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Fire by Kristin Cashore

61 reviews

maraika's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a good book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and War

lovemissjoan's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy

lahars_little_library's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape

kukazashi's review against another edition

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

immoralrite's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

noetical's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Gore, Pregnancy, Death, War, Rape, Blood, Bullying, Grief, and Kidnapping

christinavih's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Blood and Rape

loveisland's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

brigan is my boyfriend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Violence, and Murder

denizens98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

beebeewin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

All I can saw is this book is just as good as the first time I read it! The character of Fire is fantastic and Kristin Cashore knows how to write fully fleshed out characters. Every character, other than maybe the villains, had motivations, feelings, and dreams that fed deeper into the story overall. I think the world building suffers a little because of this focus on characters, but I don't mind as it truly becomes a book where characters take center stage. Being a woman and the politics of existing in the world, even this fantasy one, were a major theme throughout this novel and I appreciate that Fire has difficulty navigating it. Cashore really puts us in her head and we get to see bit by bit her healing and figuring out what she wants her place in the world to be. In addition, I appreciate how openly Cashore discusses women's sexual pressure, sexual experiences, and reproductive choices. I know people might think that is inappropriate for teens, but Cashore shows in detail Fire's thought process in regards to these discussions, they are not a deus machina that allows for sexual promiscuity of characters (I wouldn't care if it was... be a slut baby). I don't remember these parts of the book looking back, but as an adult women it is so revolutionary to see that all discussed.  

I liked this book in the series slightly more than Graceling, as it feels like Cashore refined her points and writing. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an interesting read that is thought provoking, adventurous, and at times dark! 

Also, want to say the audio book was amazing! Xanthe Elbrick did a great job. She easily created different voices for different characters, and really embodied them well!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and War