on plot as it does character development。 I love watching characters grow， and learn， and fight with their own inner demons。 You get plenty of that here！ Imperfection is perfection！💫“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲。 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲。 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁？ 𝗜 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁。 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴。”—Kristin CashoreThe enemies-to-lovers vibe was great！ Though， this is very much a YA。 You know my smutty heart always wants some spice。 Sigh。 Too bad it wasn’t a New Adult。 But the banter and dialogue and relationship between Fire and Brigan was still quite satisfying。 I gobbled up every word， giddy each scene they had together。 I came to love their quiet moments， and the way they grew towards each other。 The way they grew to understand each other。 It was…sigh…so sweet。I loved the world Cashore built， morphing away from the one we came to understand in Graceling by taking us to a different part of the map。 In the Dells， animals come in vivid bright colors that make them monstrous。 They snare their victims with their minds and beauty。 But none are more dangerous or beautiful than human monsters。 Fire is the last of her kind。 A human monster。 With hair the color of sunsets。 And she carries with her the guilt of having a monstrous father who nearly destroyed the kingdom。 But she is determined to be different from him。 And she carries a secret that most would praise her for。 The plot and presentation of ideas was EXCELLENT！ There are quite a few secrets from the past。 We don’t discover them immediately。 They are sprinkled through the story。 And I began to have my suspicions， but was quite impressed with how Cashore handled them。 This was something I greatly appreciated about the writing。 Everything was woven intricately for a YA， with a good level of political intrigue and political history to drive things。As far as YA fantasy goes， this book was a slam dunk。 Whenever I’m rating a book that has 5 star potential， I always consider my experience while reading it。 Was it un-put-down-able？ Was it addictive？ Was I thinking about it for long periods while going about my day？ Yes， yes， yes。 In this case it was all of those things！ 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟱/𝟱⭐️ 。。。more
Julia
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Review written after reread 2021As with the rest of the series， I first read it when I was 17/18 and new to the YA fantasy genre。 I quickly fell in love with the series， and have come back to it multiple times。 Trigger warning: （view spoiler）[Abuse （physical and emotional， as well as referenced child abuse）， rape （referenced several times， never described）， animal abuse and torture （not described in detail）， animal deaths （both as defense， hunt and abuse）， sexual assault， as well as attempts of Review written after reread 2021As with the rest of the series， I first read it when I was 17/18 and new to the YA fantasy genre。 I quickly fell in love with the series， and have come back to it multiple times。 Trigger warning: （view spoiler）[Abuse （physical and emotional， as well as referenced child abuse）， rape （referenced several times， never described）， animal abuse and torture （not described in detail）， animal deaths （both as defense， hunt and abuse）， sexual assault， as well as attempts of it， deaths （including descriptive）， violence， torture， trauma， grief。 （hide spoiler）]Fire is the sequel （in publication order） and prequel （in time period） to the first book， Graceling。 This book follows a completely different cast from the first， in a completely different world。 When I first picked up this book （back in 2014） I was very disappointed， since I expected that I would continue to follow Katsa and Po。 When I came over that disappointment， I loved the book。 If I approached the book as a stand-alone companion rather than sequel， I wouldn’t be disappointed。 This book follows Fire， a human monster。 Monster is what the people call the group of species that looks like ordinary， but possess unnatural beauty and the ability to take over minds。 Fire is the only living monster left， after her father died。 The two were polar opposites: where her father Cansrel used his powers to manipulate and harm， Fire barely used it in self-defense。 Whenever she leaves her home， she is either met with overwhelming hate or overwhelming desire。 Fire is an unique female character。 She is feminine， but at the same time the strong female protagonist。 Her femininity is what makes her unique。 Fire is a vastly different character from Katsa， and she wants different things out of life。 We follow her when she slowly accepts the powers she hates that she has， as well as maturing and develop。 The Fire we meet at the beginning of the book is very different from the Fire at the end， but the core is the same。 I can’t say what in this book made me fall head over heels in love with it， because there is too much to choose from。 Friendships， family， relationships， love， acceptance and trauma。 。。。more
Marjolein
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I had to get used to the fact that we didn't continue where the last book ended （I actually checked if I was reading the right part ;） ）， but I really liked this other country and the way they were looking at "monsters"。 Fire is a great protagonist， and it's really interesting to look through her eyes to the world and at herself。 I loved （and was terrified of） the small parts of Leck that we got。 I had to get used to the fact that we didn't continue where the last book ended （I actually checked if I was reading the right part ;） ）， but I really liked this other country and the way they were looking at "monsters"。 Fire is a great protagonist， and it's really interesting to look through her eyes to the world and at herself。 I loved （and was terrified of） the small parts of Leck that we got。 。。。more
Jerlynn
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4。5⭐️'sI love this series （almost） as much as my dear Brigan loves Horses。 Fire is a completely different story to Graceling， just with the same incredible writing。 The characters between the two books were worlds apart， （my love for Katsa does outweigh my love for Fire） but Brigan， Small （the horse）， and the incredible world of the Dells makes Fire my favourite book of the two。 Truly， this world of colorful， beautiful monsters refuses to leave my mind。 4。5⭐️'sI love this series （almost） as much as my dear Brigan loves Horses。 Fire is a completely different story to Graceling， just with the same incredible writing。 The characters between the two books were worlds apart， （my love for Katsa does outweigh my love for Fire） but Brigan， Small （the horse）， and the incredible world of the Dells makes Fire my favourite book of the two。 Truly， this world of colorful， beautiful monsters refuses to leave my mind。 。。。more
Jessica de Sa-Mota
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Such unique world， with amazing characters and a villain in the making。 I liked Fire so much more than Graceling and I think it was all due to Fire。 She’s incredible。 Such a pleasant surprise。 4 stars ⭐️
Angelina
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Rating: 2/5I remember really enjoying Graceling when I read it about 5 years ago so I was thrilled to have found a copy of Fire for only a dollar and in great condition。 Unfortunately， this did not stand the test of time and now I'm hardly judging middle school me。 Still an okay read though I suppose。 Rating: 2/5I remember really enjoying Graceling when I read it about 5 years ago so I was thrilled to have found a copy of Fire for only a dollar and in great condition。 Unfortunately， this did not stand the test of time and now I'm hardly judging middle school me。 Still an okay read though I suppose。 。。。more
Annie J
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3。5*I really liked being back in this world （the graceling realm？？）， again， but this book was kinda boring。 （I'm only adding an extra star because I'm a bit biased。）Fire was kinda annoying throughout the majority of the book。 She was quite whiny and childish。The beggining of the book was also boring as well。But other than that the book was great。 3。5*I really liked being back in this world （the graceling realm？？）， again， but this book was kinda boring。 （I'm only adding an extra star because I'm a bit biased。）Fire was kinda annoying throughout the majority of the book。 She was quite whiny and childish。The beggining of the book was also boring as well。But other than that the book was great。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Fire
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Fire&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Fire&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0