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Fire Heart by Emma Hamm

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sbehr's review against another edition

5.0

I freaking loved this book. I don’t even want to read the reviews that say this isn’t a five star choice. The goodreads rating is inaccurate to say the least. This was an easy page turner to be sure but the way my heart broke repeatedly for Abraxas all while falling in love with him… gotta say Lore better watch out bc I’m coming for him. So glad I already ordered the second book and it’s on its way to me.

I enjoyed the writing. I enjoyed the slow burn. The plot. The way Hamm makes us care so deeply for her characters. More. Please more. Many thanks more.

marirene's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

riniya's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

brittrichardsofficial's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

This was my first introduction to Emma Hamm’s writing and oh my goodness! This was an incredible book. She did such an amazing job with the world building, and I know that Fire Heart has only just scratched the surface of Umbra. I loved Lore and Abraxas as characters, and how deeply they felt for what was happing around them. Their relationship was humorous at times, and I enjoyed seeing it deepen. I also quite enjoyed Beauty’s character, and how Lore stood up for her at all times. I can’t wait to delve into book 2!

luckybookjunkie's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fire Heart was the perfect start to a binge-able series. If you are a fan of dragons, fated mates, will-they-won't-they - this is just a treat. The world building isn't super complex, and the plot is twisty, but easy to follow. This series is a joy to read!

ms_books's review against another edition

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2.0

2 stars explanation: it was ok, I finished the book, but came close to DNFing it.

I really loved the idea behind this book (by that I mean the dragon!). Sadly the execution did not match my expectation. I prefer book with strong world building and complex characters arc. In this book a single city was sometime treated like it aught to be much bigger, which really confused me. As for the character arc it was slightly clumsy, sometime seeming almost instantaneous.

One thing that did really bother me was how much the main character hated on other women in the beginning of the books. I don’t have a specific quote the message was something along the line of “I’m so special, other women are so vapid and just want a rich husband”. It was toned down toward the end, but still present.

Overall it’s an ok book but not great. It still made me want to continue the serie in the hope that it gets more fleshed out