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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
Finally....
I'm not a big fantasy reader, but this book somehow attracted me. I do not give 5 stars easily, but this book definately deserves it.
To be honest I was getting tired of girls from small towns that no ones ever heard -or gives a rats ass- about. These girls are all exiled to some foreign unknown community. Now, this does happen to Elisa, but she is a princess. Not only that, but she's fat. This makes the book interesting- we see how she gets out of breath on a long walk or how she eats too much food. But this is how REAL people are, not just some pretty petite girl that everyone falls in love with from the start.
Elisa has to make a name for herself, and is often not trusted by the people closest to her, and has to deal with some verbal conflict before other characters understand her. She has an actual relationship with Alejandro and Humberto. Not an "instant inexplicable connection" that defies all odds, and let's face it- reality. She does seem to have an intrest in both of them, but she chooses and does not agonize over the decision for half the book-YAY!!!!
This book has religion as a big part of it, which you'll either love or hate. I personally love it, because too often we read about girls who don't really care or are too lazy to commit to a religion, but in this book Elisa prays often, as she is the bearer of the Godstone. It adds a mystery to the book, like any religion, and makes the reader question this God and see what role he plays in the book. It adds depth, because Elisa is not always gushing over a hot guy, nor complaining about how fat she is. She has interests and an actual character. I find too often in books we read today the sole purpose of a character is to meet their "other half" or "soulmate", and because of this, we don't really get to know the character. Elisa has a personality that is comprehensible and realistic.
This book combines magic, religion, young adult, romance, fantasy, adventure, and action into one well-written book that I absolutely love for it's originality and crisp new breath of fresh air.
I'm not a big fantasy reader, but this book somehow attracted me. I do not give 5 stars easily, but this book definately deserves it.
To be honest I was getting tired of girls from small towns that no ones ever heard -or gives a rats ass- about. These girls are all exiled to some foreign unknown community. Now, this does happen to Elisa, but she is a princess. Not only that, but she's fat. This makes the book interesting- we see how she gets out of breath on a long walk or how she eats too much food. But this is how REAL people are, not just some pretty petite girl that everyone falls in love with from the start.
Elisa has to make a name for herself, and is often not trusted by the people closest to her, and has to deal with some verbal conflict before other characters understand her. She has an actual relationship with Alejandro and Humberto. Not an "instant inexplicable connection" that defies all odds, and let's face it- reality. She does seem to have an intrest in both of them, but she chooses and does not agonize over the decision for half the book-YAY!!!!
This book has religion as a big part of it, which you'll either love or hate. I personally love it, because too often we read about girls who don't really care or are too lazy to commit to a religion, but in this book Elisa prays often, as she is the bearer of the Godstone. It adds a mystery to the book, like any religion, and makes the reader question this God and see what role he plays in the book. It adds depth, because Elisa is not always gushing over a hot guy, nor complaining about how fat she is. She has interests and an actual character. I find too often in books we read today the sole purpose of a character is to meet their "other half" or "soulmate", and because of this, we don't really get to know the character. Elisa has a personality that is comprehensible and realistic.
This book combines magic, religion, young adult, romance, fantasy, adventure, and action into one well-written book that I absolutely love for it's originality and crisp new breath of fresh air.