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andizor 's review for:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
I know I read the synopsis for this when it came out and the whole religiousity bit totally turned me off. I wasn't having any of it, but I did pick it up at the urging of one of my friends who said that I would enjoy it. And I did. I didn't feel like the religion was too forced or too artificial. I liked that the character was flawed, but realized that there were issues with her flaws/coming into her own. It is weak for the character to suddenly lose a bunch of weight and then feel empowered. because tada! skinny! That's problematic. Also the death of Alejandro at the end felt convenient. It didn't give Elisa a chance to deal with her feelings for him or his treatment of her. Anyway, I liked Elisa. I loved the world building - this is a super interesting world and I want to find out what else will happen in it.
UPDATE: I think I liked this a little more the second time around. I don't think that Carson intended for Elisa to feel empowered because she lost weight, but I still think it's a little problematic. Going on to book 2!
UPDATE: I think I liked this a little more the second time around. I don't think that Carson intended for Elisa to feel empowered because she lost weight, but I still think it's a little problematic. Going on to book 2!