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A review by batkat31
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
5.0
** WARNING*** This review is for the whole trilogy really because when you get halfway through book one you will not be able to stop *** WARNING***
I was so fooled by this book in the beginning. This was actually recommended to me by my father who has never once steered me wrong about a book. I was up to about chapter 5 when I called him asked "What in the world were you thinking when you recommended this to me? This is awful, I can't stand the main character!" He said "I know but stick with it I swear you'll love it." So I worked through a few more chapters and next thing I know its just a few days later and I've finished the whole trilogy and I've laughed, cried and had my mind completely blown. The author made an unbearable MC grow into someone I want to be. She made me realize part of why I hated her so much was she was a lot like many young girls including myself. As she grew she became smarter, stronger and more sure of herself and what she wants.
*SPOILERS STARTING HERE**
I loved the way the author misled you. I thought the MC was a shallow stupid girl who would fall in love with the shallow prince and it would be insta love and they would overcome some stupid struggle to prove their love. NOPE. Then I thought that was a small mislead to have her fall for the next boy who was a rebel but sweet and THEY would fall happily in love and overcome obstacles and that would be that. NOPE (that nope came in lots of tears because in the end I loved rebel boy and was furious in how that turned out until I realized how brilliant it was). Then I realized that the romance that was so important in the first book was just part of the MC's growth. She learned from both and became stronger because of it. So impressed with this whole series. I can't rave enough about it.
I was so fooled by this book in the beginning. This was actually recommended to me by my father who has never once steered me wrong about a book. I was up to about chapter 5 when I called him asked "What in the world were you thinking when you recommended this to me? This is awful, I can't stand the main character!" He said "I know but stick with it I swear you'll love it." So I worked through a few more chapters and next thing I know its just a few days later and I've finished the whole trilogy and I've laughed, cried and had my mind completely blown. The author made an unbearable MC grow into someone I want to be. She made me realize part of why I hated her so much was she was a lot like many young girls including myself. As she grew she became smarter, stronger and more sure of herself and what she wants.
*SPOILERS STARTING HERE**
I loved the way the author misled you. I thought the MC was a shallow stupid girl who would fall in love with the shallow prince and it would be insta love and they would overcome some stupid struggle to prove their love. NOPE. Then I thought that was a small mislead to have her fall for the next boy who was a rebel but sweet and THEY would fall happily in love and overcome obstacles and that would be that. NOPE (that nope came in lots of tears because in the end I loved rebel boy and was furious in how that turned out until I realized how brilliant it was). Then I realized that the romance that was so important in the first book was just part of the MC's growth. She learned from both and became stronger because of it. So impressed with this whole series. I can't rave enough about it.