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Fire by Kristin Cashore

8 reviews

kukazashi's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Torture, and Rape

emilycfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Animal cruelty, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Animal death

Minor: Drug use

Emotionally abusive father

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Again, love the characters and the world-building! I could hardly put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Infertility, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Classism, and Sexual violence

tea_27's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Grief, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Child abuse

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, War, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Animal death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Rape, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Incest, Bullying, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Menstruation. Suffocation/strangulation. Nonconsensual drugging/poisoning.

pinkupengu's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I didn't add stars because I felt conflicted about how to feel about this book, even now I'm trying to decide if it was okay leaning towards liking it or if it was okay leaning more towards dislike. I looked at the other reviews and I can't seem to find anyone who agrees with my opinions so I thought I would express them just so maybe I can have others tell me their thoughts. 
First I should warn that I didn't read The Graceling (I know what a sin I have committed) so I came into this world bright eyed and bushy tailed, unaware of what Cashore had to offer. 
Secondly, I am not big on fantasy novels. Especially of the YA variety, not because there is anything wrong with them I just never could immerse myself in their world enough. 
That being said, let's give some overall opinions that aren't really spoiler-y
-I liked Fire as a character, even when I couldn't relate to her I was able to sympathize and root for her
-also found the take on having a YA female protagnist not be a mousy,awkward,insecure,prudish kind of girl
-I didn't expect the twists that occurred, even the small ones that Fire learns. So it wasn't predictable
-I thought the world Cashore created was lovely and believable if not a little lacking in detail
-I thought some parts were a bit difficult to read about

rape,incest,cheating,murder,ect

but I found were necessary due to the kind of world
-Did not mind the casual sex unlike the other reviewers, in fact found it refreshing.
-didn't take the mentions of periods as a big deal
-Since the premise/description made the book seem more romantic-geared was somewhat disappointed with how they tied everything up for all romantic parties
-I really like the animals...like even the raptors
-The ending wasn't satisfying
OKAY NOW FOR THE SPOILER SECTION:

I very much liked almost every character even the ones that were less than likable like Lecker. A lot of things felt like they were just kind of messily put together like Brigian and Fire reuniting (I'm sorry I'm a sucker for the *drumroll* big kiss scene!) Although the hinting of Lecker's plan was well thought out, I though that Cashore seemed lazy with how it was placed during the ball and everything didn't seem tied up. That being said, the realism of how war works and how long it took and how war strategies can be used was comforting in a fictional world. ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE FLAWED AND I LOVED THAT. I felt very cheated that Nash didn't die, not that I wanted him to but I thought it was unfair that Cashore seemed to want to kill off one of the love interest (Archer) but not the other. I really enjoyed how Fire's abilities work, I thought they were descriptive enough that I could sense how it works without making it sound too magical where it sounds like a stretch. Also I enjoyed how they the entire book kept in suspense but I was waiting for a big twist and it never occurred, instead we were given tiny little twists; Archer's real father being her killer, Archer being killed, how Fire killed her father, the pregnancies and even the truth behind Brigian's birth. I just felt kinda lukewarm, I may need to re-read and decide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Incest

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture

Mention of contraception Gaslighting per mind control

hazelsnoot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Violence, Infidelity, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Murder, Animal death, Pregnancy, Torture, and War

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Drug use

libbyhb's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ugh, I love this book. Fire is such a lovable character, and

the development of her relationship with Brigan

is so well-written. I like how this book is still within the world of Graceling, but in a completely different setting with different magic. Definitely will return to this and the other Graceling books again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use