Title: Fire
Author: Kristin Cashore
Published: 2009 by Dial
Pages: 461
Rating: 3/5
Goodreads Summary: It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she has the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City. The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she has the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City. The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
Review:
Fire in my opinion had a slow start, it took me a while to read the first half of the book until the story started to pick up some speed. I noticed that like the first book of the series "Graceling", the main female protagonist Fire, did not like what she was. She was also a bit more whiny than Katsa was in Graceling, she wasn't as strong of a character either. One of the male characters, Archer, drove me insane. The guy was a man whore, who would basically screw any female that he crossed paths with, even if they were only 15 years old. Why the hell would Fire not be jealous of her horny "love interest"? I mean if I had a thing for him, I would have cut off his manhood and shove it down his throat! I also wasn't impressed that there were mentions of rape. Sorry let me correct myself, not mentions but the idea that certain men wanted to rape Fire. That to me isn't a cool thing to have a book meant for teens. There were some good points in this book, like the whole mind reading thing. So this book was ok, not good or great but ok.
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