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thesunniestbunny's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sandyris's review against another edition
4.0
The first half of this book really dragged but once they introduced Cottonmouth and the dragon, it got more interesting. It was cool finally learning what the Scorching was and why it happened, and how the two continents are connected. This book wasn't really focused on action, more on history and relationships between characters, which was fine but made the story slower paced than I'm used to from this series. Still thinking about the dragon though, her part of the story and emotional arc was surprisingly touching.
fantasydragongirl14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I got a spoiler from a friend about Lizard/Freedom... But she wasn't what I had pictured at all...
jaymoosethegoose's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lvcrft's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
suddan1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
loang's review against another edition
2.0
Rating: 4 out of 10
If I close my eyes and concentrate very hard, I can almost believe this was just a late April Fools’ joke and the actual book is going to come out any day now.
What a disappointment.
If you want to enjoy this book, I’d say just don’t go with any expectations whatsoever. Because all those things you think are going to happen and are so excited about? Nah. They just don’t.
The thing about this book is that nothing that does happen in it is necessarily bad, it’s what doesn’t happen that bothers me so much. Blue is almost nonexistent in this book, Luna doesn’t use her flamesilk for anything more useful than making lights, and worst of all, there’s no big battle at the end! (there is a battle, but it happens pretty much off-screen and doesn’t last that much). It’s all just too easy!
It wasn’t all bad, though. I enjoyed the bits about the Scorching, some of the new characters (love you Dusky), the friendship between Luna and Cricket, etc. The overall idea for the book was good: it just wasn’t right for the ending of this arc.
And I think that’s my main problem with The Flames of Hope: it’s not a bad story, but it is a bad conclusion. It doesn’t tie up any loose ends and at times it just pretends that previous books or characters never existed or had any relevance at all. For example, while Freedom’s (who was just recently introduced) character arc was great, Wasp (who was the main villain for the first half of the arc) didn’t even have a proper ending to her character (she was literally just sent to jail. Offscreen. It still hurts to think about).
This arc was decidedly the messiest Wings of Fire’s ever had. The first three books established a clear plot, villain, and objective, but then the fourth one came out and it seemed like one very long spin-off. I enjoyed it, though, despite the fact that I knew it would only further complicate things for the arc going forward. And turns out I was right! ‘Losing’ that book really took a toll on the overall arc quality; the ending was rushed and did a terrible job at closing any previous plots.
And now here’s the part where, despite everything I’ve talked about, I explain how excited I am for the next arc anyway. Because I can’t stop myself.
But really, this is just Darkness of Dragons all over again. All I can hope for is that these disappointing arc endings don’t end up becoming a habit.
If I close my eyes and concentrate very hard, I can almost believe this was just a late April Fools’ joke and the actual book is going to come out any day now.
What a disappointment.
If you want to enjoy this book, I’d say just don’t go with any expectations whatsoever. Because all those things you think are going to happen and are so excited about? Nah. They just don’t.
The thing about this book is that nothing that does happen in it is necessarily bad, it’s what doesn’t happen that bothers me so much. Blue is almost nonexistent in this book, Luna doesn’t use her flamesilk for anything more useful than making lights, and worst of all, there’s no big battle at the end! (there is a battle, but it happens pretty much off-screen and doesn’t last that much). It’s all just too easy!
It wasn’t all bad, though. I enjoyed the bits about the Scorching, some of the new characters (love you Dusky), the friendship between Luna and Cricket, etc. The overall idea for the book was good: it just wasn’t right for the ending of this arc.
And I think that’s my main problem with The Flames of Hope: it’s not a bad story, but it is a bad conclusion. It doesn’t tie up any loose ends and at times it just pretends that previous books or characters never existed or had any relevance at all. For example, while Freedom’s (who was just recently introduced) character arc was great, Wasp (who was the main villain for the first half of the arc) didn’t even have a proper ending to her character (she was literally just sent to jail. Offscreen. It still hurts to think about).
This arc was decidedly the messiest Wings of Fire’s ever had. The first three books established a clear plot, villain, and objective, but then the fourth one came out and it seemed like one very long spin-off. I enjoyed it, though, despite the fact that I knew it would only further complicate things for the arc going forward. And turns out I was right! ‘Losing’ that book really took a toll on the overall arc quality; the ending was rushed and did a terrible job at closing any previous plots.
And now here’s the part where, despite everything I’ve talked about, I explain how excited I am for the next arc anyway. Because I can’t stop myself.
But really, this is just Darkness of Dragons all over again. All I can hope for is that these disappointing arc endings don’t end up becoming a habit.
bendanef's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Soooo good I couldn’t put it down !!!
nlalbert's review against another edition
3.0
This was my least favorite of the series, but still recommended for Wings of Fire fans.