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elizabaum 's review for:
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
7/22/12
I LOVED this book. It's first person, present tense, which usually sets my teeth on edge, but I forgot about that little detail very quickly. Elisa is a very real sort of heroine with real faults and insecurities, but a desire to be the best she can be. Her desire to be *useful* was the thing that resonated the most with me. She didn't care about being the hero (though she was), but rather about not standing by and watching while others took care of business. She managed to be a princess and a revolutionary without the two roles seeming incongruous at all. The secondary characters were great as well, and I hope to see more of them in the sequel. (Why isn't it out yet????)
6/18/13
Listening to the audio book this time around. The final book of the trilogy is out in August, so it's the perfect time to start my way back through the first two. I'm not sure how it's possible, but I'm enjoying myself even more this time around. I can't speak highly enough of this book.
Finished again, and it still gave me chills. Bravo, Ms. Carson.
I LOVED this book. It's first person, present tense, which usually sets my teeth on edge, but I forgot about that little detail very quickly. Elisa is a very real sort of heroine with real faults and insecurities, but a desire to be the best she can be. Her desire to be *useful* was the thing that resonated the most with me. She didn't care about being the hero (though she was), but rather about not standing by and watching while others took care of business. She managed to be a princess and a revolutionary without the two roles seeming incongruous at all. The secondary characters were great as well, and I hope to see more of them in the sequel. (Why isn't it out yet????)
6/18/13
Listening to the audio book this time around. The final book of the trilogy is out in August, so it's the perfect time to start my way back through the first two. I'm not sure how it's possible, but I'm enjoying myself even more this time around. I can't speak highly enough of this book.
Finished again, and it still gave me chills. Bravo, Ms. Carson.