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My Review:Title: The Fire Thief
Author: Gwynn White, Erin St. Pierre
Published by: Indie
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 268
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Action and Adventure
Reading Challenges: CC's Goodreads Reading Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:“The world knew when you were born. The ground shook with your hidden power. That’s when the race to find you began. Now we have you, the real war can start.”
Obey. Work hard. Give thanks. Be fearful.
That’s what Stasha has been told for the past eighteen years. Be grateful for your enslavement. It will keep you safe from the fae. Work hard for all you have. Or stay out in the snow to be hunted by monsters. Marry the man who buys you. Give everything to the deity that offers you protection in exchange for your miserable life.
Stasha is done serving those who allow the people she loves to die.
In a last-ditch effort to free herself and her best friend Klaus, Stasha steals two silver coins from a dangerous stranger. Just enough money for them to disappear and start a new life together.
But Stasha couldn’t have chosen a worse target for her thievery.
Prince Averin has been tracking the power that shook the world for nearly two decades. He never expected his search to end at a scrappy orphan who stole his money. Her power could be the key to ending the centuries-long war waged by the fae against his kingdom. And now that he has her, he’s not letting her go.
Then it happened. Something that changed everything. Something so devastating no one saw it coming. Now Stasha has no choice but to set the world on fire.
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Favorite quote:
Everyone has a war to fight. Most battles rage in the lonely dark. A lesson to remember.
I loved this story. I love these authors so liking the story isn’t that far of a stretch.
The world building was well written and didn’t overshadow the story. Sometimes that happens. The characters had depth and weren’t perfect. I loved the flaws. Stasha is a protector, she fights to keep others from having to. She is one of the most loyal MC’s I’ve read in a while. I love how she doesn’t give up on her friend even though his chance of living was like 0.5%. She needs to know, and the fact that she can inspire all these other’s to follow her into what what sure to be certain death was awesome. The romance was non-existent but inferred and that is pretty normal for HF. The way it was written was pretty brilliant though, it’s hard to hint at something without it coming off as out of place or unnecessary. This flowed with the story quite well.
Sometimes I don’t like when we learn about what’s happening at the same time as the MC, but this wasn’t overdone and my interest was still engaged throughout the story. High fantasy used to be my favorite genre but lately sci-fi has been edging it out. I suppose one could say they are similiar but I don’t really think that. I liked it so much I pre-ordered the next one….and I never do that because I’m on a strict budget and have KU.
I don’t know how I missed this review, but it sounds great too!!