"Fireborne" was my favorite 2019 read. It was SO GOOD. Amazing. Fun. Exciting. Think of a positive description word--- this book is it!
I didn't have very high expectations going into "Fireborne". I feel like there have been too many books and tv shows marketed as "If you like Game of Thrones, you'll love this!" This has been the first book with that tagline that I have really liked, and not because I think that it felt anything like something from GoT. I think "Fireborne" stands on its own just fine. :)
"Fireborne" centers around two students that are competing for the role of Firstrider, the potential future leader of their country and leader of the dragon military. The story really starts nine years earlier when the ruling class of dragonlords are overthrown and replaced with a meritocracy. The first student , Lee, is a surviving dragonlord's son, hiding behind a new name and trying to find his place in this new society. The second is Annie, whose family was destroyed by a dragon and its dragonlord when she was younger.
I loved both of these characters, as well as the supporting cast. Their struggles and achievements were believable, and their stories were interesting. I felt myself really rooting for the characters. Although dragons are a large part of the story, their is much more focus on the human characters and their interactions. I would love to see more about the dragons later in the series.
For me, this is one of those books that I wish I could read again as if it was the first time. I loved this book so much that I read through it as fast as I could, staying up WAY past my bedtime in order to finish. Thank you to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for an advanced copy of this book. Rosaria Munda, this book was fantastic. I am a little bit in love with you for writing it ;).
I didn't have very high expectations going into "Fireborne". I feel like there have been too many books and tv shows marketed as "If you like Game of Thrones, you'll love this!" This has been the first book with that tagline that I have really liked, and not because I think that it felt anything like something from GoT. I think "Fireborne" stands on its own just fine. :)
"Fireborne" centers around two students that are competing for the role of Firstrider, the potential future leader of their country and leader of the dragon military. The story really starts nine years earlier when the ruling class of dragonlords are overthrown and replaced with a meritocracy. The first student , Lee, is a surviving dragonlord's son, hiding behind a new name and trying to find his place in this new society. The second is Annie, whose family was destroyed by a dragon and its dragonlord when she was younger.
I loved both of these characters, as well as the supporting cast. Their struggles and achievements were believable, and their stories were interesting. I felt myself really rooting for the characters. Although dragons are a large part of the story, their is much more focus on the human characters and their interactions. I would love to see more about the dragons later in the series.
For me, this is one of those books that I wish I could read again as if it was the first time. I loved this book so much that I read through it as fast as I could, staying up WAY past my bedtime in order to finish. Thank you to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for an advanced copy of this book. Rosaria Munda, this book was fantastic. I am a little bit in love with you for writing it ;).