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Jul 31, 2011

The Holy Terror rated it:

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!
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Sep 17, 2011

Kira rated it:

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 More...

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Sep 02, 2011

Lora rated it:

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 More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Scarlet rated it:

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 thi More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Kim rated it:

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:

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Jan 31, 2012

Okapi rated it:

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 More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Veronica added it

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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Jan 31, 2012

~Tina~ rated it:

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 t More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Kmont rated it:

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...

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Feb 05, 2012

Lea rated it:

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 i More...

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Oct 02, 2010

Katieb (MundieMoms) rated it:

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 ne More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Danny rated it:

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 More...

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Aug 31, 2011

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* rated it:

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 wha More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Megan rated it:

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 More...

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Jan 21, 2012

Maya rated it:

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 More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Heather (hungrycookiemonster) rated it:

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Oct 14, 2011

Lisa rated it:

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...

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Jan 24, 2012

Amelia, the pragmatic idealist rated it:

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, More...

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Nov 15, 2010

Jessica rated it:

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 ya More...

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Jun 22, 2011

Book Chick City rated it:

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 More...

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Sep 24, 2011

Sarah-Greenbeanteenqueen rated it:

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 pri More...

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Sep 12, 2010

Alex rated it:

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 mytho More...

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Nov 28, 2011

Haley (YA-Aholic) rated it:

"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 b More...

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Jun 06, 2011

Cara rated it:

Okay so the first chapter or so, I read it and was like hmmm this might not be so bad. I liked the book was in present tense, and I did feel like Jordan conveyed some nice imagery. Also, the interesting twist on dragons was pretty good, and there was a lot of drama that kept me reading.

The downfall, however, overshadowed the good. Like I'm sorry but I thought TWILIGHT was already written. The only difference between Twilight and Firelight (that oddly sound alike even in name!) is th More...

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Sep 10, 2011

Holli rated it:

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Jan 08, 2012

Whitney rated it:

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

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Dec 21, 2011

Teresa rated it:

I will try to keep this review as short and simple as possible.

First off, I simply adore Firelight. It was a neat book that had an interesting mythology and a refreshing plotline that was a tad bit different than most YA books these days. It was interesting to read a book where two star-crossed lovers weren't supposed to fall in love, specifically because one of them is a hunter who's supposed to kill her and her kind. The romance was OK, I guess. I just wish that Will and Jacinda g More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Joy rated it:

After much deliberation, I decided to give this a 3/5, because I really appreciated the author's imagination. This is the first novel of hers I've read and I understand she also writes historical romance, I have yet to check those out too.

So frankly I didn't like it 90%. I was only hooked because of my interest in dragons. Again, I can't help but compare it to Twilight. There are a lot of questions begging to be asked in young adult fiction such as: why does the hero always have to be More...

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Dec 26, 2011

Mateja rated it:

Sophie Jordan created a wonderful and complex world of the draki and made it a welcome addition to YA fiction. I've always loved reading stories about shape shifters; werewolves, werecats and now dragons. The writing is beautiful, so imaginative and descriptive, I easily got immersed into the story. The feelings that the main character Jacinda experienced throughout the book were so vivid, I felt everything she did: pain, fear, desire and love. Firelight was an emotional roller coaster ride.
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Oct 24, 2011

Annabelle Marie Veronica rated it:

Ahh, I did love this book. But there were some things that bothered me, and I do need to go over them.

Okay, the writing was a little bit too fragmented for my taste. I still enjoyed the book. I understand that the fragments give the book a faster pace, but it's very difficult to keep up sometimes when the sentences go like this: "So I walk." Obviously this is not an actual sentence from the book, just an example.

I liked Jacinda most of the time, but she was a bi More...

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