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Of Flame and Fury
by Mikayla Bridge
Thought this was just about thrilling phoenix races. NOPE. it was so much more than that. What a glorious debut.
this book didn't let anyone catch a breath omg. we're going straight into the heat in the middle of a phoenix race that soon turned into a tragedy: The Howlers, Kel's team, lost their rider. without a rider they can't compete in the next race, while Kel desperately needed the prize money to maintain her farm. unfortunately her only way out was to join forces with Coup, a cocky insufferable rider whom she despised so much. but THEN her house was burning, so for the sake of Savita, she took a job from a shady tech company, under the condition that her entire team also go with her.
i literally couldn't stop listening to this, I finished it in less than 24 hours. it was fast-paced, somehow felt equally exhilarating and distressing. I lived for Kel & Coup's dynamics!!!! loathed rivals to reluctant team mates to lovers that was nicely executed. not too much, just enough to balance the intense plot. the Howler's found family, though they teased each other a lot, was wholesome. though the only phoenix that constantly appeared was only Savita, the depiction of her was thorough and the other phoenixes also seem fascinating enough.
at this point, it all sounds good! why's the distress? well i did mention "shady" tech company, that's the main source of my (and the characters's) distress. my adrenaline was legit pumping, heart-pounding, until i finished the book, and i thought, wow. what a book. only after my adrenaline wore off i could notice the minor things that could be improved: the ending felt a bit rushed and not concluded neatly. i wished at least the epilogue were longer just so there's more room to tie all the loose ends. (why whoever-that-man's-name-was trusted Rahn so much? what about the Fumes after that final act?)
I'm familiar with this book's narrator, to the point that when I heard "read for you by Safiyya Ingar" I immediately smiled because I just know this would be amazing. and I was right! enjoyed her performance soo much.
overall this is an amazing debut. can't even believe that this is a DEBUT. reminded me a lot of The Phoenix Keeper by S.A MacLean, even the taglines are similar ("love burns bright" vs falling in love never burned so bright"). loved them both!
this book didn't let anyone catch a breath omg. we're going straight into the heat in the middle of a phoenix race that soon turned into a tragedy: The Howlers, Kel's team, lost their rider. without a rider they can't compete in the next race, while Kel desperately needed the prize money to maintain her farm. unfortunately her only way out was to join forces with Coup, a cocky insufferable rider whom she despised so much. but THEN her house was burning, so for the sake of Savita, she took a job from a shady tech company, under the condition that her entire team also go with her.
i literally couldn't stop listening to this, I finished it in less than 24 hours. it was fast-paced, somehow felt equally exhilarating and distressing. I lived for Kel & Coup's dynamics!!!! loathed rivals to reluctant team mates to lovers that was nicely executed. not too much, just enough to balance the intense plot. the Howler's found family, though they teased each other a lot, was wholesome. though the only phoenix that constantly appeared was only Savita, the depiction of her was thorough and the other phoenixes also seem fascinating enough.
at this point, it all sounds good! why's the distress? well i did mention "shady" tech company, that's the main source of my (and the characters's) distress. my adrenaline was legit pumping, heart-pounding, until i finished the book, and i thought, wow. what a book. only after my adrenaline wore off i could notice the minor things that could be improved: the ending felt a bit rushed and not concluded neatly. i wished at least the epilogue were longer just so there's more room to tie all the loose ends. (why whoever-that-man's-name-was trusted Rahn so much? what about the Fumes after that final act?)
I'm familiar with this book's narrator, to the point that when I heard "read for you by Safiyya Ingar" I immediately smiled because I just know this would be amazing. and I was right! enjoyed her performance soo much.
overall this is an amazing debut. can't even believe that this is a DEBUT. reminded me a lot of The Phoenix Keeper by S.A MacLean, even the taglines are similar ("love burns bright" vs falling in love never burned so bright"). loved them both!