A review by city_girl_writer
Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

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

2.0

This book…was subpar. I didn’t have high expectations, but I was hoping for a good YA fantasy which was where I was disappointed in. The MC was not likable, not even intriguing to excuse it. The side characters were boring and uninteresting. The only saving grace for this book was the queer representation, especially having a queer-platonic relationship. I have never seen a QPR depicted in a novel before. However the queer rep could not save this book. Besides the characters, the plot was not interesting at all. I was looking forward to political intrigue but got surface-level ideas. The world was uninteresting. I could not care about the magic either. The writing was…bland mostly but had a few interesting lines regarding the QPR. Other than that, I do not recommend this book unless you come in with very little expectations for YA fantasy.
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