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A review by thebookhan
Fire Falling by Elise Kova
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The last quarter of this book was really enjoyable and upped my rating from an overall 3 to a 3.75.
The least enjoyable aspect of this book was how unbearable Vhalla was. She started out with her “woe is me, I am nothing, i am no one” persona in book one, and I was able to look over it. However, in this book, she was stating it every chance she got to the point that I just wanted to completely remove her from the story.
I have a passionate hate for self-deprecating and/or self-pitying characters ESPECIALLY when they are the main character. So she almost made me not want to finish this book, lol. But I really loved many of the side characters and the story itself was enjoyable and intriguing.
You can definitely tell where Kova got her inspo for the story (Avatar: The Last Airbender), and at times it almost feels as though Kova was a little too inspired by the show. But overall, despite the story not being all that original and the main character making me want to slam my head into a wall at regular intervals, I had a fun time reading it and it kept me entertained.
The least enjoyable aspect of this book was how unbearable Vhalla was. She started out with her “woe is me, I am nothing, i am no one” persona in book one, and I was able to look over it. However, in this book, she was stating it every chance she got to the point that I just wanted to completely remove her from the story.
I have a passionate hate for self-deprecating and/or self-pitying characters ESPECIALLY when they are the main character. So she almost made me not want to finish this book, lol. But I really loved many of the side characters and the story itself was enjoyable and intriguing.
You can definitely tell where Kova got her inspo for the story (Avatar: The Last Airbender), and at times it almost feels as though Kova was a little too inspired by the show. But overall, despite the story not being all that original and the main character making me want to slam my head into a wall at regular intervals, I had a fun time reading it and it kept me entertained.