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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
“Honor from death,” I snap, “is a myth. Invented by the war torn to make sense of the horrific. If we die, it will be so that others may live. Truly honorable death, the only honorable death, is one that enables life.”
So I read this with Denise Marie and I'm so glad I did because we both agreed that the first part of this book was horrible and if we would have read this by ourselves, we would have probably given up on it then, but I'm really happy we didn't because the second part was so good!.
My problem with the first part was 100% Elisa, her insecurities and shallowness didn't let me enjoy the world nor the writing or any of the brilliant parts that I got to see later when she started to shut up. Also, I didn't like that the Condesa was like the normal bitch that's shown in a lot of YA novels putting girls against each other.
Overall, what I found more interesting about this book was the religious part, the faith and the prayers and their relationship with God and the fulfilment of the Destiny. Especially Elisa's. It felt like she was part of something bigger. I also adored the character development in her, the fact that I liked and understood her at the end speaks volumes because I hated her at the beginning. I appreciate all the diversity in the characters, not only in body sizes which was very clear, but skin colours and languages and financial status.
I loved the secondary characters though. Like Hector and Humberto were my favourites by far but I also appreciated how well the other characters were portrayed. Like they didn't only fight for her but they all had their own lives and stories and needs and wants and I thought that was very important. Like I could read a book about every one of them.
I'm a big fan of books with political intrigue, wars and religion. So when we got passed all the problems with Elisa, I was really immerse in the story. I really enjoyed the Spanish influence as well.
I think there are some plot holes, though, that I hope will be explained further in the series, like how the magic works and why God answers sometimes and sometimes it doesn't.
I also think this series is very characterized by Elisa's fatness and it shouldn't even be that big of a deal. Like I've seen so many people complain about her getting thinner but that's what happens when you don't eat and are dragged hundreds of kilometres in the middle of the desert. I don't know, apart for her mentioning it a lot at the beginning I really didn't care about it as part of the book.
So I read this with Denise Marie and I'm so glad I did because we both agreed that the first part of this book was horrible and if we would have read this by ourselves, we would have probably given up on it then, but I'm really happy we didn't because the second part was so good!.
My problem with the first part was 100% Elisa, her insecurities and shallowness didn't let me enjoy the world nor the writing or any of the brilliant parts that I got to see later when she started to shut up. Also, I didn't like that the Condesa was like the normal bitch that's shown in a lot of YA novels putting girls against each other.
Overall, what I found more interesting about this book was the religious part, the faith and the prayers and their relationship with God and the fulfilment of the Destiny. Especially Elisa's. It felt like she was part of something bigger. I also adored the character development in her, the fact that I liked and understood her at the end speaks volumes because I hated her at the beginning. I appreciate all the diversity in the characters, not only in body sizes which was very clear, but skin colours and languages and financial status.
I loved the secondary characters though. Like Hector and Humberto were my favourites by far but I also appreciated how well the other characters were portrayed. Like they didn't only fight for her but they all had their own lives and stories and needs and wants and I thought that was very important. Like I could read a book about every one of them.
I'm a big fan of books with political intrigue, wars and religion. So when we got passed all the problems with Elisa, I was really immerse in the story. I really enjoyed the Spanish influence as well.
I think there are some plot holes, though, that I hope will be explained further in the series, like how the magic works and why God answers sometimes and sometimes it doesn't.
I also think this series is very characterized by Elisa's fatness and it shouldn't even be that big of a deal. Like I've seen so many people complain about her getting thinner but that's what happens when you don't eat and are dragged hundreds of kilometres in the middle of the desert. I don't know, apart for her mentioning it a lot at the beginning I really didn't care about it as part of the book.