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kendal_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
boba_nbooks's review
- 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
Rebecca Ross writes a gorgeous finale to the Elements of Cadence duology in A Fire Endless.
We pick up a couple of weeks where we left off at the end of A River Enchanted. Adaira is struggling to find her place in the West with her birth parents, wondering if she would ever fit in. Jack, Torin, and Sidra are left to pick up the pieces in the East and try to lead the clan in Adaira's absence. One day, Torin discovers a blight in an orchard in the East that has somehow spread to the people, and he and Sidra work together to find a cure for their clan. Jack feels lost without Adaira until he finds purpose in a mission from a fire spirit named Ash. Adaira, Jack, Sidra, and Torin are all pushed to their limits as they come together with the spirits to try and finally stop the northern wind spirit, Bane, who is tyrannically ruling over the spirits. Unknown history will be discovered, and sacrifices will need to be made by everyone in order to stop Bane and unite the isle of Cadence once again.
Rebecca Ross has quickly become one of my favorite authors. Her writing style captures lyrical prose, atmospheric settings, and multi-dimensional characters. One thing I love about her female characters is that they don't fall into the typical popular "strong FMC" umbrella; they are, instead, quietly strong and sacrifice and fight in their own unconventional ways. This novel especially captures the resilience of women as well as the importance of connection to the Earth, understanding amongst each other, and constantly learning from history to avoid making the same mistakes. Ross paints a beautiful picture of what life can look like when we work together, forgive, and simply communicate with one another.
Readers who love Ross' Letters of Enchantment duology or anything by Stephanie Garber would be remiss to ignore this series.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
kbowles24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death
Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jessiereads98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This story had almost too
much going on for a final book of a duology. Adaira is learning the culture and politics of the West, Torin is adjusting to his role as laird of the East, Jack, Sidra, and Torin must save the Isle of Cadence from a mysterious plague affecting both the land and people. With this much ground to cover things felt rushed and choppy at times. The character development and main relationships which shone in the first book remain, but to a lesser degree. I felt the relationships were the biggest strength of the first book, and putting them to the side to focus on too many plot elements made this a weaker story. I especially didn’t like
While the main relationships between Jack and Adaira, and Torin and Sidra remain we unfortunately don’t get to continue exploring the familial relationships from A River Enchanted in A Fire Endless. Mirin, Fraeda, and Maisie who played a prominent role in the first book are all but absent here. There was an attempt to explore the fraught relationship between Adaira and her biological parents here, but it ultimately gets lost and falls flat amongst everything else happening. Jack interacts with his paternal relatives 2 or 3 times total in 500 pages despite not having known his father being central to his character. I was disappointed by the lack of connections outside of the two main romantic relationships.
While there seemed to be more magic overall in A Fire Endless, there was less bardic magic. I loved the uniqueness of Jack’s powers as a bard in A River Enchanted and the way it was written. In A Fire Endless the interactions with the spirits are more direct, and initiated by the spirits. This made the magic seem more mundane, and like a plot device that Ross used to get us from one point to another.
Finally, I was disappointed by the ending. It felt rushed to make sure every loose end was tied up neatly, rather than those endings having been earned and making sense. I also didn’t like how
Overall, this was a fine conclusion to the duology despite being a little disappointing.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mcdonom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Death of parent
krisalexcole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
takarakei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
3🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Grief