A review by lindaskessler
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

And as she turned, it was revealed by her tread that she was fireborne.

If dragons, revolution, political unrest, dual POV, situations that are more grey than black and white, and slow burn subplots are your thing—this is the book for you! I’m not usually a series girlie either (I love a one and done) but Munda has pulled me into her world. I can’t wait to pick up the rest of the Aurelian Cycle series 🐉

They watch us kneel, they see the back of our heads, and they think we've given in. They don't realize you can think from your knees just as well as from your feet.

This book made me laugh and cry and want to scream in anger. I loved how each of the characters in the circle of our MCs Annie and Lee are fleshed out and multidimensional. I have a love hate relationship with everything both Annie and Lee have been through together and separately that has led to who they are today. And I am regularly questioning just who I want to “win” in the various conflicts throughout this book. In Fireborne, as in life, situations are not always as black and white as we would like, nor is there always a clear “right” answer.

Much of what you’ll be doing, as Guardians, will be deciding which is the lesser evil. Who lives, who dies. It will be—it should be—a terrible burden.