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A review by painfulac
Fire by Kristin Cashore
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Less interesting YA fantasy to me than the first book (Graceling) due to the main character being a... sexy monster(?) and having to deal with frequent sexual assault threats. Archer is also a strange character - the age gap seemed uncomfortably large between him and the maid later in the book (I think he's 22? If not, I might be off here). The politics of the Dells are interesting, and I liked the palace intrigue, but it was a little thin overall with little time to know or understand the opposition parties.
The inclusion of a character from the first book felt pretty pointless overall, and I'm not sure why it was there other than to connect them directly.
Still, despite my negativity, there were good action scenes, likeable characters, and overall solid writing for a YA novel. Weird that these came way before Maas' series and yet hit many of the themes better.
The inclusion of a character from the first book felt pretty pointless overall, and I'm not sure why it was there other than to connect them directly.
Still, despite my negativity, there were good action scenes, likeable characters, and overall solid writing for a YA novel. Weird that these came way before Maas' series and yet hit many of the themes better.