4.07 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging funny 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: N/A
adventurous challenging emotional funny 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
adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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sarah257's review

4.5
adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was absolute perfection, omg it was magical 

minyo's review

4.0
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I pulled this book out of the box from my fairyloot subscription having no idea what this book was about. I was hooked from the very beginning 
For many, my birth meant death. It meant drowning in the rain I called with my first breath.” 

This is fast-paced,  a simple magical system, trials, and the MMC finding her "voice"

And while you could assume a lot of how the plot was going to go, you never knew how we were gonna get there! Cannot wait for the next book!!

“I am the girl who wove the storm that shook the world. And I’m coming for my crown.”

Blaze, a water wielder/Rain Singer, is born into a family of fire wielders. On the night of her birth she summons a storm that floods the lands and kills thousands. As she gets older she believes her powers to be gone. An eclipse happens right after her 17th birthday and her and her twin brother Flint are invited to participate in the Choosing Rite, a competition for the 4 elemental thrones.

✨Crowns are not inherited they are won.

The writing style and pacing are perfect. It sucks you right in and you feel like you are right there watching a movie. I read to 10% in one sitting and then stayed up way past my bedtime to finish the rest of the book in the next sitting.

If you’re a nostaligic YA fantasy fan you are going to LOVE this. This book gives 2010 YA vibes in all the best ways.

This is a true YA, so there is no spice, but there is great tension and slow burn! Our main male characters are Fox and Prince Hal. and while there is a love triangle, all is not what it seems. Our main female lead grows through the book as she learns to be more confident in herself and what she can do.

You will love this book if you enjoy books that have

✨Elemental Magic
✨Forbidden Love
✨Trials for the crown
✨Love triangle—sort of, but not typical…don’t want to spoil
✨Strong sibling bonds
✨Grief/loss
✨Political intrigue
✨Self discovery
✨Tension
✨Slow burn romance

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan for the eArc. All opinions are my own.

This is the author’s debut novel (AMAZING!), and this book is the first in a trilogy. I am so exicted for the next two books to see how this story plays out! Sign me up for all her books please because this one was fantastic.


This book had me hooked from being to end.
I loved the world building and elemental magic system. I really enjoyed the trial aspect of the story it reminded me of divergent but with magic.
The relationship between Blaze and her brothers is sweet and wholesome and their love for each other never wavers.
The story is full of twists and turns that keep you gripped and wanting more.
I can’t wait for the next book and hope we get to visit more of the other lands and see certain relationships develop.