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Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

9 reviews

star_charter152's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Child death

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

scampbell1290's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying

aprilhereee's review

adventurous inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I loved this one!! I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn’t heard anyone talk about it, but this was a really interesting YA fantasy. It was really easy to catch onto the world, and the characters were just complex enough to make me love them! I really appreciated that this book didn’t sugarcoat the characters feelings and downplay their emotions over some really serious topics, but it also didn’t feel like it made them overly dramatic. There were some pretty messed up things that happened to these characters and the way they deal with it is honorable. I loved the little bits of romance as well, it wasn’t nearly enough to where I’d call this romantasy, but it just made me love the characters more.

I also really loved the dragons! I’ve been spoiled with books where dragons speak and are basically an entire other character, but the dragons in this book do not. With that being said, I absolutely loved their role and the relationships with their riders and the other people around them. The interactions written were really heart-warming, and I just loved all the little details about them. I’m really hoping to see more of the dragons and their actions & emotions in books 2 & 3!

I will also mention, there was a decent amount of fire injuries & burning mentioned. Nothing super graphic, but if someone has trauma with fire, I’d keep that in mind. It’s a book with dragons & there are sparring & matches that involve ash & fire.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War, Bullying, Death, and Violence

kate001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcohol and Animal death

katrinarose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

Excellent fantasy with complex political intrigue that didn’t fall into obvious good vs evil “sides”. The character development was excellent and I enjoyed both POVs. I liked that it wasn’t romance-heavy, especially in a world/situation with such high stakes. The dragons were an interesting element in this world too, and I hope the next books expand more on the dragon and rider relationship. The only thing that keeps it from 5 stars from me is that it definitely felt like a book that is meant to be a build up to the next books in the series. Even the big final scene in the book was a little short and anticlimactic after all the events that led it there. I’m excited to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Blood

aseel_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

This book gives me such Russian Revolution with dragon vibes, but maybe that's just me. I can also understand how this is a better version of Fourth Wing. The bigger focus on actual dragon riding/fighting was really cool to see, the actual impact of the war and the horrors they have to commit was deeply gripping, and the struggle of our two main characters and whether they can accept and move on after what their families have experienced? Captivating. Definitely had some "hands to mouth" moments which is always fun and very excited to start the second book immediately. Will say that the beginning is a little hard to get through, but you'll be hooked after 15%. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Bullying, Blood, War, Vomit, Medical content, Violence, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

k_wage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and Genocide

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Grief, and War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Bullying, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Torture, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Violence

moonlitreading_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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

4.5

“Together we’ll defy them, step by step through this fire, to the end.”

I will never be the same person I was before l read this. This book gave so much suspense (especially the last few chapters) that it got me hooked all throughout. I enjoyed the story a lot. I'm definitely a fan of the plot. The characters were so easy to get attached to, especially Annie my girl. The bond between dragons and their humans was heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. This is a story about friendship, love, and defying the odds.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Child death, and Classism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Minor: Vomit