Review: Firelight by Sophie Jordan

If you do nothing else today, do yourself a favor: Go to the nearest bookstore and pick up a copy of Firelight by Sophie Jordan.Seriously, do it.

I *loved* this book and it hits shelves today.

–Description from GoodReads

I started to read this book after I got home from work one evening last week. It was like 5 p.m. or so.I seriously *could not* put it down. I devoured it. I stayed up until 2 a.m. just so I could know what happened.

And even when I was finished, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

From the first page, I was sucked in.

There’s action — A ton of it! Right from the beginning. And it doesn’t slack off. There’s a sense of urgency throughout the book that really moved the story forward.

There’s romance — The attraction between Will and Jacinda is so *real.* Right from the beginning, you want them to be able to be together. And there’s an actual reason behind it. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I really appreciated how the chemistry between them was not fabricated and that there was a rhyme and a reason to it all.

There’s rebellion — Jacinda’s pride treasures her as the first draki fire-breather in centuries. But they don’t treasure *her.* She fights the destiny the pride has chosen for her and tries to find a way to be herself.

There’s jealousy — I really liked her twin sister, Tamra. The inclusion of a character who was not draki really added depth to the story. I could relate to Tamra just wanting to be *normal*, but to Jacinda who just wanted to be herself.

The character I couldn’t really connect with was Jacinda’s mother. How could she put her daughter through what she does? Ugh. It was maddening! But I think that was the point and I really liked how her character was portrayed.

There are all of the components you see in paranormal YA stories nowadays. BUT – the elements are there for a *reason* and add to the plot of the story. It wasn’t just like — BAM! Jacinda loves Will because he’s *hot* and *special* and *out of reach.* There’s a reason she’s drawn to him.

I really, really, really loved this story.

**Disclaimer** An Advanced Readers Copy of this book was provided to me for review from the publisher, HarperTeen. 

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PS – Wanna hear a brief excerpt from the book? I read from Chapter 2 in this Fragment Friday post. Firelight by Sophie Jordan features a strong female character, lots of romance and an action-packed story that had me on the edge of my seat!