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kassidyreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content, Suicide, Slavery, and Emotional abuse
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This series seems a lot more fast paced than the one that preceded it. Which is fine but the romantic sub plot pretty much poofed into existence for (probably) later convince. Only other hang up is this author now has 3 different versions of poker face. I always wondered why she had two in the last series and now she has another 😂. Otherwise this book had lovely surprises and is well written.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts
annab3t4daug4t3r0fat43na's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Cursing, Death, Blood, Child death, Grief, and Violence
naimar's review against another edition
- 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
This series is criminally underrated in my opinion. The characters are the highlight. Even though Ash and Jenna are my least favorites in the series, they’re still well written. I also enjoyed all the court politics and such within this book.
Flamecaster is a bit slow in the beginning, but picks up pace as you get past the backstory. It also sets up the events of the sequel pretty well.
Also, Flamecaster does a good job making you curious about the other characters: Destin Karn and Lila Barrowhill. They are both brief POV characters in this book, but especially Destin leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Upon rereading, I can appreciate how his later-revealed backstory was hinted at throughout this book.
The epilogue also remains one of my favorite chapters in the whole series.
overall, though nostalgia does bias me a bit, i think Flamecaster holds up very well as a YA fantasy. It is reminiscent of Game of Thrones, but with a lot less violence and misogyny. Read this series if you like court politics, war, magic, mysteries, and unexpected romances. These books deserve more popularity!
Graphic: Death of parent and Child death
Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Sexual content