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beccahoffman 's review for:
A Fate Forged in Fire
by Hazel McBride
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall, I liked it well enough. It sucked me in around 70% and I couldn’t put it down, which was good because it helped me move past several aspects of this book that I just didn’t enjoy.
Things I liked:
- the dragon lore and the nature of their bonding with humans
- Adarian; he deserved more page time
- The battle at the end
- the story’s overall pacing
Things that irked me:
- Aemyra is just so unlikable for 85% of the book. And her character growth felt like a big jump that was unearned
- The romantic tension didn’t build much before we were supposed to be invested
- I have mixed feelings about fiorean
- the gratuitous assault scene
- there were moments of poor writing I had to mentally work to move past.
I might pick up the next one if it’s convenient for me, but probably won’t. I don’t care enough in the end to follow up with this world & characters, even if I do kind of want to know what happens next.
If you’re a plot over character person, this book will probably be plenty fun for you to read!
Things I liked:
- the dragon lore and the nature of their bonding with humans
- Adarian; he deserved more page time
- The battle at the end
- the story’s overall pacing
Things that irked me:
- Aemyra is just so unlikable for 85% of the book. And her character growth felt like a big jump that was unearned
- The romantic tension didn’t build much before we were supposed to be invested
- I have mixed feelings about fiorean
- the gratuitous assault scene
- there were moments of poor writing I had to mentally work to move past.
I might pick up the next one if it’s convenient for me, but probably won’t. I don’t care enough in the end to follow up with this world & characters, even if I do kind of want to know what happens next.
If you’re a plot over character person, this book will probably be plenty fun for you to read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent