Females! Young-adult females! And males, too, I suppose - drop what you're reading and check this series out. Or finish what you're reading and then check it out, as Rae Carson has come into her own with The Crown of Embers. Similar to the Mortal Instruments trilogy, the first book in the Fire and Thorns trilogy (The Girl of Fire and Thorns) didn't win me over, but its sequel did. Boy, it did.In The Crown of Embers Elisa continues her quest to fulfill the duty given to her by her Godstone. As qu...

Fast paced and fun! Onto the last book!

Rating: 4.5 StarsI have to admit, I am a little upset. Not because of the cliffhanger ending, but because I was expecting one and it never came. Seriously. I pre-ordered this book and have been staring at it longingly on my shelves for MONTHS, refusing to be subject to a terrible, heart-wrenching cliffhanger, only to have an ending that leaves me jumping up and down for joy, completely satisfied and happy. Needless to say, we all need to re-affirm our definition of a cliffhanger ending. Does Cro...

LOOOOOOVE THIS SERIES! So much goodness and brilliance!

*4.5 stars*

I've now read THE CROWN OF EMBERS twice. If I could give it another five stars, I would. Being on my "books I love beyond reason" shelf will have to suffice. Because I do love it beyond reason.

Ahhhhhhhaowerfnoafhoawelfkdsljf......ok.While this sequel wasn't as intense as the first one, I still enjoyed it just as much. Elisa was just as strong of a heroine as she was in the first book. I loved the romance between Hector and Elisa. I was actually wary of Hector just because of how much I loved Humberto...But Hector isn't one of those male characters that tries to take the other love interest's place. His relationship with Elisa was totally different than Humberto's and that's something

Ok. So the whole time I'm reading this series and they talk about this girl with a gem in her bellybutton this is all I can see Anybody? Ok. Moving on. Giving this one a 4.5 as it didn't really pull me in as hard as the first book. However, this may be as a whole my new favorite YA fantasy series. I love the balance between politics, romance, and the magical elements of this story. I don't feel like I'm being smothered in cliche romance, the magical stuff is really interesting and the politics a...

"I want to be queen of this great country not because someone is holding my hand,but because I can do it.Me.Elisa." Damn son.I'm an emotional mess right now.This book was so damn good I want to somehow imprint it into my brain so that I can replay certain scenes over and over again.I liked Elisa in the first book but I love her in this one.I could finally completely connect with her and sense her huge character development.I really like Mara and Storm,too.And that last moment with Xim

Oh wow! What a fantastic follow up to The Girl of Fire and Thorns! And that cliffhanger!! I'm literally about to drive to the bookstore to hopefully find the last book because I simply cannot wait to know what happens next! I think, no I know, I have found a new OTP.

Trigger warnings: violence, serious physical injury to a loved one, blood, stabbing, storms at sea.24/6/2019I STILL SHIP IT LIKE WHOA. But also, I'm bumping this down to 4.5 stars on reread. I found it slightly slower and slightly more middle-book-y this time around. I still love the characters, I still love the world, I still love the writing, I still love the plot. And honestly, this is a spectacular slow burn and I adore everything about it. 8/2/2017I SHIP IT LIKE WHOA. Full thoughts to follo...

On sale $3.99 5/13/16 HereOn my second read this book held up very well the struggles Elisa faced and the Hector of it. Don't mind me while I swoon for Hector all over again.Original ReviewPardon me while I pick my heart up off the floor. This was such a great follow up to Girl of Fire and Thorns. The book starts off shortly after GoFaT ended. Elisa is trying to run the country, but it has been difficult she has been met with riots, new attacks on her life and threats from both inside and out. S...

Warning : This is not a review for the book, because I didn't reach further than 7% (Hector did shave his moustache, though, so : woot! #LittleVictory). This is only an extended status because I ramble too much for those the space there is ridiculously short, right? Who thought 420 characters were enough, I wonder. You guessed right, I don't do twitter. To-the-point is not my friend. Anyway. Stop rambling Anna damn it. All of that is to say that I'm taking a little time off Goodreads so I a

6 out of 10 Ревью в моем блоге/This review on my blogLiving A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work) Short-Soundtrack:Lissie – In SleepOf Monsters And Men – Thousand EyesToby Lightman – Holding A HeartGenre: high-fantasy, YAStuff: magic amulets, political intrigues, adventuresFail: religion stuffWOW: world-building, cliffhanger POV: 1st-person, femaleLove-Geometry: zeroQuote-Core:

Holy cheeseballs covered in roly polies. I can't form a coherent thought after finishing this book this morning. I will say that I was distracted ALL DAY at school because of the feelings pulsing through me after gobbling this book up. I just. I can't. I don't. AAAAHHHHHHH. BRAIN IS IMPLODING. There were so many times I wanted to smack all the characters! But thank GOD Elisa does what she does at the end, even if she does a certain other thing before then that makes her do the certain thing that...

3,5*I enjoyed this book. Elisa discovers it’s not easy being queen especially when it appears someone is trying to undermine her. She makes mistakes and bad decisions and it’s very easy to forget that she’s only seventeen years old. But she’s intelligent and learns from her mistakes.My issues with the first book weren’t really a problem here.Elisa is no longer fat, not that I had any issue at all with her weight it was refreshing having a heroine that wasn’t stick thin. But it was the obsession

What a difference the introduction makes. I'll admit that the first time around, I abandoned this book because I could not get past the beginning. Ok, Elisa almost dies several times, her country is in chaos, but they are the most boring murder attempts/civil unrest possible. I don't think it's the writing, it's just tossing events after events at us with little character development that made the beginning intolerable for me, however action-packed it was.However, past page 90 is where the book

Actual rating: 4.5 stars A few tips how to write an excellent sequel:-more characters' development-more romance-more political intrigue-more romance-more humor-more romance-more magic-more romanceI loved this book. It was a whirlwind of emotions. I honestly did not expect it to be THAT good. I liked the first book, I liked Elisa, but now I admire the girl - what a wonderful character development indeed! She came a way from one of the most annoying heroines to one of my favorite her

JUST AS GOOD AS THE FIRST.Everyone....if you haven't read this book becuz of ur bajillion other books in ur tbr pile....I forgive you.....Ur life will be spared....Now pick this series up now and read it. ;pTHERES JUST SO MUCH FEEELZ EVERYONE.THE FEEELZZZZZ......AND ACTION......AND AMAZING CHARACRERS........prepare to fall in love.

DNFi simply do not care enough to continue