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A review by paperbrownies
Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-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
3.0
- lgbtqiap+, ya, fantasy, magic, political intrigue, women in politics, fire magic, ‘eat the rich’, queer platonic relationships (qpr)
- qpr, side f|f
arospec bisexual mc, nonbinary ace sc, aroace brown sc, wLw couple
”..power wasn’t about who she could tear down in a ruin of flame. It was about who she could lift up, and she didn’t need magic to do that.”
- FIRE MAGIC!!
- i wish there was more of louise!! bc i read her as a very chaotic character so i need her backstory and her generally blowing stuff up!! 😂🤌
- the AROSPEC REP!! for me that has to be the main highlight of the story, especially chapter 23 which made me tear up!! 😭😭 as an aro person myself, i cant believe i got to read such beautiful and affirming words written on page; GAH it has to be the most awesome feeling ever!! and i absolutely love what alex and ingrid have!!
- lastly, a lot of us aros feel bothered by the ‘’love is love” slogan used in queer spaces bc of obvious reasons, right? so i really loved the way the author reclaimed the phrase!! 😌
- cw: violence, fire, vandalism, abandonment, misogyny, sexism, on-page death, murder, injury in detail, alcohol, gaslighting
- qpr, side f|f
arospec bisexual mc, nonbinary ace sc, aroace brown sc, wLw couple
”..power wasn’t about who she could tear down in a ruin of flame. It was about who she could lift up, and she didn’t need magic to do that.”
- FIRE MAGIC!!
- i wish there was more of louise!! bc i read her as a very chaotic character so i need her backstory and her generally blowing stuff up!! 😂🤌
- the AROSPEC REP!! for me that has to be the main highlight of the story, especially chapter 23 which made me tear up!! 😭😭 as an aro person myself, i cant believe i got to read such beautiful and affirming words written on page; GAH it has to be the most awesome feeling ever!! and i absolutely love what alex and ingrid have!!
- lastly, a lot of us aros feel bothered by the ‘’love is love” slogan used in queer spaces bc of obvious reasons, right? so i really loved the way the author reclaimed the phrase!! 😌
- cw: violence, fire, vandalism, abandonment, misogyny, sexism, on-page death, murder, injury in detail, alcohol, gaslighting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Murder