Fire by Kristin Cashore

Title: Fire
Author: Kristin Cashore
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Publisher: Dial
Pages: 461 pages, US hardcover
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Source: Publisher for an honest review

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Summary: It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. Young King Nash clings to the throne, while rebel lords, in the north and south, build armies to unsear him. War is coming. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose startling appearance is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Everyone...except Prince Brigan.

My Thoughts:
Fire is a companion novel to Cashore's first novel, Graceling, which I adored if you've seen my review. So finally being able to get around to Fire was something I was highly anticipating. I had very high expectations for Fire and they were definitely met. Cashore's writing has captured me once again and taken me for a fun ride.

In the world Cashore created, there are little to no Graces yet which took me a while to get used to. Our main character, Fire, is the last Monster to be in human form. All the other monsters are in the shape of animals. This concept took a long time to establish itself in my head. I would be reading and all of a sudden be confused because the term was not properly explained in my opinion. Due to that, it took me a while to get through the beginning. But once I understood, this book was absolutely amazing.

I loved Fire as a character. She was independent, stubborn, and incredibly strong. Yes others have called her promiscuous due to casual sex with her best friend, a man who loves her but she will never love, but I think it makes her character. It's who Fire is: no serious emotions for anyone. As I said before independent. Speaking of the other characters, I honestly loved them all. They each held a place in my heart and really added another level to this book. Archer was such a sweet guy with a big heart. After a while I saw him as Fire did, a best friend and a brother. Now onto Prince Brigan, I have so much love for this character! Every time he was mentioned in the book I felt my heart swoon! He was sweet yet arrogant, funny yet serious. As well as his daughter being the cutest little girl everrrr.

So the concept of the novel was very original, as Kristin Cashore always is. The world she created was very easy to get into. Unlike in some fantasy books where the world is so far fetched that there is no way you get into it. The characters were portrayed very well and by the end of the book I felt as if I was Fire and I felt everything she felt. My only issue was a little confusion at the start but this is a great read to give as a gift this holiday season!

Rating: 4.5/5 stars
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