Fire & Thorns 1

I think someone mentioned this book commenting on an N. K. Jemison book. So glad they did, as I loved it! It reminded me a lot of The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley. I devoured it and am now blitzing through the 2nd one.

I definitely enjoyed this book... but mostly I'm wondering why the cover has a thin white girl on it when the main character is very clearly, repeatedly stated as dark-skinned and chubby/not thin? Doesn't detract from the content, but I'm really disappointed with the publisher.

Awesome story - hard to put down. No graphic love scenes, just one kiss, so appropriate for tweens.

I enjoyed this book. It is very unique and unlike any other book I have read. It had a sort of "girl power" theme going on and I loved it.

This was a fantastic start to the series! I found it very unique for 3 main reasons. One, it had a religious main character and religious themes that were not offensive and weren't the main plot. Two, it was a great fantasy book and the magical elements were subtle and believable. Three, it was not Euro centric and was set in a Spanish influenced location. I also really enjoyed the personal growth of the main character. The series only gets better from here!

I loved this series and would highly recommend it. I read through all three books in a week!

I loved watching Elisa journey from a sad, pampered girl to a woman growing into her own skin. I enjoyed the world that Carson built as both familiar, but so different at the same time. I put the 2nd book on hold before I even finished the first.

I had heard some good things about this book and wanted to read it as newer books in the series are out. It was okay. The heroine turns out to be a 16 year old who carries a godstone that she know nothing about, gets married off to a neighboring King, gets kidnapped and spends months away learning about herself and her meaning as a "bearer". A lot happens but it is hard to relate to the Princess because there is very little back story about the land, the people or the society. It becomes a coming of age novel in a tired trope. I'm not sure I will read the other in the series as I have lots of other hopefully, better books to read.

I enjoyed the story quiet a bit, the stone in the navel thing is kinda weird but once u get passed that its good.