A review by kateskookybookblog
The Flame and the Arrow by Emigh Cannaday

5.0

Opinion:
Plot - I absolutely love this book! I am getting so tired of seeing the same plots in books over and over again, or the exact opposite of normal, which makes it predictable too. This book has none of that. Just when you think you know what’s about to happen… PLOT TWIST. It keeps you on your toes with all the suspense of a cliff-hanger, except the author keeps giving you more of what you want instead of making you wait. I would say more, but I don’t want to spoil it so anyone reading this can experience the book in all its glory!

Setting – This book takes place in two places – the human world, and a co-existing world, where Talvi, the love interest, is from. Cannaday does a wonderful job of depicting the locations they wind up in with the human world, and an even better job developing her own world. When I read the pages, I feel like I am transported to this other world, experiencing things right along with the characters. The settings are described vividly without being too boring. I hate when places are described taking up four or five pages. This story manages to describe the places perfectly without the lengthiness taking away from the story.

Characters - The characters are constantly doing unexpected things, and they are unusual characters. I mean, come on, when’s the last time the main character was a female lead singer of a band? The only problem I could see some people having is the fact that her love interest is kind of stereotypical – bad boy, smoldering gaze, dark hair, secretive, yeah, you know the type. However, his personality is consistently being developed, allowing you to see more sides of him that eliminate that stereotype. I also hate seeing the same paranormal characters constantly – vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc. Elves are ones that have not been overly played, and the author manages to add so many creatures to their world that there is bound to be something new and refreshing for everyone.