Ziel van vuur (Firelight, #1)

May 28, 2012 The Holy Terror rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dragons, color-red, shifters, borrowed, young-adult, fantasy, dumb-females, terrible-writing, hated-this-book, 2011, abandoned-series

Incredibly disappointed. Those two words sum up my feelings for this book pretty succinctly. What could have been an awesome teen book with dragon shifters and the trials of wanting to fit in turned into a whine- and pine-fest the likes of which I’ve never seen before. (And no, I have not read Twilight.)

There aren’t any glaring spoilers in this review, at least nothing that couldn’t be gleaned from the dust jacket, but I do discuss most of the book here, so you’re forewarned!

Preemptive apology...more Incredibly disappointed. Those two words sum up my feelings for this book pretty succinctly. What could have been an awesome teen book with dragon shifters and the trials of wanting to fit in turned into a whine- and pine-fest the likes of which I’ve never seen before. (And no, I have not read Twilight.)

There aren’t any glaring spoilers in this review, at least nothing that couldn’t be gleaned from the dust jacket, but I do discuss most of the book here, so you’re forewarned!

Preemptive apology here – I realize this is a long review, but it’s #100 for me, and I felt the need to rant, so …

Jacinda is a fire-breathing draki (dragon-like creature) who lives in a cultish commune with other draki. She’s sick of the rules, especially the ones designed to keep her safe, and so decides she just has to go flying during the day, when it’s quite possible that humans will see her. She goes out flying with her friend and of course they’re spotted by hunters. One hunter, a boy near Jacinda’s age, finds her trapped in a cave and decides to let her go and lead his hunter friends away. Although both girls make it back, Jacinda’s mother decides it no longer safe for Jacinda in the pride and takes off for the fictional desert town of Chaparral, 90 miles outside Las Vegas. From here is where the book takes off in a ridiculous direction.

Jacinda’s pride lives somewhere in the Cascade Mountains. Her mother takes her to Nevada to enroll in high school, hoping to “kill” Jacinda’s draki in the dry desert heat. Now I bet you’re thinking, between the Cascades and Nevada there’s probably more than one high school, right? Well then, what are the odds that the hunter who found Jacinda in the mountains is enrolled at the high school in Nevada? Well, this is a teen book we’re reading here, so of course the “beautiful” boy, Will, who saves Jacinda is also in the same grade in the same school, a few states away. Totally makes sense.

Ok, so maybe I can get over the coincidence that they’re attending the same school. But still, Will is a hunter! Hunters kill and maim her people, selling them as meat and skin to the highest bidder. And yet, she instantly falls head over heels in love with him. And also, when she realizes he’s in the same school as her and her twin sister, she doesn’t warn her family! She doesn’t say, “hey, you remember just a week ago when I was running for my life from hunters? Well, at least one of them is enrolled in the same high school as us.” Yeah, don’t protect your flesh and blood because you don’t want your mom to pull you out of school and make you redo the “wretched first day all over again, suffering the heat and climate somewhere else without a beautiful, exciting boy around.” Seriously, are you kidding me? You don’t want to keep yourself and your family safe because of some awkwardness and hormones? This is beyond selfish.

I started to count the amount of times that Jacinda would notice Will before she saw him. It gets ridiculous and this is just another instance of the author filling up the pages with more whining and pining. (Seriously, that should have been the name of this book.) I get what she’s trying to establish; that Jacinda and Will’s relationship is something special that defies meaning, but the way she went about this was just cheesy and sappy. Here’s what I came across that stuck out for me:

"I still feel him. Yearn for him. Know he's there even when I no longer see him." (51)
"My flesh pulls and tightens with awareness, and I know it's him before he enters the room." (56)
"And almost as if I've summoned him, I feel him arrive. My skin shivers, and the tiny hairs at my nape stand on end. Like in the hall today before I even saw him, but knew he was near." (73)
"That feeling comes over me again, and immediately I know he's here." (87)
"That much-missed vibration ignites in my chest, spreads to my core. My skin snaps alive. My head turns, eyes searching, honing in on Will as he walks into the room." (108)
"His presence always does this to me. Breathe life back in. Chases away the phantom like fast-fading mist. My skin tightens, rushes with awareness. My chest vibrates. Swells with relief, gratitude, and something else." (177)

It’s like every time Will enters a room he sets off some sort of motion sensor in Jacinda. Why do they love each other? The only thing they have in common is being good-looking and an association with draki – they don’t know anything about each other and the only thing drawing them together is this physical attraction that the author has forced into being “love.”

A lot of Jacinda’s inner monologue makes absolutely no sense. She’s constantly telling herself to stay away from Will, that she should rely on herself and never forget that he’s a hunter. But then, she goes and does the exact opposite, and she starts the whole thing over again.

"The only thing I need to know about him is that his family hunts. I must not forget that. Ever. They kill my kind or sell us to the enkros. In their foul hands, we're either enslaved or butchered. My skin shrinks, and I remind myself he is part of that dark world. Even if he helped me escape, I should avoid him." (59)

Ok, good. That makes sense. Good thinking.

I want to sit with him, talk to him, see him, go out with him ... everything. As long as I'm here, anyway. And not just for the sake of my draki. I would have liked Will Rutledge no matter what I was." (98)

No! What happened to the smarter girl 40 pages back?! You barely know him, he lives a double life killing your race, and the only reason you're attracted to him is probably because you're a draki and he's something ... else. Not in spite of it.

"It's the wake-up call I need. I'm a fool to think a hunter is going to save me. Protect me. Keep me alive. I'll find another way. My fist clenches around his note, crumpling it into a ball in my hand. I'll forget about Will. Sever whatever bond I feel with him. Only the decision doesn't make me feel any better. My chest hurts even more." (101)

Ok, good. We’re back to Jacinda being sensible. Hopefully things will stay like this …

"I don't know if Will's back, but I tell myself it shouldn't matter either way. I can't go out with him, can't let myself rely on him. I won't. Big words. I feel like such a fake. Because despite my vow to forget him, I haven't. I remember everything about him. I feel his absence. Like the loss of shaded skies mists, and pulsing earth. He cannot possibly be all that I remember, all that I crave to see again. Even as I know it's wrong. Even as I know that I must avoid him." (106)

But, but … we were doing so well five pages back! Now she’s back to pining for the boy who is dangerous to both her and her family. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

"Unable to speak, I shake my head, crack open my chemistry book, and stare blindly at the page, telling myself that I'm glad he ignored me. I needed this to remember the vow I made to myself to stay away from him." (110)

Alright, good. She’s thinking clearly again.

"I'm aware of the promise I made to myself. The promise to avoid him." (123)

Whew. Still going strong!

"His words echo inside me. You should stay away from me. Something I already know, but sitting in the front seat of his car, I'm not quite succeeding at that. I wish I could. Wish I didn't feel this pull, this constant tug toward him." (128)

Uh oh, she’s losing it again.

"Apparently, our kiss only convinced him that we needed to pursue this thing between us. Except, our kiss told me the opposite. Kissing him told me what I already knew, but had been denying. I can't risk being with him." (133)
"At school, I won't talk to him, won't look at him ... and I certainly won't ever touch him again. If it kills me, I'll ignore him and forever keep my distance." (134)

Alright, she had a momentary lapse, but she’s come back ‘round to the side of the sane again.

"For a moment, I'm there again, hunters in fast pursuit. Wet cold hugs my body. Agony lances my wing, tearing the membrane. It took days for that to heal, for the pain to fade. I drag that memory close, hold it tight, determined to remember. Xander is part of that memory. But then, so is Will. Maybe that's something I've let myself forget. I shouldn't have. I can't. Even with the taste of him still lingering sweetly on my lips, I vow never to forget again." (160)
"I can forget him. Turn off everything I'm feeling. I can. I will. He's too dangerous for me to be around. I can do this." (161)

That idea should be cemented now, right? Ah, but we know how this all ends, it is a teen love story after all.

"He looks beautiful standing there, and a familiar ache starts in my chest as I wonder how I can love and fear the sight of someone with the same intensity." (216)

This whole book is FILLED with this type of back-and-forth shite. “I can’t be near him, I love him, I need to forget him, he’s the only one I can be real around, he hunts my kind and I must never forget, I LOVE HIM…” Ugh, it’s just so annoying.

As for the rest of the characters, I didn’t like any of them at all, besides Cassian. Will does some decidedly stalker-ish things to Jacinda which made me like him even less. Both Jacinda’s sister Tamra and their mom are whiny and can’t understand most of what Jacinda is going through; not that it gives Jacinda the right to be just as whiny and even less understanding, but they didn’t make me sympathize with them at all.

The mythology of the draki was the book’s strongest selling point, but unfortunately it’s something that feels tacked on rather than the core of the story. I found myself wanting to know more about the draki Jacinda left behind in the pride, as well as Cassian. I really thought she could have expanded on the draki more than focusing on the “love” story between Will and Jacinda. The next book continues Jacinda’s story so maybe I’ll get my wish.

This book was such a mess; a sad, sad mess of poorly written teen angst and melodrama, and an obvious example of an author trying to cash in on the genre. Will I read the next one? Yes, because I’m stupid and masochistic, but also because I’m sure my library will get it in. But please, do NOT spend money on this book, it’s just not worth it.
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May 28, 2012 Kira rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Vets

Recommended to Kira by: A vet

Shelves: ya, could-have-been-worse, tstl-heroine, i-ll-try-again-some-day, lost-the-will-to-live

Let me tell you a little story.

So the other day I took my five-month-old ginger kitty, Samuel Whiskers, to the vet for his shots. We were told he needed two courses of them in preparation for his nuts being removed in September.

So I packed him into his little pink kitty carrier (one of my mom's friends gave it to us) and we took him up to Brantford for his vaccinations. We got in there, had him weighed, and then the shiny happy assistant told us the vet would come jab him in just a few short mom...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Lora rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of YA paranormal novels

Shelves: g-ya-paranorm, fluffier-than-my-birman-cat

First off, let's start with the things I liked about Firelight:

The writing. Fairly good. Although maybe a little too easy for my taste (I think the biggest word she used was confidante), it had a nice flow that made it easy to flip pages at rapid-fire speed. Also, I thought that the world she created was slightly more original than other paranormal worlds out there right now. I liked the whole "draki" idea, it made for a fresh plot that was more engrossing than most copycat (*cough*vampires*coug...more First off, let's start with the things I liked about Firelight:

The writing. Fairly good. Although maybe a little too easy for my taste (I think the biggest word she used was confidante), it had a nice flow that made it easy to flip pages at rapid-fire speed. Also, I thought that the world she created was slightly more original than other paranormal worlds out there right now. I liked the whole "draki" idea, it made for a fresh plot that was more engrossing than most copycat (*cough*vampires*cough*) ideas being published today.

The romance: Team Will or Team Cassian? To be honest, I didn't much care for either. Will definitely had his shining moments, but they were few and far between and I felt that he fell flat as far as memorable male characters go; I don't see myself remembering him even next month. And as for Cassian - to be quite honest - he just wasn't in the novel enough for me to really get to know him in order to properly gauge him as a character. Although I will say that in the small glimpses we do see of his character, I found him to be more intriguing than Will.

The main character, Jacinda: At first I liked her voice on the page. But then she started to seem a little bit irritating. Mainly because throughout the novel she goes back and forth between wanting to be with Will and thinking that she must stay away from him; I lost track of how many times she did this. That hackneyed plot line (along with the love triangle) just doesn't work for me anymore.
I think the only thing I ended up liking about her character was that I could empathize with her and the situation that she was put in because of her mother.

I found Jacinda's sister, Tamra, to be very annoying and I just wish she could have been a little more supporting of her sister. I've never liked vain characters.

Since I've basically mixed in the good with the bad I'll just finish saying that, all in all, this wasn't horrible, it just didn't live up to my expectations. And as for the sequel, Vanish . . . it's safe to say that I won't be reading it.(less)

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Dec 12, 2011 Scarlet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dragons, fantasy, i-own, signed-by-author, review, shapeshifters, romance, insta-love

3.5 STARS

** Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers **

So after finishing Firelight late last night I’m left with mixed feelings. I, being a HUGE fan of dragons ever since I was really young, was very excited to get my hands on this book. Because I mean...dragons. DRAGONS!!! Or excuse me, draki, since apparently in this book the word dragon is not politically correct.

(Just so you know beforehand, I did like Firelight, though based on my review you might not think so. I did, I swear, I’m just main...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Haleema rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-marry-me-please, brain-cells-went-bye-bye, cheese-pizza, snape-disapproves, bull-shawarma, i-knew-it, lame-rip-offs-of-other-works, oh-not-again, its-so-stupid-it-hurts, thesaurus-is-its-bff, what-the-falafel, what-a-joke

Beware of spoilers!

I feel so... immoral to give this one two stars. However, it doesn't entirely deserve one star either. I was contemplating quite hard before giving this book two stars. Yeah...

First of all, Firelight? It's a good thing that doesn't sound like Twilight because that would have been really stupid...

Firelight was about... *tries to think up words* Ummm... uh... eeeh... ohh... Really. What was it about? *ding* Oh, yeah! Firelight was about a monotonous, pessimistic, idiotic, depres...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, ebook, read-in-2010

Warning: 99,9% of his review has nothing to do with this book.

I was going to review this, but I'm having the same problem as my good friend Jess: I honestly don't know what to say about this book. It could be because of the circumstances. I'll give you a few examples when you should not be reading a book.

Yes, there are certain places/cases/events where you shouldn't be reading, quit scowling at me, you silly person.

Some suggestions:

- While driving a car
- While doing open heart surgery on somebod...more

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Aug 27, 2010 Okapi rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Hush, Hush fans

As a fan of dragons, the premise sounded promising - a hiatus from vampires, werewolves and angels while still lingering in the paranormal zone. Curled up in my bed for a couple hours, I read this novel in one sitting, my attention constantly tethered to the rapt and engaging plot. But alas, my eyes uncovered a paltry, watery novel that washed through my mind and caused me to forget about it soon after.

I love the concept of draki, the descendants of dragons, morphing into human, and their custom...more As a fan of dragons, the premise sounded promising - a hiatus from vampires, werewolves and angels while still lingering in the paranormal zone. Curled up in my bed for a couple hours, I read this novel in one sitting, my attention constantly tethered to the rapt and engaging plot. But alas, my eyes uncovered a paltry, watery novel that washed through my mind and caused me to forget about it soon after.

I love the concept of draki, the descendants of dragons, morphing into human, and their customs are interesting. However, I wish the author included more draki lore and history, along with their feud with the dragon hunters. For example, Jacinda mentions an "evasive flight maneuvers class", which sounds interesting, and I would like to learn more about. Jacinda barely spends any time with the dragon pride, and the reader merely experiences them through her memories. Reading this book would be a much more enthralling affair if we actually encountered the pride alongside her, gaining background information about drakis and enriching myself, thus making the rest of the novel more enjoyable.

The majority of the characters are lifeless and perilously flat. Will, who I've now nicknamed as "the Wallflower", fails to be mysterious and sexy as the author intends. He only snags my attention when Jacinda begins pining and whining over him, and though many other reviews claim their love to be intriguing and captivating, all I see is another paranormal romance that bores me. Their love is unbelievably instantaneous and predictable, lacking any depth. When Jacinda's inner draki flares to life around Will, it is the definition of cheesy, especially since the author reveals no explanation of Jacinda's fascination of this bland child. Many other reviews state their relationship to rival the romance in Twilight, but while I'm not a fan of that book, at least the author explains Bella and Edward's love. The romance in Firelight flounders to grapple my regard.

Jacinda's remarkably selfish twin sister Tamra and mother are extremely irksome and undeveloped. Her mother forfeited her draki spirit and eschews draki culture seemingly without any reason, and her sister complains about the most frivolous things. They aggravate me using their barely there personalities and do nothing more than set up meek obstacles of conflict for Jacinda to jump over. The character redeeming the rest is Jacinda, since she is surprisingly developed compared to the others; during the novel, my liking for her escalates as she demonstrated selfless, unpretentious qualities. She actually tolerates her irritating family members. I notice some other reviews chastising Jacinda for being selfish, endlessly complaining about the situation that her mother puts her in. However, I would probably react similarly if somebody hacks away part of my soul, just as Jacinda's mother attempts to rip away her draki. Jordan successfully captures Jacinda's raw anguish and the torture of allowing her draki to die, which is the equivalent of losing part of one's soul. She describes Jacinda's quest to maintain her identity using simple, emotional phrases.

"I once saw a show about an amputee who lost his leg and still feels it. He actually wakes up at night to scratch his leg as if it's still there, attached to him. They call it a phantom limb.
I would be like that. A phantom draki, tormented with the memory of what I once was."- page 37

The author's writing is very bland and repetitive, and after a while, I began to tire of Jacinda's distressed musings and cravings for Will. Jordan tends to echo Jacinda's thoughts in an annoying manner, and all her sentences are short and choppy, structured too simply. Though constructed using prose that lacks description, this book still consistently maintains its hooking attribute.

The ending is so annoying abrupt and unsatisfying that I couldn't help but roll my eyes once I was finished, asking myself if somebody had pruned off the real end of the manuscript. Don't get me wrong, I always bask in the afterglow of anticipation after reading a superb cliffhanger, but Firelight left off without any conclusion or thoughts to hold onto whatsoever. When I read a cliffhanger, I run off a cliff, though there are always questions and unsolved mysteries that keep me dangling on the edge. Firelight, however, has nothing sparking further curiosity, so I gallop over the edge and plummet to the ground.

Overall, this typical paranormal romance ensnared my attention for most of its three hundred pages, causing me to dub it as 'mildly addicting' and file it away at the very back of my mind. I'm sure, like many other paranormal romances, it'll acquire a teen fandom when it releases in September, 2010. I'll probably skim the sequel just to see what's in store for Jacinda and company, but I hold very little hope that this series can possibly redeem itself after this slight disaster.

Cover: 2/5 - I'm usually partial to people on covers, and this one's no exception. I dislike how up-close the girl is, and the artificial shade of her hair. However, the golden scales add a mysterious touch.(less)

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Jul 20, 2010 Veronica Roth added it · review of another edition

Ever since I was young, I have had a strict dragon-avoiding policy, but I decided to temporarily suspend it for FIRELIGHT, and I'm glad I did. The book is about a girl named Jacinda who is a draki (sort of a human-dragon combo deal) who is forced to flee her home, and winds up falling for a boy whose family hunts Jacinda's kind. What I most appreciated about the book is Jacinda's character. She seemed to know exactly who she was, and wanted to stay that way. I especially enjoyed Jacinda's determ...more

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Oct 04, 2010 ~Tina~ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-crazz, young-adult, own, unique, fantasy, read-2010

May contain some spoilers

(3.5 Stars)

Jacinda is a Draki, who can shape-shift from human to Dragon. Uniquely gifted she is favored and adored amongst her Pride, but inside she's trapped and hates that she has to follow everyone's rules, not having the luxury of wanting anything for herself.
One morning, Jacinda breaks a rule and almost gets caught, almost revealing her people to hunters who seek there skin and bodies for there own gain and the Pride isn't happy about this.
Her mother fears for her...more

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Mar 22, 2013 jess♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-books

There is another world,hidden away within our own,called The Pride.
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Where make-believe is reality, and reality is make-believe.
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Where people are half-dragon and half-human. They call themselves the draki.
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Jacinda is an asset to the pride, being as she's the first fire-breather for centuries: a rarity that means she's forced to be with Cassian,the leader's son for reproduction.
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However, her tight confinements and rules that she's forced to follow only make her want to spread her wings.
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When she rebels...more

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Aug 24, 2010 Kmont rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I feel a rant coming on, but I’ll do my best to tone that down. For one thing, that’s the entire book, in a nutshell, the blurb above. There’s a lot wrong, in this reader’s opinion, with this book, but the blurb is what happens and if you’re looking for depth of any kind – character, romance, plot – it’s not in this book. I’ve heard rumblings from various people in the industry or who follow these kinds of things, that this kind of young adult book isn’t being bought as much and published. Maybe...more I feel a rant coming on, but I’ll do my best to tone that down. For one thing, that’s the entire book, in a nutshell, the blurb above. There’s a lot wrong, in this reader’s opinion, with this book, but the blurb is what happens and if you’re looking for depth of any kind – character, romance, plot – it’s not in this book. I’ve heard rumblings from various people in the industry or who follow these kinds of things, that this kind of young adult book isn’t being bought as much and published. Maybe this is true, maybe it isn’t and I don’t have any proof. While I’m not a fan of saying don’t ever write another book like this again, I’ll certainly be happy never to read another one.

I started out genuinely liking Firelight. I find the premise to be, while not immediately a unique one, at least attention grabbing. Dragons haven’t quite taken off like angels in YA, not yet. But they’re coming, and the general carpet laid for this book’s use of a new mythology, that of these draki species being descended from real dragons, wasn’t a bad idea at all. I quite liked it. I liked that we get a glimpse of what life’s been like for Jacinda, the heroine, in her small hidden draki community. Her mother eventually comes to call them a cult, and she’s right. Terrified of their bloodline dying out, because draki being able to “manifest”, or change into their true draki forms, is becoming less and less of an occurrence. Something is happening to this species, and it’s not good. That’s why a teenager like Jacinda is so important. When her manifestation happened, what I came to view as, essentially, the puberty of a draki that brings on their first change into draki form, she turned out to be the first fire-breather in many, many generations. This is, of course, an instant reason for so many to want the talented young draki female. From the literal prince of the community, Cassian, to the hunters that exploit the draki for profit, Jacinda is the most wanted draki in existence.

I think this story could have gone in such a compelling and unique direction. I was set, in those first fifty or so pages, to really dig into a unique mythology about the draki, the motivations of their hunter and enkros (different from hunters, we only hear about them this installment) enemies and hopefully via a heroine that shapes it all.Instead, the book becomes disappointingly mundane.

The rest of my review is up at my blog. It's long, folks. A longity long ranty mcrant. Hence why I'm just posting a rant snippet here...

http://www.lurvalamode.com/2010/08/25...(less)

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Jan 08, 2012 Whitney rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, actually-pretty-good, okay-heroines, that-ending-omg, neat-plot, all-time-faves, kickass-heroes

Dragons. Finally.

I really enjoyed this book. Like...a lot. I was hoping to find/read a YA book that's about dragons. Or in this book's case, draki. Definitely a whole new original unique story. It caught my attention from the first chapter; that's what I like. ;)

The scenery in this has been definitely used in other books. School, then woods. So it wasn't much to call amazing. But it was totally cool, considering it was dealing with dragons descendants. :3

There's only a few characters in this ar...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Lea rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dragons, contemporary, had-potential, high-school, meh, not-what-i-thought-it-would-be, paranormal, high-school-drama-fest, whining-and-pining, redheads

Alrighty, so I just finished this book. And I'm wavering between a 2.5 and a 3 star review.

Overall, you know, it wasn't bad. I've read much worse (Fallen series, anyone? Anyone?) The premise of the story is different, which I definitely liked-- I mean, a book about a girl who descends from dragons? That's cool.

But...

I don't know, try as I did, there were just things about this book that left me frustrated. It's not that I didn't like it-- more that I think it had the potential to be a lot bett...more

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May 09, 2011 Amy or "Ames" rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: weres-shifters, young-adult, dragons, 1st-in-series, cheap-reads, kindle, read-in-2011, series-abandoned, kindle-sale, love-triangle

My utter disappointment has driven me to give this a pitiful 2 stars. Some would argue it deserves more and up to about 15% in I would’ve agreed with them. In just a small amount of time an original species and history had been born with an adrenaline pumping opening scene but as soon as Jacinda, her sister and mother left the draki community it fell off a cliff.

Not only did it turn into Evernight with Jacinda inexplicably falling for her hunter but her mother and sister were unbelievably harsh....more My utter disappointment has driven me to give this a pitiful 2 stars. Some would argue it deserves more and up to about 15% in I would’ve agreed with them. In just a small amount of time an original species and history had been born with an adrenaline pumping opening scene but as soon as Jacinda, her sister and mother left the draki community it fell off a cliff.

Not only did it turn into Evernight with Jacinda inexplicably falling for her hunter but her mother and sister were unbelievably harsh. They showed little sympathy for her and at times were downright cruel. I could almost understand this from the sister’s point of view having to live as an outcast for the past few years due to her inability to shift but the mother’s? For someone who claimed to love her daughter and did this risky thing to protect her, she refused to see how much she was hurting Jacinda with her words and actions. ~~Telling~~ Asking her to kill her draki when Jacinda had come to love that part of her and then travelling to a place where the choice would be taken away was monsterous.

However, this wasn’t my only gripe. The romance. What romance? Jacinda, draki girl meets Will, human hunter and an instant yet powerful connection is formed. Ugh. Although the connection was later explained, and being around Will reinvigorates her draki, their constant yearning for each other was supremely annoying.

And why did Jacinda always put him before her family and their safety? She made dangerously unwise decisions, took risks she shouldn’t all because of her passion for this boy whose hunter family (who’d most likely murdered her father), if they found out about her nature, would turn around and kill her and hunt down her mother and sister. A heavy price to pay to keep her draki alive.

'Can't she understand? What good is safety if you're dead inside.'

'To keep that part of me alive, I have to be close to that which kills it.'

'A sad realization. To know the ones you love will be better off without you around.'

And then Cassian arrives on the scene, ready to drag Jacinda home, even offering to let her family stay. At first I saw him through Jacinda’s eyes, an arrogant heir pursuing her for her rare ability to breathe fire, to own her instead of loving her for who she is, but then as he spoke, I came to cheer him on.

A Blood and Chocolate ending would be the best I could hope for, which would mean picking Cassian over the human…and oh no, it’s a trilogy. We’re left wondering how she’ll fare with Cassian after a dramatic incident.

"You did this!"
"Not on purpose. But I am glad I ruined your little romance with that murderer? Hell yeah. You bet."

No doubt Vanish will be full of pining for her lost human love and glowering at the intriguing Cassian despite his best efforts to help her and of course, woo her. And if we’re really lucky as the third book is being written we’ll hear this trilogy has turned into a series.

And yet…and yet, I’ll probably continue reading. Despite my pessimism I’ll hope for the best now that she’s away from what I see as the negative influences in her new “human” life: Will and her family.(less)

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Oct 02, 2010 Katieb (MundieMoms) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs-i-own, books-i-own, 2010-100-book-challenge, mundie-moms-review, signed

The back of the ARC describes Firelight perfectly, "Mythical powers and irresistible passion ignite" to make Firelight one book that I was so enraptured with, I read it in one sitting. I've always been intrigued with the mythology of dragons, but I haven't read a book that made me really fall in love with them until I read Firelight. Sophie's characters and her world building hooked from page one and left me wishing her sequel was already out.

Firelight introduces a whole new character in the par...more The back of the ARC describes Firelight perfectly, "Mythical powers and irresistible passion ignite" to make Firelight one book that I was so enraptured with, I read it in one sitting. I've always been intrigued with the mythology of dragons, but I haven't read a book that made me really fall in love with them until I read Firelight. Sophie's characters and her world building hooked from page one and left me wishing her sequel was already out.

Firelight introduces a whole new character in the paranormal world- a Draki. Draki's are descendants of dragons who can shift between both dragon and human forms. While the pride closely guards their secret and where they live, they can easily blend in with humans and no one would know it.

Jacinda's rare gift of fire breathing makes her a unique Draki who's excepted to be with Cassian, the brooding, hot, Draki Prince whom she was once close to. Now that she's closely watched by her pride, and doesn't have a say in her future, she yearns for freedom. Wanting to get away, Jacinda goes against the pride's rule and flies during the day. This not only puts her in warms way when Draki hunters spot her, but she endangers the whole pride. She also wouldn't have met the Draki hunter Will, who finds Jacinda's Draki just as fascinating as Jacinda finds him. What's even more surprising, is that Will protects her from the other hunters.

Jacinda's already lost her father. In order to protect Jacinda and not lose her to the Draki world as well, Jacinda's mom flees from the pride with Jacinda and her sister 13 yr Tamra. Living amongst human's isn't easy for a Draki and living with a mom and sister who can't under Jacinda's Draki needs is even harder. Jacinda struggles with her new life, finds herself at a new school and face to face with the hot Draki hunter Will.

Sophie's talent for writing romance makes for some amazingly hot chemistry between Jacinda, Cassian and Will. Will and Jacinda have an undeniable attraction that left the pages of Firelight smoldering. It's not only one of danger as she's a Draki and he's a Hunter, but there's something more to it. I was really drawn to it. That isn't to say there's no attraction with Cassian, but Jacinda fights it. She doesn't want to be with someone who she thinks rule over her. She yearns for her freedom and wants to be loved for who she is, and not what she can do. Personally, I think there's more to Cassian than how Jacinda portrays him. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of them together in the sequel.

With it's hot chemistry, a captivating world, and an amazing dragon mythology, Firelight is one book I'll be reading over again. If you're looking for a fresh paranormal book to read, I highly recommend picking up Firelight it releases September 7th.(less)

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May 29, 2012 Heather (hungrycookiemonster) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, reviewed, supernatural

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Original review posted on: heathersworldofbooks

Warning: This review showcases a bit of my sarcastic side.

This book is a prime example of, “read and judge for yourself.” I was a little reluctant to read this novel after the many negative reviews. Good thing I didn’t listen to any of them!

The biggest three complaints I have seen:
1. ‘Jacinda is too whiney and annoying.'
2. ‘Jacinda complains too much.’
3. ‘Jacinda is a very unhappy person.‘

See any connections? I do. Yes, Jacinda is very unhappy fo...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Melanie Atkinson rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book started off with a bang. There were so many places it could go and the first few chapters sucked me right in. They were great! The style of writing was excellent and had some really beautiful and unique phrases to describe things. The main character seemed like she had some courage and a mind of her own. I was excited to see what was going to happen.
But then the book just fell flat for me. It was sort of like all the other paranormal hunter/hunted forbidden romances. Jacinda ended up b...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Danny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: november-2010

First, I totally though I posted my review here... apparently I didn't ..

Full Review at Bewitched Bookworms

A unique plot and A unique world
Just read the synopsis and you immediately get that this is indeed something unique. Supernatural- Yes, but no Vampires, no Angels but Draki's! Awesome! Ms. Jordan created supernatural creatures that are descended from Dragons and that have the ability to change into human form. There are different kind of Draki's, each with a special ability and each in a...more

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Dec 04, 2010 Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* by: mi amiga Abby :)

Shelves: young-adult, dragons, fantasy, paranormal, romance, insta-love

La di daaa, catching up on reviews I've neglected to do for the past few weeks. I've been busy with college apps sooo haven't been in the mood to review much lately. It's sad. I love writing book reviews.

ANYWAY, sooo this book. My friend recommended it to me, so I read it. And I liked it, for the most part.

First of all, I liked the premise. Yes, there have been many paranormal romances lately, but at least this one wasn't about vampires and werewolves and faeries and whatnot. It's about a girl...more La di daaa, catching up on reviews I've neglected to do for the past few weeks. I've been busy with college apps sooo haven't been in the mood to review much lately. It's sad. I love writing book reviews.

ANYWAY, sooo this book. My friend recommended it to me, so I read it. And I liked it, for the most part.

First of all, I liked the premise. Yes, there have been many paranormal romances lately, but at least this one wasn't about vampires and werewolves and faeries and whatnot. It's about a girl who can shapeshift into a dragon. Oh, and when she feels a particularly strong emotion, she starts to glow and smoke comes out her nostrils.

… Well, all right. It's a bit strange. But at least it's original!

The plot was pretty simplistic, as all paranormal romances tend to be. But I loved the backstory stuff. The draki and the draki-hunters, Jacinda's father's death, how Jacinda's mom gave up her draki and wants Jacinda to do the same, yada yada. And the idea of a relationship between a draki and a draki-hunter … "A predator in love with his prey" as Will puts it … clichéd, yes, but intriguing nonetheless.

Still, I had some issues with it. First of all, the writing drove me a bit nuts. So many fragments. With no purpose. Really, there's a difference between using fragments effectively and using them just because you're too lazy to construct a complete sentence. Like, I remember one part that was just like "Tamra leaps towards Mom. Gives her a hug." WHY CAN'T THAT JUST BE ONE SENTENCE, DAMMIT?! *Ah hem* Anyway.

The other thing was, there was nothing particularly believable or effective about the romance. It's just another story where two teenagers see each other for the first time, and ten pages later they're making out and confessing their undying love for each other. … Okay? You know, when two characters say they love each other in a book I have to believe it. I have to see some sort of struggle towards romance. There have to be arguments and disagreements and conflict and points where it looks like it won't work out. That kind of thing. The whole Romeo & Juliet thing that so many teen books are into these days … It's not really working out for me.

But regardless, I enjoyed this book. It was a good page-turner and a quick read. :)(less)

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Dec 24, 2012 Book Chick City rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-ya, young-adult

Reviewed by Jo for Book Chick City.

The tagline for this book is:

A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Throw in some Dragon mythology and it's pretty much my perfect book!

"Firelight" has a new type of paranormal creature, the Draki which are evolved from dragons. They can shift between dragon and human form and keep their powers a very guarded secret since their race is often hunted. Jacinda is a rare form of Draki, having the power to breath fire and this makes her MVP (or should that be MVD...more Reviewed by Jo for Book Chick City.

The tagline for this book is:

A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Throw in some Dragon mythology and it's pretty much my perfect book!

"Firelight" has a new type of paranormal creature, the Draki which are evolved from dragons. They can shift between dragon and human form and keep their powers a very guarded secret since their race is often hunted. Jacinda is a rare form of Draki, having the power to breath fire and this makes her MVP (or should that be MVD?) and she is expected to get together with the Draki Prince, Cassian. Jacinda has a wild streak and after narrowly escaping death by hunters, her Mum moves the whole family to the desert.

There is a really good love story in here. Jacinda meets Will, who is one of the Draki hunter. Even though they should be enemies, there is a mutual attraction. What I really enjoyed is Jacinda's personality did not change by becoming roamtically involved, she was still the strong, sassy girl we knew at the beginning. She is not afraid to stand up to Will and remains true to herself and her Draki side. Will is also a great character and I liked him a lot. I'm very interested to see if there is another side to Will, as the author has hinted about!

The action is great in here, it was very easy to keep on reading and I had to force myself to stop as I knew I had an early morning. It's very clearly written, and I was with Jacinda all the way. The Draki myhtology was so interesting, I couldn't get enough of it and Sophie Jordan sprinkles little tidbits all the way through, which I thought was a clever way of keeping us informed without throwing too much information at us in one go.

Sophie Jordan also writes Historical Romances, and I'm definitely going to read her other works whilst waiting for the sequel to "Firelight".

VERDICT:

I loved that this was a huge jump forward in the YA genre. Not a vampire in sight! Not only has "Firelight" got a gorgeous cover, it's a believable tale with very well written characters that you come to know and care for. I cannot wait for the sequel, 'Vanish'!(less)

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Mar 27, 2011 Haley ~ YA-Aholic rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"I stare into his eyes, I shake my head, sorry for the chance we lost. The chance we maybe never had. But not for saving him. I would do that again, no matter the cost."

This book was amazing. the story is a wonderful idea, your so use to reading books on vampires/werewolves/angels..well what about people that transform into dragons? Jacinda would seem to look like a normal teen, but she is a draki, descendant from humans and dragons. not only is she a draki she is a fire breather...which the pr...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Megan Fermo rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: YA addicts who really just want to read and get lost on whatever fantasy as long as it IS fantasy

Recommended to Megan by: A dear, poor friend.

Shelves: bit-disappointing-to-have-read, wont-even-try-anymore

Spoilers ahead!

We've all been sixteen, haven't we? We've all felt that unexplainable anger boiling inside of us, that resentment, the feeling that no one is the world understands, or cares. I know how it is to wake up in the morning only to fall back in bed, because you think no one is going to care whether you get up or not anyway. It's only natural. We all go through it.

But we grow up.

Page 45. That's precisely the page where I just stopped caring. I read on, of course, but I didn't truly care...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Maya rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: younger readers, romance fans

Shapeshifters are nothing new. But shapeshifter-dragons? How cool is that? I love the idea, but unfortunately I struggled a lot with Firelight.

I liked the parts about the draki, how they work, their enemies, but they weren't really the main focus of this book. Firelight is much less about dragons than it is about yet another love story between the apparently-average-but-actually-very-special-outsider-girl and the mysterious-has-a-dark-secret-is-her-mortal-enemy-but-is-ultimately-just-a-complete-...more Shapeshifters are nothing new. But shapeshifter-dragons? How cool is that? I love the idea, but unfortunately I struggled a lot with Firelight.

I liked the parts about the draki, how they work, their enemies, but they weren't really the main focus of this book. Firelight is much less about dragons than it is about yet another love story between the apparently-average-but-actually-very-special-outsider-girl and the mysterious-has-a-dark-secret-is-her-mortal-enemy-but-is-ultimately-just-a-complete-sweetie-and-love-of-her-live-bad-boy (+ love triangle).

There is lots of teenie angst. (view spoiler)

There is lots of standard teenie romance. (view spoiler)

There is lots of teenie high school drama. (view spoiler)

As far as YA paranormal romance novels go I enjoyed Ruby Red or Unearthly a lot more. In case of Firelight, if you're interested in it because of the dragons or the beautiful cover rather than the "doomed lovers" story, I highly recommend getting it from the library or a friend first to see if it appeals to you. Same for anybody older than 20 or readers who are generally kind of picky and don't enjoy reading the same story over and over again (because it's very similar to a lot of other YA books).

For me Firelight really didn't work. The first time something interesting happens is at the very end of the novel. If that scene had been somewhere in the middle of the book (instead of the high school drama f.ex.), I might have decided to continue with the series, but this way it came too late. I'm not interested in knowing what will happen to the characters and even less in getting more love triangle drama. And I can't hope on the story's focus shifting from romance to fantasy or suspense.(less)

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Oct 14, 2011 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: other

Firelight is captivating with its shining characters, exciting storylines and wonderful concept. I've always loved dragons and was absolutely delighted to see a novel with them as the central creatures! In fact, this was my first dragon novel and I am very proud to say that I am a fan. Jacinda Jones is a draki with the power of fire-breathing, a power not possessed by any other for over four hundred years. Jacinda's rare ability makes her a prized possession of her pride, but her mother and sist...more Firelight is captivating with its shining characters, exciting storylines and wonderful concept. I've always loved dragons and was absolutely delighted to see a novel with them as the central creatures! In fact, this was my first dragon novel and I am very proud to say that I am a fan. Jacinda Jones is a draki with the power of fire-breathing, a power not possessed by any other for over four hundred years. Jacinda's rare ability makes her a prized possession of her pride, but her mother and sister are determined to live their lives with humans as neither understand her desire for the dragon lifestyle. Firelight deals with Jacinda's struggles to save her dragon before it is killed by being dormant in the hot, suffocating desert of her new home, and I think this novel is a brilliant start to a series that will surely excite any fans of the supernatural, romance and action genres!

The novel is filled with beautiful descriptions of the landscape and dragons. Firelight showcases many types of these creatures, each with their own unique ability which you will love. Whether the dragon controls the earth, water, fire, invisibility, strength or speed, there is something for you! But not everything's fun and games: Hunters capture draki to sell them to enkros who desire their magical blood, beautiful flesh and ability to find gems in the earth, so when Jacinda is captured but released by Will, she is confused by the hunter's sympathy as he takes them on a journey they both never thought possible. After her mother selfishly kidnaps the family away to live a "normal life", Jacinda must attend a public school which the mysterious Will also frequents... Cue the amazing romance! The two have the kind of unconditional and passionate love we all love to read about and this couple has easily made it onto my list of favourites. Your heart will thud in happiness and devastation throughout the book but no matter what, you will love them. Watching the hardened hunter and wary dragon fall in love was exhilarating. How can you not love their easy banter, longing gazes and protective embraces?

If you don't just want a typical romance with some dragon thrown in, you can definitely expect to find some mystery and action! Some people aren't as they seem and you'll have a lot of fun trying to figure them out. Of course, those hunters are still desperately trying to capture Jacinda and her family so…we're in for a bumpy ride! There will be shocking twists in this heart-stopping novel to trip you up and have you holding your breath in wait...

I had my reservations at first but can easily say that I was very stupid to be! How could I doubt Sophie's writing? It's spellbinding and will hold you in its clutches until the very end. The first novel of the Firelight series has most definitely set itself up well for the future books! Cliffhangers are always terrible....aren't we lucky that Vanish has already been released?(less)

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Jan 24, 2012 Amelia, the pragmatic idealist rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, harper-collins, unfinished, ya-kids-teen, own, paranormal, annoying-protagonist, mc-girl

2 stars. Boring, boring, boring! But I will admit that with paranormal novels, it takes A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT to impress me.

It's been harder and harder for me to get through a paranormal book, and I think it's because the formula is getting old. Somebody's some sort of paranormal creature, but we mere mortals are unaware of said creatures' existence. Somebody is "inexplicably drawn to" somebody else. Somebody is a paranormal creature who has any number of abilities/powers, whatever, and yet the...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Itsy bitsy tiny spoilers ahead!

I don’t know what it is with this book but I’m having an extremely hard time reviewing it.

Maybe I can’t come up with anything to say about it because it’s just like every other paranormal YA novel out there right now? Granted, the whole draki idea is new but they’re basically described to be just like werewolves. Living in a pack with hierarchic structure which is lead by an alpha, displaying an extremely territorial behavior...yada yada yada...Ring a bell? Anyhow,...more Itsy bitsy tiny spoilers ahead!

I don’t know what it is with this book but I’m having an extremely hard time reviewing it.

Maybe I can’t come up with anything to say about it because it’s just like every other paranormal YA novel out there right now? Granted, the whole draki idea is new but they’re basically described to be just like werewolves. Living in a pack with hierarchic structure which is lead by an alpha, displaying an extremely territorial behavior...yada yada yada...Ring a bell? Anyhow, “Firelight” is definitely one of the better YA novels out there, I really enjoyed it and I was sucked into the story right from page one (which is definitely a plus).

I have to say that there were an awful lot of things which reminded me of Nightshade, and I can’t help but compare the two books. (don’t know and don’t care which one was published first, I like Firelight better than Nighshade)

Both Calla and Jacinda are supposed to become alphas (or at least the alpha’s wives) someday, meaning they are both already promised. Both of them fall in love with a human who, in the end, turns out to be not so human after all - yay, surprise! (I know, there are some differences but I’m just talking about the basic idea here). In both books we’ve got a love triangle between our heroine, the boy she’s promised to (who’s a jerk in both books) and the human (who’s a crybaby only in Nightshade, thank God). For what it’s worth, I liked the love triangle much better in Firelight than in Nightshade, probably because it was not that much of a triangle to begin with, seeing as our heroine doesn’t really like the guy she’s promised to and we don’t have that forbidden fruit vibe going on.

Both books start with the first meeting of our heroine and the human boy in a life-and-death situation. Calla saves Shay’s life, Will saves Jacinda’s – and that’s also where their instant, soul deep connection originates from. *mega sigh and eye-roll* Yeah sure, what else? Even though I’m very sick of these kind of relationships, I didn’t mind it as much in Firelight as I did in Nightshade. Don’t ask me why. I just liked Will a hell of a lot better than Shay. *coughs* Wiener! *chough cough*

Um yeah...that’s all I’ve got to say. I really liked Firelight but I don’t feel like elaborating further. Oh, one more thing. I have to agree with Nic, I’m also fed up with the mean girl routine and we’ve got an especially mean specimen in this book.

PS: While reading, I counted how many times Jacinda’s “skin tightened”. I don’t know why but I was bothered by the extensive use of that description.
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Sep 24, 2011 Sarah BT rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the premise of this book and thought it sounded incredibly unique, but unfortunately the story fell short. It started out with a lot of action, which I loved, and I really liked reading about Jacinda and her pride. But after a few chapters, this unique story about draki's turned into a "new girl in town meets hot distant boy at school" story and it lost all uniqueness it had going for it. The new girl storyline has been done so many times! I was more interested in the draki pride and I w...more I loved the premise of this book and thought it sounded incredibly unique, but unfortunately the story fell short. It started out with a lot of action, which I loved, and I really liked reading about Jacinda and her pride. But after a few chapters, this unique story about draki's turned into a "new girl in town meets hot distant boy at school" story and it lost all uniqueness it had going for it. The new girl storyline has been done so many times! I was more interested in the draki pride and I wanted this book to be more about that then a school story about a teen with a supernatural talent.

The bits we got about the pride, I loved, and I really wish that had been the main focus of the book. But we barely even get to see them or find out much about them which I found disappointing. Jacinda is the narrator and her story mainly revolves around Will, how she's attracted to him but shouldn't be, and how she doesn't want to lose her draki. She's a pretty whiny character throughout and she waffles back and forth in her decision making which is frustrating for the reader.

I didn't find any of the characters well rounded and I felt we never got to know anyone-even Jacinda. Her twin sister Tamra and her mom felt like she was just there for Jacinda to whine about. There were several characters that were mentioned, talked about a bit or even talked to in one scene but never did much. It felt like they were just there as an idea in the first draft but then forgotten about and never full developed. I would have liked to see more from Xander, Will's cousin-we're told to be afraid of him, but never really are shown why. And I thought there was potential to develop a great relationship between Jacinda and her elderly neighbor, but that's only hinted at and not delved into any further.

But my biggest problem is that Firelight is a lust story, not a love story. There is no relationship developed between Will and Jacinda. Why do they like each other? They're both hot. They never talk, and when they do it's very brief, yet we're supposed to believe Will is in love with Jacinda and that Jacinda loves him so deeply she'd do anything for him. They spend more time making out than getting to know each other. Jacinda mentions that Will knows everything about her but I never got that at all. I like my relationships more developed and believable. I want to see why the characters fall for each other and I love to see how they fall for each other. Will and Jacinda are just two teens in lust with one another.

Even with it's flaws, the draki idea was original and I really liked what there was about the draki mythology. That was what kept me reading. It's obviously setting up a sequel and not much is resolved or answered. But Firelight is a quick engaging read, and I'm sure fans of star-crossed romance will devour it.

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Sep 12, 2010 Alex Bennett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: wishlist

Firelight by Sophie Jordan was one of the best books I have ever read. But I think I owe you more of an explanation than that. From page one, I knew that this book would take over my life. While reading, everything I did revolved around this book. When I ate, when (if) I did homework, if I even came out of my room.

Starting off with a bang, the whole story leaves you hungry for more. To the point of you never wanting to stop. I felt an instant need to read more about the amazing mythology, charac...more Firelight by Sophie Jordan was one of the best books I have ever read. But I think I owe you more of an explanation than that. From page one, I knew that this book would take over my life. While reading, everything I did revolved around this book. When I ate, when (if) I did homework, if I even came out of my room.

Starting off with a bang, the whole story leaves you hungry for more. To the point of you never wanting to stop. I felt an instant need to read more about the amazing mythology, characters, and story the whole way through.

I felt an instant connection to Jacinda right from the start. She is a draki and if you try to take that away from her, part of her dies. So when her true draki self is threatened, you know that you will be cheering her on the whole time, even if it is not always the smartest decision. You always felt a hot-then-your-cold (your-yes-then-your-no) relationship towards Jace’s family. They were constantly trying to force Jacinda into a life she didn’t want. Will is amazing, nuff said. Even though he is the core nemesis to Jacinda’s whole race, you still love him just as much as Jacinda. Cassian should not even be in the picture, but future books may sway my opinion.

The draki mythology was incredibly unique. I have never read anything like it and doubt I ever will. The way they react with each other and with the outside world was so interesting and great to read. That, however, is one thing I would have wanted more of. Jacinda’s life before Chaparral and more about the enkros, but I am sure plenty of draki-filled goodness will come with future books in this sure to be incredible series.

This is definitely a YA debut to watch. I have no doubt that this book, along with anything else Sophie Jordan writes, will be a huge success. I know it deserves to be. My advice would be to clear a day on your calendar, and read this book until you are done. Because I doubt you will be able to stop. And then we can all await the next book in this series together. Because I, and you soon, will need the next book.(less)

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Jul 18, 2010 April rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: for-review, paranormal, ya

Immediately, the reader is engaged in Firelight by Sophie Jordan. The book starts with a bank, Jacinda our lady of draki is doing some illegal flying with her BFF when suddenly, they wind up in the middle of a hunt. BT-dubs, draki are dragons who have evolved to become people who turn into dragons. Makes the animorphs look like amateurs. I mean why evolve into a bird when you could be a dragon? (Actually I would turn into a unicorn if I had a choice). Adrenaline, it pumps. Of course, this book i...more

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Apr 08, 2011 Eirini rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

I liked the whole draki idea, the creatures and their world. But I'd have enjoyed the book more if there were more details of the draki world. Instead I've read pages and pages about a teenager who thinks that her mother and sister don't understand her or love her for who she is. She's miserable because she thinks she's losing herself and of course falls for the wrong guy! A sexy and mysterious guy who makes her feel alive when they kiss mplah, mplah, mplah
I would appreciate some action. Real ac...more

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