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A review by susannah_h
Bound by Firelight by Dana Swift
4.0
In the end I throughly enjoyed this book. However, I felt like it lacked some of the magic of the first book. The plot of the first book was mostly focused on Adraa and Jatin's relationship and interpersonal struggles, while this book was more action and plot based. Part of what made the first book so good was the characters, the plot was nothing absolutely spectacular, but served well to support the stronger part of the story (the characters). Since this book moved away from that, I found it less enjoyable.
A big beef I had with it (and why it took me so long to finish this book) was that the beginning of the book largely was based around miscommunication. This is my BIGGEST book beef. I know later on, it is explained (kind of?) and so I understand why it was that way, but it just bugged me so much.
Swift didn't much expand on the world building that she started in the first book, which undercut the main plot of this story.
I still love that Adraa and Jatin's relationship is very healthy. Not many YA and fantasy writers make relationships so peaceful. It's a breath of fresh air just like in the first book.
Overall, a good solid read, but lacking some of what made me love the first book so much
A big beef I had with it (and why it took me so long to finish this book) was that the beginning of the book largely was based around miscommunication. This is my BIGGEST book beef. I know later on, it is explained (kind of?) and so I understand why it was that way, but it just bugged me so much.
Swift didn't much expand on the world building that she started in the first book, which undercut the main plot of this story.
I still love that Adraa and Jatin's relationship is very healthy. Not many YA and fantasy writers make relationships so peaceful. It's a breath of fresh air just like in the first book.
Overall, a good solid read, but lacking some of what made me love the first book so much