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weirdtea 's review for:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
The good:
Smooth writing and good tension made this a quick read. I liked the Spanish (and Moroccan?) inspired fantasy world and emphasis on faith. The romantic elements aren’t the main point. It was all a refreshing change. I also liked that the protagonist and other main characters were unambiguously PoC. I am also happy the protagonist is fat.
The not so much bad as disappointing:
Early on, I was put on edge because I couldn’t quite trust the fat protagonist was in safe authorial hands. After finishing the book, I still don’t know. I started writing about it here, but deleted the essay. I’ll say it looks as if good faith was there, but there are enough of the troubling pieces to dampen my enthusiasm.
That being said, I intend to read more in the series. I liked the writing. Maybe the next books will back off on the food fixation and “sausage” descriptors, etc.
Smooth writing and good tension made this a quick read. I liked the Spanish (and Moroccan?) inspired fantasy world and emphasis on faith. The romantic elements aren’t the main point. It was all a refreshing change. I also liked that the protagonist and other main characters were unambiguously PoC. I am also happy the protagonist is fat.
The not so much bad as disappointing:
Early on, I was put on edge because I couldn’t quite trust the fat protagonist was in safe authorial hands. After finishing the book, I still don’t know. I started writing about it here, but deleted the essay. I’ll say it looks as if good faith was there, but there are enough of the troubling pieces to dampen my enthusiasm.
That being said, I intend to read more in the series. I liked the writing. Maybe the next books will back off on the food fixation and “sausage” descriptors, etc.