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A review by my_corner_of_the_library
Fire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Is it wrong to say I liked this more than IPB? To many people, probably, but...here we are.
I felt like the world and magic of this book were better developed than IPB and I'd be interested to learn more about the magic and history of this world. I almost wish that this book was less focused on romance and more focused on magic and history and world-building. Because I think it would have been super interesting.
Let's talk about some things about Dixon's work that are starting to become a turn-off to me:
Dixon's opinions of body image and what constitutes attractive just...aren't it. When reading the IPB there was regularly an emphasis on the guys being tall and built, and the women having flat stomachs. But since the women had starved for a long time before the series really started and the men were a particular breed of alien that was surviving on pure protein in a winter wasteland, I can see how these things would be plausible and make sense. But I don't understand why we repeatedly needed to be told how Kael didn't have an ounce of body fat. I get how this could have been an apt thing to point out on first meeting him, but why did it need to be brought up over and over again? Maybe that's just a personal thing, but I definitely found it to be a turn-off, rather than intriguing.
I felt like the world and magic of this book were better developed than IPB and I'd be interested to learn more about the magic and history of this world. I almost wish that this book was less focused on romance and more focused on magic and history and world-building. Because I think it would have been super interesting.
Let's talk about some things about Dixon's work that are starting to become a turn-off to me:
Dixon's opinions of body image and what constitutes attractive just...aren't it. When reading the IPB there was regularly an emphasis on the guys being tall and built, and the women having flat stomachs. But since the women had starved for a long time before the series really started and the men were a particular breed of alien that was surviving on pure protein in a winter wasteland, I can see how these things would be plausible and make sense. But I don't understand why we repeatedly needed to be told how Kael didn't have an ounce of body fat. I get how this could have been an apt thing to point out on first meeting him, but why did it need to be brought up over and over again? Maybe that's just a personal thing, but I definitely found it to be a turn-off, rather than intriguing.