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warlocksarecool21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
A Fire Endless was a beautiful conclusion to this duology. I loved getting to see how the characters and the world was developed. I loved that we got to see Jack and Adaira’s relationship explored, I adored them so much. They’re honestly one of my new favorite book couples, like Jack and Adaira are the blueprint. It was also great to see Adaira’s personality really fleshed out. In the first book I knew there was more of her and I loved her determination and strength so much.
I also really loved Torin’s character in this book, he really came into his own as both a leader and a husband and I loved seeing him fight for that. Jack’s entire journey with uniting the two clans and dealing with the spirits was so well-written and I definitely cried multiple times in the last 100 pages when he sang for the spirits and the aftermath. Rebecca Ross’s writing is beautiful and I love how she explores themes of love, loyalty, family and faith. This duology was brilliant and the characters will be with me for a long time.
I also really loved Torin’s character in this book, he really came into his own as both a leader and a husband and I loved seeing him fight for that. Jack’s entire journey with uniting the two clans and dealing with the spirits was so well-written and I definitely cried multiple times in the last 100 pages when he sang for the spirits and the aftermath. Rebecca Ross’s writing is beautiful and I love how she explores themes of love, loyalty, family and faith. This duology was brilliant and the characters will be with me for a long time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, and Violence
jessiereads98's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.75
A Fire Endless follows Jack, Adaira, Torin, and Sidra across the Isle of Cadence as they handle the fall out of Adaira going west. It’s a solid sequel, and Rebecca Ross expands the world beautifully. This story was unexpectedly darker and heavier than the A River Enchanted, but it still maintains its atmospheric charm through lush and lyrical prose. A Fire Endless was more plot heavy than A River Enchanted, and I felt this was to its detriment.
This story had almost too
much going on for a final book of a duology. Adaira is learning the culture and politics of the West, Torin is adjusting to his role as laird of the East, Jack, Sidra, and Torin must save the Isle of Cadence from a mysterious plague affecting both the land and people. With this much ground to cover things felt rushed and choppy at times. The character development and main relationships which shone in the first book remain, but to a lesser degree. I felt the relationships were the biggest strength of the first book, and putting them to the side to focus on too many plot elements made this a weaker story. I especially didn’t likethe separation of Torin and Sidra. I expected to see them working on their relationship together, however we instead only got individual character development (mostly Torin) and their relationship was just healed through that at the very end seemingly. I also just didn’t care for the pregnancy plot. It felt unnecessary given everything else going on.
While the main relationships between Jack and Adaira, and Torin and Sidra remain we unfortunately don’t get to continue exploring the familial relationships from A River Enchanted in A Fire Endless. Mirin, Fraeda, and Maisie who played a prominent role in the first book are all but absent here. There was an attempt to explore the fraught relationship between Adaira and her biological parents here, but it ultimately gets lost and falls flat amongst everything else happening. Jack interacts with his paternal relatives 2 or 3 times total in 500 pages despite not having known his father being central to his character. I was disappointed by the lack of connections outside of the two main romantic relationships.
While there seemed to be more magic overall in A Fire Endless, there was less bardic magic. I loved the uniqueness of Jack’s powers as a bard in A River Enchanted and the way it was written. In A Fire Endless the interactions with the spirits are more direct, and initiated by the spirits. This made the magic seem more mundane, and like a plot device that Ross used to get us from one point to another.
Finally, I was disappointed by the ending. It felt rushed to make sure every loose end was tied up neatly, rather than those endings having been earned and making sense. I also didn’t like howJack became king of the spirits then gave up his powers entirely. There was very little build up for this ending to make sense with either the world or his character. I don’t think it was necessary to strip him of his bard magic entirely to prove the point that he loves Adaira.
Overall, this was a fine conclusion to the duology despite being a little disappointing.
This story had almost too
much going on for a final book of a duology. Adaira is learning the culture and politics of the West, Torin is adjusting to his role as laird of the East, Jack, Sidra, and Torin must save the Isle of Cadence from a mysterious plague affecting both the land and people. With this much ground to cover things felt rushed and choppy at times. The character development and main relationships which shone in the first book remain, but to a lesser degree. I felt the relationships were the biggest strength of the first book, and putting them to the side to focus on too many plot elements made this a weaker story. I especially didn’t like
While the main relationships between Jack and Adaira, and Torin and Sidra remain we unfortunately don’t get to continue exploring the familial relationships from A River Enchanted in A Fire Endless. Mirin, Fraeda, and Maisie who played a prominent role in the first book are all but absent here. There was an attempt to explore the fraught relationship between Adaira and her biological parents here, but it ultimately gets lost and falls flat amongst everything else happening. Jack interacts with his paternal relatives 2 or 3 times total in 500 pages despite not having known his father being central to his character. I was disappointed by the lack of connections outside of the two main romantic relationships.
While there seemed to be more magic overall in A Fire Endless, there was less bardic magic. I loved the uniqueness of Jack’s powers as a bard in A River Enchanted and the way it was written. In A Fire Endless the interactions with the spirits are more direct, and initiated by the spirits. This made the magic seem more mundane, and like a plot device that Ross used to get us from one point to another.
Finally, I was disappointed by the ending. It felt rushed to make sure every loose end was tied up neatly, rather than those endings having been earned and making sense. I also didn’t like how
Overall, this was a fine conclusion to the duology despite being a little disappointing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death
Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, and Grief
sandwiiche's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.5
GEE rebecca ross knows how to write
i love the magical, ethereal, whimsical nature of the isle of cadence and how the characters radiated quiet strength and love for each other, despite the adversities they face
ross's lyrical and poetic writing makes me really wanna highlight the entire book - is it time to buy this duology? maybe 👀
i love the magical, ethereal, whimsical nature of the isle of cadence and how the characters radiated quiet strength and love for each other, despite the adversities they face
ross's lyrical and poetic writing makes me really wanna highlight the entire book - is it time to buy this duology? maybe 👀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A Fire Endless is a fitting end to the Elements of Cadence duology and an equally fitting sequel to A River Enchanted.
Rebecca Ross has crafted these twin books with great care, and it shows in the writing. Whilst reading Fire, I could feel her expert hand guiding the plot and characters, rather like (at least as it seemed to me) a chess master moving all their pieces into place to reach - in this case - a winning conclusion.
There were times when it seemed that Ross's writing held me under some magic spell, that to stop reading would be to break it. I realise that may sound odd and faintly ridiculous, but it is a testament to the immersiveness of the world and characters Ross has created that I felt this way.
I don't mean to say that this book was without flaws. Sometimes in between reading sessions I would lose the thread of certain plot elements, and had to accept that they had already been explained so I did not have to go back and reread. And that phrase I referred to earlier, about the chess master? Well, there were times when the chain of events seemed a little too convenient, too planned, too predictable.
But these quibbles didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the novel, and I am greatly looking forward to reading more from the extremely talented Rebecca Ross.
Rebecca Ross has crafted these twin books with great care, and it shows in the writing. Whilst reading Fire, I could feel her expert hand guiding the plot and characters, rather like (at least as it seemed to me) a chess master moving all their pieces into place to reach - in this case - a winning conclusion.
There were times when it seemed that Ross's writing held me under some magic spell, that to stop reading would be to break it. I realise that may sound odd and faintly ridiculous, but it is a testament to the immersiveness of the world and characters Ross has created that I felt this way.
I don't mean to say that this book was without flaws. Sometimes in between reading sessions I would lose the thread of certain plot elements, and had to accept that they had already been explained so I did not have to go back and reread. And that phrase I referred to earlier, about the chess master? Well, there were times when the chain of events seemed a little too convenient, too planned, too predictable.
But these quibbles didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the novel, and I am greatly looking forward to reading more from the extremely talented Rebecca Ross.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Torture, and War
A major plot point in the novel revolves around the Breccan Laird and her family takingnaomi_k's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Classism
marsh_mall0w's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual content
chrisljm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A great conclusion to the duology; I enjoyed this book more than the first one. The pacing is slow but it built so much tension that way and left me eager to find out how it all concludes. I think Rebecca Ross did a fantastic job formulating this novel and making all the separate arcs/characters come together. I especially enjoyed the journey that Torin had to take and the way him and Sidra had to step into the other's role. And while I didn't care for the romance between Jack and Adaira, I loved seeing them reunite again. I'm glad to have gotten to read these two books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, and Death
Minor: Abandonment
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
I loved this one just as much as book 1. Highly recommend the audiobook. Romantic, tender, and full of hope and forgiveness even under dire conditions. A story that will linger long after the last page.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Blood and Death
xta_07's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? No
5.0
More like tears endless… I have felt all of the feelings… And I mean that as a huge compliment. Ross’ writing style simply swept me away, it was a lovely story that was beautifully written. Adaria/Jack’s relationship is simply the sweetest, and reading Adaria’s journey of finding her voice and strength was such a pleasure to read. I also really enjoyed Torin/Sid’s story as well; as they struggle to find balance between what’s best for the Isle, and what is best for their partner.
This was a story of couples learning to trust in the strengths of their partners, when to lean on them, and when to take their burdens. ❤️
This was a story of couples learning to trust in the strengths of their partners, when to lean on them, and when to take their burdens. ❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Grief and Abandonment
erinmjustice's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy