336 pages
Released: September 7, 2010 (Hardcover)
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With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki—the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms. But when Jacinda’s rebelliousness leads her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The one thing that revives it is Will, whose family hunts her kind. Jacinda can’t resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she’s risking not only her life but the draki’s most closely guarded secret.
Rating: 86% B
Cover: 10/10 Love it!
Plot: 8/10
Characters: 7/10
Ending: 8/10
Mom-Approval Rating: 10/10 (no swearing, no sex, no complaints there)
I have always been intrigued by stories of dragons. Usually, because they involved princesses too. I was very curious about Firelight when I learned that Jacinda is a draki-pretty much a shapeshifter who can turn human or dragon. I was impressed with the society that Sophie Jordan created: the powers and limitations that draki would face.
Firelight was a quick read, and one that drew me in. I felt like the characters lacked development though. Jacinda was “rebellious” and Will was mysterious, but I did not feel like I really got to know them. I didn’t feel like they got to know each other either. I read a review of Firelight by Sarah-GreenBeanTeenQueen right before my copy arrived. She’d commented how Will and Jace didn’t seem to fall in love, but into lust. I hoped it wouldn’t be like that, but she was right. There was plenty of making out, but no real conversations. Yes, they were inexplicably drawn to one another, which I see in a lot of paranormal books, but when do they actually get to know each other on a deeper level?
Besides the romance aspect that I was disappointed in, I am still interested in what happens next. The fantasy elements were good, and there are still predictions I have about the series that I want to see if they’ll come true.
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