Of Fire and Stars (Of Fire and Stars, #1)

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Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands But Denna has a secret She possesses an Affinity for fire a dangerous gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden.Now, Denna must learn the ways of her new home while trying to hide her growing magic To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria s formidable warhorses and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine called Mare the sister of her betrothed.When a shocking assassination leaves the kingdom reeling, Mare and Denna reluctantly join forces to search for the culprit As the two become closer, Mare is surprised by Denna s intelligence and bravery, while Denna is drawn to Mare s independent streak And soon their friendship is threatening to blossom into something.But with dangerous conflict brewing that makes the alliance important than ever, acting on their feelings could be deadly Forced to choose between their duty and their hearts, Mare and Denna must find a way to save their kingdoms and each other. Read Of Fire and Stars (Of Fire and Stars, #1) – kino-fada.fr Let s start with the positive there s an LGBT romance And also there s er, nope, sorry, that s all I got for you.Of Fire and Stars is a mind numbingly generic YA fantasy novel, and the attempts to spice it up with a lesbian romance just don t work Take that aspect out and you are left with nonexistent world building, poorly developed characters, immature writing and just extreme boredom If you ve read a few fantasy novels, this one adds ...when she falls in love with his rogueish horse training sister instead sign me the fuck upThe book s blurb a promise of a lesbian romance, sounded intriguing Unfortunately, the romance was the only halfway decent thing about this nook.The complaints about this book are pretty similar across the board, from the other reviews I ve read, and I agree wholeheartedly There was no world building We are immediately plunged into kingdoms and political situations without knowing what the hell we re getting into Why is she bet...I LOVED THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH I am 100% filming a video review because WOWpeople need to read this story.If you re looking for a fantasy novel with an LGBT relationship, I would highly recommend this one I can t personally speak for the representation, but to my interpretation, this world s view of sexuality is extremely balanced I feel the best way I can describe it is by this The problem is NEVER that these two girls have fallen in love with each other and that s bad because they are I LOVED THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH I am 100% filming a video review because WOWpeople need to read this story.If you re looking for a fantasy novel with an LGBT relationship, I would highly recommend this one I can t personally speak for the representation, but to my interpretation, this world s view of sexuality is extremely balanced I feel the best way I can describe it is by this The problem is NEVER that these two girls have fallen in love with each other and that s bad because they are of the same gender The problem is that two girls have fallen in love while one is betrothed to the other s brother In an interview I read with the author, she expressed that she created a world where homophobia does not exist hello this is what fantasy was created for so I can pro...Well this might be my most disappointing book of 2016 I was SO excited to see a YA fantasy book where the princess gets the girl, but that s just about the only thing this book has going for it Actually, even that fell short Dennaleia is engaged to a prince in a kingdom that would persecute her for her magic, but she falls in love with his sister Amaranthine instead Awesome premise, but so poorly executed The book jumps into the story without much character development or worldbuilding, and Well this might be my most disappointing book of 2016 I was SO excited to see a YA fantasy book where the princess gets the girl, but that s just about the only thing this book has going for it Actually, even that fell short Dennaleia is engaged to a prince in a kingdom that would persecute her for her magic, but she falls in love with his sister Amaranthine instead Awesome premise, but so poorly executed The book jumps into the story without much character development or worldbuilding, and I don t even know what s up with the magic religion stuff the book revolves around The characters felt juvenile and everything was overly simplistic Even Denna Mare s whole relationship felt awkward, forced, and just jumped from dislike to love It was a serious chore to push through the dull plot and I can t say I really cared about any of it at any point Sometimes a strong story can save weak writing, while strong writing can make a weak story still fun to read Unfortunately, this book was we...DNF 31% I CAN T DO IT ANYMORE I FUCKING CAN T THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SLOWEST BOOKS WITH THE MOST BORING PLOT AND ABSOLUTELY SHITTY WORLD BUILDING IT IS SO FUCKING SLOW, I LITERALLY AM WILLING TO READ FIFTY SHADES OVER THIS I VE BEEN READING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH A FUCKING MONTH I NEVER TAKE A FUCKING MONTH TO FINISH A 400 P...Really enjoyed this book I LOVED the romance between the two princesses I literally DIED for the descriptions Also i loved the magic in this fantasy novel, so unique and easy to understand WONDERFULWAY to much horse talk ...Of Fire and Stars had the potential to be good as a YA fantasy with a lesbian romance, but it all fell pretty flat Unfortunately, the execution didn t hold up There s a huge lack of world building and character development And the biggest problem for me was how a lot of it just didn t make sense The plot doesn t add up Plus, the adult characters are all very stupid for some odd reason.Dennaleia, known as Denna, has been promi...4.5 5 starsI will have manythoughts on this book when I do my video review, but for now I just want to say that my heart feels like it is glowing I put the book down 10 minutes ago and I haven t been able to stop feeling so happy about the way this story developed and the way that Mare and Denna s relationship evolved.If you are a huge fan of the dislike to love relationship trope, I would highly recommend this book If you love horses, you would love this book If you love QUEER FANTASY 4.5 5 starsI will have manythoughts on this book when I do my video review, but for now I just want to say that my heart feels like it is glowing I put the book down 10 minutes ago and I haven t been able to stop feeling so happy about the way this story developed and the way that Mare and Denna s relationship evolved.If you are a huge fan of the dislike to love relationship trope, I would highly recommend this book If you love horses, you would love this book If you love ...1.5 5Ah, it s good to be back I must like writing reviews nearly as much as I love to read I d never realized that.https emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.coAnyway, let s get into this book I m disappointed, yes, but not slump worthily so I received this book in an Owlcrate, and while it sounded liiiiiit and looks even prettier, it hadn t really been on my radar beforehand So, no, I didn t like this But who has the time to be surprised by me not liking books The premise of this guy is sick 1.5 5Ah, it s good to be back I must like writing reviews nearly as much as I love to read I d never realized that.https emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.coAnyway, let s get into this book I m disappointed, yes, but not slump worthily so I received this book in an Owlcrate, and while it sounded liiiiiit and looks even prettier, it hadn t really been on my radar beforehand So, no, I didn t like this But who has the time to be surprised by me not liking books The premise o...

Of Fire and Stars (Of Fire and Stars, #1)
  • English
  • 09 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 389 pages
  • 0062433253
  • Audrey Coulthurst
  • Of Fire and Stars (Of Fire and Stars, #1)