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2nd time read - right before reading Bitterblue:
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first time, but still really enjoyed the story and the characters. Last time I practically swallowed it whole and didn't spend enough time to really remember small details three years later. It was great to be able to read this again right before reading Bitterblue. I still loved the characters, but I kept finding sentence fragments that bothered me and brought me out of the story. Now I need to reread Fire! ...more
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first time, but still really enjoyed the story and the characters. Last time I practically swallowed it whole and didn't spend enough time to really remember small details three years later. It was great to be able to read this again right before reading Bitterblue. I still loved the characters, but I kept finding sentence fragments that bothered me and brought me out of the story. Now I need to reread Fire! ...more
Jun 10, 2011
Sunflower
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I loved the first half of this book. The second half read a little too much like a sappy romance novel. I like sappy romance novels, so it didn't take away my enjoyment of the story, but the first half of this book promised a different kind of story. The first half focused on our heroine and her ability to kick butt with a little romance on the side. The romantic relationship became center stage for the rest of the book with the butt kicking on the side. Overall, this was a very enjoyable romant
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I think this book will be very popular among the young people. With a strong heroine, adventure, castles, queens, & kings, Lords & Ladies, and a romance, there is much here to keep one's interest.
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this was very obviously a first novel, but for all that it was really enjoyable. the characters are sympathetic and the plot surprised me at many turns. nothing felt tacked-on as an afterthought; it read quickly, felt cohesive, and at the end i was satisfied with where everybody had ended up. it wasn't the most riveting book i've ever read, but as i said, it was her first, and cashore has shown she knows how to write. i don't doubt her future works will only get better.
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Sep 26, 2008
Natalya
marked it as to-read
May 01, 2009
Gaijinmama
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Aug 18, 2010
Lisa
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Aug 20, 2010
Leigh Ann
marked it as to-read
Jan 12, 2011
Heather
marked it as to-read
Jan 29, 2011
Slayermel
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2011
Jenn
marked it as to-read
Apr 28, 2011
Mita
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May 17, 2011
Rebekah
marked it as wishlist
