chelsea_is_booked 's review for:

Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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: No

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Of Flame and Fury is Mikayla Bridge's debut novel and she showed up! The story is about Kel who is a phoenix tamer. After her father dies she is left trying to keep things afloat with her phoenix racing team. She is forced to join forces with a rival phoenix rider, Coup, and a tech company that Kel has reservations about. 

This YA fantasy had me hooked from the beginning with a high stakes phoenix race. The plot continues at a decently fast pace which kept me interested through the entire story. 

The world building is immaculate. I couldn't get enough about the magical creatures and the racing dynamics. I really enjoyed seeing phoenixes as the main creature in the story. It was something different from what I have read lately and was super refreshing.

The characters are loveable and you get a found family aspect with the racing team. The rivals to forced allies to lovers relationship between Kel and Coup is sweet, not spicy.

This book is full of twists that will have you questioning the length one will go to save their loved ones.