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Dec 19, 2011

Tortla rated it:

Shannon Hale has yet to disappoint me. Her writing is a little slow at first (even she concedes that she sucks at making a novel grab the reader from the get-go), but there's something extremely satisfying about her writing style, even when it is being slow as all get-out. She manages to make this story interesting even when it is being entirely predictable (which only happened a few times, and even then she convincingly created enough doubt that the predictable thing was about to happen that it More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Janell rated it:

Ok - the cute little baby prince helped this book scrape by with 3 stars! :-)

For the most part, I really did not enjoy this book. If you deleted the words fire, burn and heat, you'd lose 2/3 of the book. I thought the plot was unimaginative and very forced. Kind of like when you used to add adjectives in your English papers at school to try and get the required number of pages.

Plus, any book that spent a good part of the time BURNING PEOPLE ALIVE or talking about someon More...

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May 02, 2008

LeiAnn rated it:

I couldn't decide whether to give this book 4 or 5 stars. I debated for way longer than I have time to debate about truly unimportant things like this.

I struggled a bit through the first part of the book because I was reading the really exciting part of another book concurrently. (Why did I start a book before I finished my first one? I don't know, okay? I just wanted to.) I was really frustrated with the heroine from the first Book of Bayern (Isi/Ani) because she accomplished t More...

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Feb 29, 2008

Chelsea rated it:

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Sep 13, 2007

Debbie rated it:

I had to bump this one to the top of my TBR pile, as it is the sequel to The Goose Girl. Enna Burning follows Enna, who befriended Princess Anidori when Ani (also called Isi) was disguised as a goose girl. In this book, Enna learns to talk to fire, as Ani/Isi talks to wind. Enna is another ordinary girl who finds incredible strength within herself and through her friends and does extraordinary things. After almost being consumed by the fire, Enna, with the help of two loyal friends, manages More...

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Dec 16, 2009

Jane rated it:

This book was much less complex than the Goose Girl, Hale's earlier novel in the series... It had one recurring theme that ran tediously throughout. I felt the whole piece was rushed--that the language not nearly as creative as I know Hale is capable of; there was the constant description of how Enna felt when the fire overwhelmed her; and I can't say there were many twists of plot... Just one wildfire, raging through Enna and her forest, til it hit the shore.

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Nov 14, 2011

Megz rated it:

This was just a wonderful sequel to The Goose Girl! Although this didn't start as powerfully, I still adored it and devoured it whole!

First line of The Goose Girl: She was born Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, and she did not open her eyes for three days.

First line of Enna Burning: Enna let the fire burn out.

However, this was just a wonderful book. I loved seeing all the characters grow up and become stronger, both mentally and phy More...

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Jul 04, 2008

Siera rated it:

I couldn't put it down! I loved it so much - probably a little scarier than the first, but the adventure kept me flipping pages. Shannon Hale continues to amaze me.

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Apr 20, 2009

Tanja rated it:

I find it interesting that Shannon Hale said this was her least popular book. I liked it just as much as goose girl. I like her story telling. i wish the books were longer and had more detail because the world and characters she has created it enjoyable.
In both books there is magic. Their magic is being able to speak, whether to people of animal or elements. What I like about this is that there are consequences to the magic. There is a physical affect from using the gifts of speaking. It More...

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Aug 14, 2008

george rated it:

Enna Burning takes up a little after the Goose Girl leaves off. Enna has returned to the forest and is living with her brother. She still keeps in close contact with her city friends, especially Isi and Finn. Suddenly the country is attacked and thrust into war and Enna goes along with Isi, Geric, her friends, and the other soliders. Her brother has discovered fire power and after he dies on the battlefield, Enna discovers the secret and begins her own internal struggle with the deadly force. It More...

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Mar 09, 2011

Reading Vacation's Mom rated it:

REVIEW
The first book in this series, The Goose Girl, is one of my all-time-favorite books. So, Enna Burning had some pretty big shoes to fill and I was not disappointed.
A seemingly normal Forest girl, Enna realizes that she is blessed with the gift of Fire. This book shares Enna’s struggle as she learns to balance her gift. Thankfully, she is not alone because her friends offer advice, wisdom, and support. Razo was hilarious and he reminded me of my little brother.
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Feb 12, 2011

Leslie rated it:

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

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Jan 24, 2012

Celise rated it:

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Just like The Goose Girl, Enna Burning was a lovely written book. The vocabulary was splendid, the details only adding to the beauty of Bayern. Shannon Hale is an amazing author, who I think deserves more credit and should be more popular. Everyone should read her books!

Now, Enna is just my type of heroine. She's strong-willed and stubborn. Plus, she can control fire More...

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Dec 27, 2011

Cheryl rated it:

This was good, not as good as Goose Girl, but still enjoyable. Enna made some decisions and said some things that made me want to just shake her, but I suppose that is to be expected with a teenager.

It was enjoyable and still felt like a fairy tale, even if it wasn't an obvious retelling. The narration was still kind of annoying - read by the cast of characters. More annoying because the girl who read Ani in the last book read Enna in this one and Finn didn't sound all that appealin More...

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Oct 29, 2011

Cindy rated it:

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Aug 02, 2011

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Feb 20, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

Enna Burning follows the story of Isi's best friend Enna and the war between Bayern and its neighbour. Whilst the Goose Girl was a loose fairy tale retelling, this sequel is completely its own original story. That is why it would be possible to read this book before before the first without too many problems but I really reccommend that anyone planning on reading it should read The Goose Girl first to understand the background to the story better and because it is such an enchanting story that y More...

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Jul 07, 2010

Emily Michelle rated it:

My least favorite Shannon Hale book. I mostly only kept going because I knew I had to in order to get to the third book, and also because I'm kind of in love with Finn. But for a book in which a ton of things happen, it was really quite boring.

Each of the Books of Bayern features a hero struggling with a major character flaw. Enna's is her need to stand out and do something special, which drives her to learn fire-speaking in spite of the dangers, and the need to burn almost kills her More...

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Apr 19, 2010

Edwina rated it:

Synopsis :
Enna and Princess Isi became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will. Enna is convinced that she can use her ability for good--to fight Tira, the kingdom threatening the Bayern borders--and goes on secret raids to set fire to the Tiran camps and villages. But as the power of the fire grows stronger, she is less able to control her nee More...

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Mar 10, 2010

Jenifer rated it:

I didn't like this one as much as Goose Girl. I probably would give it 3 1/2 stars if they would let me. It didn't reel me in as quickly as Goose Girl. But, the last 100 pages or so were great. I ended up liking the book a lot more after reading the last section of the book. What a great idea for a book fire-wind-animal-people speaking. In the scriptures you read that everything has on the earth has spirit, ie. animals, plants, mountains, water, ect. So therefore, wouldn't your spirit be a More...

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Feb 09, 2010

Angie rated it:

Like always, I love Shannon Hale's vivid and unique descriptions. I wasn't sure I'd like about about a different character than Isi (in Goose Girl), but Shannon Hale made Enna just as strong and engaging. I accepted the "fairy tale" aspect of these stories, and just enjoyed reading how Enna struggled to learn and control fire-speech. I like positive endings, so I was pleased how this finally turned out---I was always wondering how the characters would get out of the next tight situa More...

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Oct 12, 2009

Beverly rated it:

See Debbie WIlliams' review below. Nasty little story about a rustic forest woman who becomes conversant with fire so that she feels increasing urges to burn things and people. The fire takes her over, but she is able to use her destructive powers in warfare. This is a sequel to Hale's wonderful Goose Girl centering on Enna, the princess Isi/Ani's best friend.

The descriptions of burning, desire (to burn) release (of flames) are so frequent and heavy-handed that you can't help but think More...

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Aug 23, 2009

Shannon rated it:

Enna Burning, the second book by Shannon Hale, author of Goose Girl, was an even better read than its companion. In this book, the title character, Enna, discovers a talent and the reader gets to journey alongside her as she experiences the excitement, joy, confusion and pain of balancing her talent with her life.

Like Goose Girl, Enna Burning is set in Bayern, a fictional kingdom. This book finds Bayern on the brink of, and then in the midst of, war. Hale has created a believable More...

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Aug 01, 2009

Tasha rated it:

A couple years after Isi's marriage to Prince Geric, Enna returns to the forest after being in the city of Bayern for so long. Her original return was to tend to her sick mother, but after her mother dies, Enna can't seem to leave her brother Leifer alone in the forest. Little does she know that Leifer has truly changed. He seems to know the language of fire, just like Isi knows the language of the wind. The fire seems to overtake Leifer and he goes as far as threatning to kill Isi and burning E More...

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Apr 13, 2009

Challis rated it:

I was very excited to read more by Shannon Hale because I LOVEd Goose Girl. I was pretty disappointed in Enna Burning. Maybe I couldn't relate to Enna as well, but I didnt' sympathize with her and was annoyed by all the talk for 3/4 of the book about the fire and the consuming desire of it etc etc. I just wanted to get on with a good love story and not hear about how she was trying to deal with this weird overpowering urge to burn things. I also didn't like how Isi became an almost weak, needy More...

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Nov 21, 2008

Nola rated it:

As predicted, I was up until almost midnight last night finishing Shannon Hale’s novel, “Enna Burning.” Although this was more of an inner battle than many of her other stories, I felt that the turmoil made for a good story and was quite valuable to the reader, despite the fact that it wasn’t exactly an action-packed novel.

“Enna Burning” picks up where “The Goose Girl” left off. Two years have passed since Ani was crowned queen, and her close friend Enna has returned to the forest. O More...

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May 29, 2011

Zoelle rated it:

Enna Burning by Shannon Hale was good but slightly disappointing for me. After reading The Goose Girl (the first book of the series), I was expecting something more from this book. In this book Enna (the main character) learns the language of fire. She is able to create fire with her mind and control it. Later on in the book, she uses her affinity with flames to save her country, Bayern, from a war they were sure to lose against Tira. Enna almost died in the process.
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Dec 09, 2011

Venus rated it:

This was a fascinating read. A story about a girl who can collect the heat from all life around her, feel it thick in the air, draw it within her and cast it out as fire; wild and reckless. Enna's struggle with the very ability she'd seen consume a loved one from the inside out was real to me. Hale's writing resonates. It begs the question to a writer like myself: who really can contain, or claim to control fire? Its flames cannot burn without destroying, and even Enna, who manipulates (or speak More...

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Nov 20, 2011

Laurie rated it:

Mediocre. Not even close to it's predecessor, The Goose Girl. For some reason I didn't feel much connection to the main character, Enna. I have found that character development is particularly important for me so I'm thinking my main problem with the book is wrapped up in that. I didn't feel Enna had much development because she couldn't as she wasn't really herself for most of the book. As a result I had little opportunity to know the real her and therefore connect with her. Actually, she kind More...

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Apr 25, 2011

Sonya rated it:

When I wrote my review forThe Goose Girl, I discovered that it was the 1st in the Books of Bayern series. I was thrilled to know I could read more. Enna Burning follows Enna, best friend of Isi, the Goose Girl. While we'd only come to know her as supportive, loyal, and smart in the first book, in this volume her struggle with her gift is like watching an addict fight the thing she loves, which happens to be killing her. How can a strength also be a weakness? How can one have the best intentions More...

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