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Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria
4.0
*4.5 stars*
Thank you so much Edelweiss and HMH Books for Young Readers for approving this ARC for me!!
First of all, WOW! Dang this book was good! I had trouble putting it down! It had action, it had character development (with characters that I actually cared about), a main character turned evil, AND a dash of romance! I didn't expect this much out of this book and was pleasantly surprised!
The first thing I want to say is the reason I didn't give [b:Fire with Fire|53968522|Fire with Fire|Destiny Soria|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593147850l/53968522._SY75_.jpg|79666691] 5 stars - the LACK of magic development and some holes in the story. For starters, I think [a:Destiny Soria|14757755|Destiny Soria|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450013318p2/14757755.jpg] could've developed the magical elements so much more. It would've been cool if she had shown pictures of the symbols Calla used to resurrect Zephyr. In addition, it was wayyyyyyyyyyy too easy for Eden to use her newly given magic. She should've had to learn to control it and how to perform spells. I also wanted to see more of the sisters' Aunt Frankie as well as their parents.
Now onto the good stuff! I really enjoyed the fact that Eden turned to the dark side for a while. It added an extra element to the story that made it that more enjoyable and the plot more complicated. I also enjoyed the setting - I haven't read hardly any books that were set in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. I also liked the plot! There were clear distinctions between the acts that, I myself as a writer, noticed.
Dani was a great protagonist. Forced into a role she didn't really want, but had the strength to be in. I rooted for her the whole time! I knew she wasn't going to stay dead because there has literally only been one book and one author I've EVER read that's done that (*cough, cough* [b:Allegiant|18710190|Allegiant (Divergent, #3)|Veronica Roth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395582745l/18710190._SY75_.jpg|15524549], [a:Veronica Roth|4039811|Veronica Roth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588707274p2/4039811.jpg] *cough, cough*). I enjoyed the internal struggles Dani and Eden had to go through to make it to the end. AND EVEN BETTER the side characters were fleshed out! Tomás and Sadie were the perfect side characters and much needed comedy in this book! And then there was Kieran . . . he was a nice love interest and I really hope there is a second book so I can see more his and Dani's relationship, as well as Eden and Nate's relationship!
Overall, an excellent book and I hope more authors incorporate fantasy and the real-world like [a:Destiny Soria|14757755|Destiny Soria|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450013318p2/14757755.jpg] did in [b:Fire with Fire|53968522|Fire with Fire|Destiny Soria|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593147850l/53968522._SY75_.jpg|79666691]!
Thank you so much Edelweiss and HMH Books for Young Readers for approving this ARC for me!!
First of all, WOW! Dang this book was good! I had trouble putting it down! It had action, it had character development (with characters that I actually cared about), a main character turned evil, AND a dash of romance! I didn't expect this much out of this book and was pleasantly surprised!
The first thing I want to say is the reason I didn't give [b:Fire with Fire|53968522|Fire with Fire|Destiny Soria|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593147850l/53968522._SY75_.jpg|79666691] 5 stars - the LACK of magic development and some holes in the story. For starters, I think [a:Destiny Soria|14757755|Destiny Soria|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450013318p2/14757755.jpg] could've developed the magical elements so much more. It would've been cool if she had shown pictures of the symbols Calla used to resurrect Zephyr. In addition, it was wayyyyyyyyyyy too easy for Eden to use her newly given magic. She should've had to learn to control it and how to perform spells. I also wanted to see more of the sisters' Aunt Frankie as well as their parents.
Now onto the good stuff! I really enjoyed the fact that Eden turned to the dark side for a while. It added an extra element to the story that made it that more enjoyable and the plot more complicated. I also enjoyed the setting - I haven't read hardly any books that were set in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. I also liked the plot! There were clear distinctions between the acts that, I myself as a writer, noticed.
Dani was a great protagonist. Forced into a role she didn't really want, but had the strength to be in. I rooted for her the whole time! I knew she wasn't going to stay dead because there has literally only been one book and one author I've EVER read that's done that (*cough, cough* [b:Allegiant|18710190|Allegiant (Divergent, #3)|Veronica Roth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395582745l/18710190._SY75_.jpg|15524549], [a:Veronica Roth|4039811|Veronica Roth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588707274p2/4039811.jpg] *cough, cough*). I enjoyed the internal struggles Dani and Eden had to go through to make it to the end. AND EVEN BETTER the side characters were fleshed out! Tomás and Sadie were the perfect side characters and much needed comedy in this book! And then there was Kieran . . . he was a nice love interest and I really hope there is a second book so I can see more his and Dani's relationship, as well as Eden and Nate's relationship!
Overall, an excellent book and I hope more authors incorporate fantasy and the real-world like [a:Destiny Soria|14757755|Destiny Soria|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450013318p2/14757755.jpg] did in [b:Fire with Fire|53968522|Fire with Fire|Destiny Soria|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593147850l/53968522._SY75_.jpg|79666691]!