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Ohnivá

(Graceling Realm #2)

Kristin Cashore,

Braňo Bačík (Translator)

4.09 · Rating details · 168,839 ratings · 10,529 reviews

Prequel (pozn.druhá kniha odohrávajúca sa časovo ešte pred prvou) ku Výnimočnej sa odohráva naprieč horami smerom na východ siedmych kráľovstiev, v skalnatej, vojnou zničenej krajine nazývanej Dells. Žijú tam nádherné stvorenia nazývané príšery. Príšery majú podobu normálnych zvierat: horských levov, vážiek, rýb, koňov, ale ich srsť alebo perie sú väčšinou nádherne sfarben ...more

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May 06, 2013 Sasha Alsberg rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My head hurts from crying but other than that, so very good!! Loved this book!

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Mar 23, 2018 Miranda Reads rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook

She made a bad monster, and a worst human.

Fire's world is full of monsters. They are similar to regular animals only more beautiful and dangerous than any other creature.

Their pelts are mesmerizing - rich hues of midnight blues or forest greens or sunset oranges.

That combined with their nearly psychic powers allow for monsters entrance lure their prey to their untimely deaths.

It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.

Fire is one of those monsters but she's far m ...more

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Feb 06, 2010 Annalisa rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: If you liked Graceling, you'll probably like this

Shelves: cover, fantasy

Granted, I went into this book annoyed with Cashore's anti-marriage, pro-casual-sex message in Graceling, but the book never got interesting enough to overcome those messages. Okay, I didn't finish it, but if 222 pages into it, I'm bored and nearly shaking with rage at Cashore for using a YA story as a thinly veiled piece of propaganda, I doubt the end of the book will redeem itself. This isn't even YA, it's adult high fantasy, but these days publishers market everything as YA, and so it's sold Granted, I went into this book annoyed with Cashore's anti-marriage, pro-casual-sex message in Graceling, but the book never got interesting enough to overcome those messages. Okay, I didn't finish it, but if 222 pages into it, I'm bored and nearly shaking with rage at Cashore for using a YA story as a thinly veiled piece of propaganda, I doubt the end of the book will redeem itself. This isn't even YA, it's adult high fantasy, but these days publishers market everything as YA, and so it's sold and read as YA where Cashore forces her stories around some unhealthy and harmful messages instead of letting her characters and story grow organically.

This world full of monsters so beautiful people throw themselves at the monsters in lust and the monsters can control everyone's mind to make them do whatever they want was not a world I wanted to believe in. Plus, Fire is way too much like Katsa, but less interesting, more whiny, and the whole society more promiscuous. The book is congested with: friends with benefits (incidentally an 17-year-old with a guy several years older than her whom she doesn't even like and knows he's sleeping with every other girl in the country), a whole society sleeping around and fathering illegitimate children all over the place, lots of uncontrolled lust, people and animals throwing themselves at ~~Katsa~~ Fire because she's on her period, rape (from all that uncontrolled lust), murder, that whole village plunder and destroy stuff, and the happy mention of her father saying that just because ~~Katsa~~ Fire is beautiful he would never act out on that lust because he loves her, so throw a little incest into the mix. I don't know of a single, healthy relationship in the whole book, at least the part I got through. And the very worst of all of this is these things have nothing to do with the storyline.

The story was so slow developing and the characters one-dimensional that never gained my sympathy. So I'm making up my own ending, which I've hidden under a spoiler tag since apparently it's pretty closer: (view spoiler) It doesn't really matter to me. The characters and story didn't grab my attention; it's the messages that did. ...more

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May 15, 2009 Tatiana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, 2009, fantasy, 2012, 2020

Oh wow, me from 10 years ago loved to moralize! Do I care that teenagers and young people in their twenties sleep around and are in open relationships in this book? No. But I did get annoyed yet again that nobody was using birth control, when it was available in this world. And the number of illegitimate children was just ridiculous, from story-telling POV. Also, was there a point to Fire being on her period all the time? Some things were just overdone and over the top.

3.5 stars is where I stil Oh wow, me from 10 years ago loved to moralize! Do I care that teenagers and young people in their twenties sleep around and are in open relationships in this book? No. But I did get annoyed yet again that nobody was using birth control, when it was available in this world. And the number of illegitimate children was just ridiculous, from story-telling POV. Also, was there a point to Fire being on her period all the time? Some things were just overdone and over the top.

3.5 stars is where I still stand I think. I liked character development and the proto-progressiveness in this YA fantasy. But the climactic battle of wits here was over-thought and overcomplicated. I've read this book now 3 times, and not once was I able to follow the ball part. This is something Cashore needs to watch out for. If I remember it right, Bitterblue was where Cashore's writing became so convoluted, that it wasn't enjoyable anymore. I will give Bitterblue another chance and see if my perception of it has changed.

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(view spoiler)[Unlike Graceling, Fire doesn't get better upon rereading.

The core of my issues with it remains the same, specifically Cashore's nontraditional approach to marriage and women's empowerment. I'll elaborate on it later. But besides that, this time this book is just boring. I think I was pretty generous to give Fire 3.5 stars 2 years ago. I now feel it deserves at least 1 star less. Too much navel-gazing, too much contemplating and whining and crying on Fire's part without enough action and romance to balance things out, too much talk of periods and cramps. Plus, the nature of Fire's power is such that even the most climactic part of the novel comes off as an over-complicated non-event.

I still think there is an improvement in Cashore's writing in terms of world-building. But, after reading Megan Whalen Turner's novels that were, undoubtedly, an inspiration to Cashore, Fire pales in comparison. The intrigues, the politics of it are only weak shadows of those of Attolia.

And now onto the main concerns. I think it's certainly brave of an author to create novels where heroines are different from the so-called norm. Cashore writes young women craving full independence, undesiring of long-term partners and children. That's fine. But I can't help but be disappointed in how all women are portrayed in Fire. They all are not exactly immoral, but definitely lacking in scruples, dignity and caution. They cheat, the sleep with everyone around, they get pregnant when they have resources not to, they don't care if they are cheated on, they, to me, seem to think they don't deserve love, monogamy or at least respect. The men are no better, they are indiscriminately cheaters, philanderers and rapists. I'll be hard-pressed to find even one healthy, committed relationship between a man and a woman in this book, a relationship where participants are equal partners in all decisions, including those concerning procreation. Call me old-fashioned, but I believe a man should have a say in the decisions about child-bearing as well.

As a result, Fire is full to the brim with illegitimate children (literally, almost everyone in the book is a bastard or a result of a rape) and excessive amount of casual, adulterous and forced sex. It's a soap opera!

And it's boring and would have benefited from some tightening up.

I don't think I'll be reading Fire again. (hide spoiler)] ...more

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Jul 27, 2020 Melanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Melanie by: Lea (drumsofautumn)

Shelves: read-in-2020, buddy-reads, young-adult, fantasy, quarantine-reads, romance

1.) Graceling ★★★★

Trigger and Content Warnings: animal torture, animal abuse, animal death, murder, loss of a loved one, human torture, mention of rape, threat of reap, and talk of suicide.

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Buddy read with Lea! ❤ ...more

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Nov 07, 2018 Caz (littlebookowl) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, owned

Well, this was a pleasant surprise! I really enjoyed Graceling back in the day, but it had been a few years since I read that so I wasn't sure what to expect... I was BLOWN AWAY!

I fell in love with the world with the monsters and politics, the characters, the romance - all of the relationships Fire has/develops in this book, actually.

Fantastic. Itching for a re-read already. ...more

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Sep 21, 2009 Tamora Pierce rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-ya-yr

Fire is a monster. Monsters in her homeland are creatures of brilliant colors, each with abilities, that feed on humans and animals (there are even monster insects!) and each other. They have a tremendous attraction for human beings, one of extreme passion which leads to murder, clutching, or attack, depending on the human, which is why Fire has led much of her life isolated in the house of her hated monster father, who died several years ago. Her only friends are Archer and his father.

And then ...more

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Mar 16, 2017 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-all, young-adult, own

There is this big jerk of a kid that is an animal or monster torturer in the beginning of the book. Luckily, he's only in a little bit of the book toward the end. I wanted to be a giant to step on his sorry arse!

Moving on . . .

I have mixed feelings about this book so I'm just going to go with I liked it but didn't love it. And there is nothing wrong with that.

Let me put up my spoilers sign before I forget. Sigh. . . . .

So, I was thinking Archer was going to be my love interest in the book un ...more

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Aug 18, 2009 kari rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, ya

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Aug 09, 2011 karen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: why-yes-i-ya, pretty-girls-make-graves

fortunately, jenn awwww yeeaahhhh is literally half my size. go on - look at my shoulders - i am like a mighty moose to her delicate deer:

there is no way she can make good on that threat.

so i am just going to say it: i liked this book less than i liked graceling.

bring it, tiny creature.

and from a critical standpoint, there is nothing wrong with this book. it has a fine story arc, good character development, a good array of both descriptive and action sequences - i would say that the pacing is a ...more

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May 28, 2009 Daria rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: horribles

So. Where do I begin?

Perhaps I should begin with my rating. One star seems harsh, truly, but goodreads describes that rating as, "Didn't like it." And that is an accurate description, for I simply didn't like the book.

Thus I'm sticking with one star.

And now for the book itself: I was hyped for the day I would actually get my hands on it and presumably storm through the whole thing in six hours, as I had done with Graceling. This anticipation was fueled by the raving reviews (on goodreads and e ...more

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Mar 03, 2012 Meagan Spooner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own, favorites

Okay, I don't often write reviews, because as an author I always feel weird giving a critical opinion of other authors' work. I think it's because I sort of feel like other authors are my coworkers, all of us working and writing to make people fall in love with reading, so who am I to publicly say what is or isn't right?

But I can't help myself in this case. I feel rather as though I fell as inexplicably and inextricably under this book's spell as its characters fall under Fire's. I had no chanc ...more

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Sep 07, 2016 Elle (ellexamines) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: x-coverporn, z-2015reads, x-series, sff-high-fantasy, 4-star

4 stars. Fire is set in the Dells, a land beyond the borders of the Seven Kingdoms. The Dells have no gracelings, but plenty of colorful monsters. Fire is the last remaining human monster, renowned for beauty; she lives in fear of both others and of herself.

Cashore’s worldbuilding is incredible, with complex politics and an interesting narrative around discrimination and sexism. The political drama here, unfortunately, got a bit boring in places for me? Cashore’s books have always succeeded pri ...more

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Mar 13, 2015 Daiane rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Nobody

Shelves: dat-cover, unspeakably-bad-sequels, everyone-loves-this-crap-but-me, meh

Boring. Predictable. Vague. Sooo bad and Sooo boring!

The only thing that I liked was the connection with the first book. However, even though we have the same world, we have such different characters!
We have a long and dark introduction. A little boy with a lot of power and little responsibilities showing how cruel he can be in his world. I thought it would be one of those books that play with your mind but it was basically just the introduction. Meh.
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Sep 23, 2019 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, 21th-century, united-states, romance, fantasy, young-adult, literature

Fire (Graceling Realm #2), Kristin Cashore

Fire is a fantasy novel by Kristin Cashore, a companion book to her debut novel, Graceling. It tells the story of a young monster in the shape of a human who is hated because of her difference and supernatural abilities.

In the land of the Dells, there are "monsters." Impossibly beautiful animals of unnatural colors, that can entrance people with their appearance and control them with their minds.

Lady Fire is the last human monster in existence. Her fat Fire (Graceling Realm #2), Kristin Cashore

Fire is a fantasy novel by Kristin Cashore, a companion book to her debut novel, Graceling. It tells the story of a young monster in the shape of a human who is hated because of her difference and supernatural abilities.

In the land of the Dells, there are "monsters." Impossibly beautiful animals of unnatural colors, that can entrance people with their appearance and control them with their minds.

Lady Fire is the last human monster in existence. Her father, Lord Cansrel, used his powers to manipulate the former king, Nax, and throw the Dells into a chaotic, lawless state. With both Nax and Cansrel now dead, the new king Nash and his brother Brigan hope to return the Dells to order and stop a civil war. ...

عنوانها: «آتش»؛ «فایر»؛ «آذرداد»؛ نویسنده: کریستین کشور (کاشور)؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش نسحه اصلی روز بیست و چهارم ماه می سال 2019میلادی

عنوان: آتش؛ نویسنده: کریستین کشور (کاشور)؛ مترجم ژاله نوینی؛ تهران نشر قطره، ‏‫‏1389؛ در 480ص؛ شابک 9786001192388؛ ‬موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده 21م

عنوان: فایر؛ نویسنده: کریستین کاشور؛ مترجم: زینب نوری‌فر؛ تهران: آذرباد، ‏‫1397؛ ‬فروست هفت پادشاهی کتاب دو؛ شابک: 9786226312073؛

عنوان: آذرداد؛ نویسنده: کریستین کاشور؛ مترجم: حسین شهرابی؛ تهران: نشر هوپا‏‫، 1397؛ در 413ص؛ شابک: 9786222040987؛ فروست سه گانه دنیای گریسلینگ .کتاب دوم.؛

در سرزمین «دلس»، «هیولا» هست؛ حیواناتی بسیار زیبا با رنگهای غیر طبیعی، که میتوانند افراد را با ذهن خود کنترل کنند؛ «لیدی آتش» آخرین هیولای انسانی است؛ پدرش ، «لرد کانرسل»، از توان خود برای دستکاری پادشاه پیشین، «نکس» و پرتاب سرزمین «دلس» به حالت بی نظمی و بی قانونی استفاده کرد؛ با درگذشت هردو، «نَکس» و «کانسرل»، پادشاه جدید «نش» و برادرش «بریگان» امیدوار هستند که «دلس» را بازگردانند و جنگ داخلی را پایان دهند

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 21/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ‬ا. شربیانی ...more

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Jan 25, 2021 Ashley Nuckles rated it liked it · review of another edition

Ok, SO...the only thing that I really liked about this book was the romance mostly because I’m a sucker for any sort of romance. Also Fire. Most everything else that I didn’t enjoy can just be drawn back to me liking Graceling way more (plus The Dells just doesn’t really compare for me place/worldbuilding-wise...not a personal fan) but I’m interested in book 3!

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Apr 27, 2009 Heather rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

Having read and loved Graceling, Fire by Kristin Cashore had a lot to live up to. I should have known that it would exceed my expectations and then some, quite possibly trumping its predecessor.

Fire is the last remaining human monster living in a war torn kingdom called the Dells. Once filled with beauty and wealth, the Dells have fallen into ruin by the hands of her monster father, Cansrel and his human conduit, King Nax. Though both have been dead for several years, the kingdom remains in a vu ...more

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Oct 08, 2009 Sandy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: teen, adult, fantasy, romance, fantasy-classic, sex, girly

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Not bad. Not as good as Graceling, but interesting enough. Probably a 2 1/2 star effort. I had originally given it three, but was so worked up by the time I was done typing the rant below that I had to change it (please consider that when looking at the rating). Will probably appeal just fine to the same crowd that liked Graceling - unless they become bothered by the same things I am. And good Lord, was I bothered. Considering how excited most people seem to be by this book my difficulties with Not bad. Not as good as Graceling, but interesting enough. Probably a 2 1/2 star effort. I had originally given it three, but was so worked up by the time I was done typing the rant below that I had to change it (please consider that when looking at the rating). Will probably appeal just fine to the same crowd that liked Graceling - unless they become bothered by the same things I am. And good Lord, was I bothered. Considering how excited most people seem to be by this book my difficulties with the book are probably largely personal.

I've got a lot of beefs with this book. I'm not sure exactly what my expectations were for this one anymore, but this book definitely didn't meet them. And there were a number of problems, described below in no particular order.

First of all: There are WAY too many similarities to be found to Graceling in terms of characterization. Both books feature fairly obnoxious female main characters who a) possess some sort of strange supernatural gift that they really don't want and that stigmatizes them from the rest of society, b) are completely absorbed in thier own problems, c) have refused to marry, and d) have an incredibly convenient connection to the local royal family that they aren't particularly proud of. The difference is that in Graceling, Katsa was fiesty and interesting. Fire, while somewhat interesting (if you like soap operas, see below) just agrivated me. Both books also feature really excellent male romantic interests who are way more engaging from start to finish than the main character and who also happen to be youngest princes who have great fighting skill but no interest in ruling. It really bothers me that when it comes down to it, the two central characters of both books are just variants of each other. Doesn't show a lot of growth at all on Cashore's part.

Speaking of not-so-stellar writing, allow me to complain about Fire's structure. Just as in Graceling, this book takes about 200+ pages to introduce all of the major players and their back stories. Then we break into the main plot. When we finally get to the war that we've been building up to for the first 300+ pages (well, actually just the middle 100 pages since the first 200 were all stupid introduction) it's hardly touched on at all except as a tool for Fire to a) figure out that she really does love Brigan and b) be incredibly, obnoxiously whiny about how awful war is. In Fire, many of the chapters follow a certain pattern: a) Fire recalls some memory of her awful father, which b) somehow relates to something else happening to her in the present, which often leads to, c) a starteling revelation. While not a bad formula to use, it gets old after a few hundred pages.

But back to obnoxious similarities between Fire and Graceling. Despite the ages of the main characters in both books, they aren't really teens. They're adults in their teen years. This didn't bother me so much in Graceling when I first read it, but it's so painful in Fire. Both Katsa and Fire are WAY too knowledgable about the world around them and they're making such adult decisions with such maturity and it never once seems out of place for the setting. Well, at least until the book's final 150 pages or so, when plenty of splendid melodramatic angsty scenes appear in which Fire whines about how awful the world is and then learns her lesson by talking to and/or observing another (more adult!) character who of course knows better. While reading Fire, I wondered if it wasn't for Graceling, if Fire would have been marketed as an adult book - with teen appeal for sure, but its tone and characterization have a much more "adult book" feel.

My biggest problem with this book, and a big part of the reason why I feel it was so adult: I was incredibly bothered by the way that sex was handled in Fire. ALL of the sexual power was given to men and women were their toys who apparently can't say no 9 out of 10 times when a man wants them. It angered to no end that Fire was so victimized because "oh, poor me, I'm so beautiful that men fall all over themselves for me, which I hate, but I'm just a woman so what even can I do about it? It would be different if I was a man..." - over and over and over again. It got old. Just like Katsa and Po, Fire and Archer became lovers the moment their relationship turned romantic. Ditto for Fire and Brigan. Archer did nothing but piss me off with his womanizing, and it angered me to no end that Fire knew about it while she was still sleeping with him, and put up with it. Even Clara, the spymaster-princess and easily the strongest female character in the book, falls for that stupid man's spell and ends up knocked up. Lord. I'm also incredibly peeved that while Fire is 17, every man she sleeps with is a good five years older than her - and they're easily among the youngest of the adult characters. I realize that this is fantasy and such age differences and the maturity level of certain 17-year-old characters is typical of traditional fantasy, but it drives me nuts.

My final rant: The book is a total soap opera. Really, the plot is driven more by characters than by plot, and even then not so much by character growth. It's more about who's really who's father than anything else. Entertaining enough I guess, and probably one of the only reasons I kept reading after 200 pages, but not the tone I wanted after so much immediate action in Graceling.

So yeah...the book's fine if you like soap operas, where pretty much each of my other beefs with this book would be acceptable. A huge disappointment for me though. And it made me dislike Graceling more because of all of the stupid similarities that taint my memories of the first book. Damn. ...more

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Feb 19, 2019 Brittany rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, magic, romance, year-2019, ya, 4-star-reads

4 stars!!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟

“It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he’d taken her within himself, letting her rest her entire body for a moment on his backbone, her mind in his mind, her heart in the fire of his.”

When I first started to read Fire, I was confused because it did not fall in line with Graceling. It took place outside of the 7 kingdoms in a place called the Dells. There are no Gracelings in the land of the Dells. Though, there is magic ...more

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Jun 19, 2016 Kells Next Read rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Me after reading this:

This was so much better than Graceling. Is it even possible to love all the characters in a book. I laugh, cried, fell in love, fell out of love, hated, stop hating, became understanding and never wanted this wonderful read to end. I can't wait to receive my copy of Bitterblue tomorrow. As soon as I get it I'm going to start it. ...more

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Jan 05, 2017 Dannii Elle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantastic-fabrications

I adore it when writers have so fully fleshed out their fantastical worlds that they are able to build a novel around an entire previously unseen section in an entirely new era!

This is the second installment in the Graceling series and, set a few decades before the events that occur in Graceling and sharing only one of the same characters, can almost be read as a standalone novel.

Upon finishing Graceling I immediately begun this with less than an hour's break in between and was initially disappo ...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Alyssa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Update (August 2017): Oh y'all. I never updated this with my latest collection pictures. Well... ya girl managed to find ARCs of Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue, Jane, Unlimited (purple), Jane, Unlimited (white)... and UK Bitterblue.

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Aaaaaaaand I bought the lovely Italian version of Fire! Plus the Catalan version of Graceling. Gorgeous, right? Don't tell my wallet. D:

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It has been YEARS since I read this book. I read it back in 2009 (or maybe early 2010?), before I was blogging, when I was a ...more

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Feb 07, 2009 edh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If you're a fan of Graceling, this companion novel set over the mountains to the east of the seven kingdoms will satisfy. The main narrative starring Fire (a half-human/half-monster young woman) is framed by the story of a particular young Graceling who has the ability to control others completely... you'll recognize the future King Leck immediately. Fire has a similar talent, but because of her monster blood she can actually sense what people are thinking rather than simply order them around. H ...more

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Apr 01, 2015 Norah Una Sumner rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, series, magic, loss, family-theme, boooooring, romance, adult, new-adult

2,5 stars

Strong female lead my ass.

“I don't want to love you if you're only going to die.”

“Roen snorted. "You two have the strangest relationship in the Dells."
Archer smiled slightly. "She won't consent to make it a marriage."
"I can't imagine what's stopping her. I don't suppose you've considered being less munificent with your love?"
"Would you marry me, Fire, if I slept in no one's bed but yours?"
He knew the answer to that, but it didn't hurt to remind him. "No, and I shoul

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Mar 13, 2009 Steph Su rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, own, signed

When an author's second novel far surpasses her already critically acclaimed debut novel, you know there’s something special going on. Kristin Cashore is such an author, and FIRE is such a book. Not since Robin McKinley has an author written so convincingly of a politically charged fantasy world.

The protagonist, Fire, has the cursed gift of absolute beauty and attractiveness, and many times during the course of the book, she brings up the question, “How does gender factor into the reaction to be ...more

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Aug 06, 2017 Grace ᵔᴥᵔ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, i-love-this-so-much-im-depressed, kristin-cashore

You can find my review of Fire on my blog too!

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This was the most gorgeous romantic fantasy I’ve read in a while. And want to know what the last one was? — Graceling!! Kristin Cashore is just so good at writing these beautiful, deep relationships that stem from trust and acceptance.

It’s been 24 hours since I’ve read this book and I just. can’t. stop. thinking about it! How much these two characters cared for each other makes me so happy.

No insta-love here, folks. Just a beautifully slow progressio ...more

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Aug 10, 2016 Kayla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2000-to-2010-releases, all-time-non-romance-faves, would-reread-x-100

I hit the GODDAMN quote sharing limit AGAIN I just wanted to share all my feels...i wanted to continue on immediately with another book but I feel like I need a recovery period first to write a review and put all my thoughts together as coherently as possible.

Read my updated spoiler-free (there is a spoiler section, but it will be marked and it's all the way at the end) review for this book on my blog:

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ORIGINAL REVIEW
Fire is what is called a "Monster" in t ...more

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Aug 09, 2018 Trina (Between Chapters) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, young-adult, fantasy, audiobooks

I didn't know what the plot was for most of the book, but fortunately I adore Cashore's world and characters. The (few) parts about Leck's past were the most interesting to me. I have enjoyed in both Fire and Graceling how Cashore writes budding romance. I like her lead heroines. I like that she frequently mentions menstruation and includes disabilities.

Representation: One side character uses a wheelchair. Fire sustains an injury that temporarily disables her hands. Fire has depression at one p ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Ellis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: awesome-hero, high-hopes, boss-heroine, book-datemate-please-materialise, damn-they-hot, teenage-girls-having-sex-adventures, fluff-fest, let-s-have-beautiful-cover-babies, wlw, poc-main

Content note: Yeah, I tried. Sorry. Incoherent rambling ahead. Seriously, this series has such an astonishing effect on me that the words just keep on coming. SOMEONE STAHP THEM.

I know I initially gave this four stars, but it's been a good seven hours since I finished Fire and I still have the feeling that I want to dive back into the world and experience it all over again. It's more than that. Not only am I plagued by something I can only call "book nostalgia", I've replayed the story a few tim ...more

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