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The Raging Fires by T.A. Barron

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scmacey16's review

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4.0

Omg I loved it! T. A. Barron wrote a prefect story again.

ladypalutena's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Merlin has grown a lot from his last adventure to this one. This book starts off with him crafting a musical instrument, as all young wizards are bound to do in Fincayra, and he has only one shot to get it right. Of course, the moment he finishes it, the enchantress queen of the dwarves calls on him for help, and Merlin finds himself on yet another quest.

It's a little more involved than the previous two books, and the time span is shorter, but does not appear to have Merlin do impossible things in that span of time. He also doesn't get saved at the last minute every single time, but he also still does not ever fail in his quest (except, perhaps, when

Halia's brother dies

. Rhia is barely in this book, and I wish we'd had more of her. But I guess since she went along on Merlin's quest in the last book, she can't be there for this one.

cal102's review

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sqeeker's review against another edition

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2.0

- This wasn't as good as the first two. It suffered from middle book syndrome.

- Not a lot happened in the story. If all the fluff and traveling was taken out, this would be a very short book.

- Merlin is so dumb.

- I really liked Hallia and Eremon. They were fun new characters, and I just like the whole idea of deer people.

- I don't think the dragon was evil, and I'm glad that was addressed.

- There was a lot of traveling back and forth, and I just felt like if Merlin had done things in order, he wouldn't have had to travel as much. It would have saved time. He should have gone after the Galator first, like people told him too!

- I want a horse like Ionn!

- I wish there had been more dragon parts.

- I just don't have much to say about this one. I hope the last 2 books are better!