Title: Fire
Author: Kristin Cashore
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Summary: She is the last of her kind…
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.
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The companion to Graceling, Fire was an entirely different take on the world Cashore created and it took a long time for me to get used to the vast differences. However, once I did, I found myself loving the book just as much as the first. Fire is another strong heroine and while it got a bit irritating reading just how beautiful she was and how beautiful the monsters were (lots of beautiful things), the action and characters made up for it. Her search for identity and friendship woven into political intrigue made for a strong plot and led to much character growth.
As I said, it takes a bit to get used to the vast changes in atmosphere of this book but once you have it’s worth it.
There is talk of a sequel, Bitterblue, and I will be looking for that when it comes out.
Companion book to Graceling.
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