Fire
is more than attractive, Fire is mesmerising.
Fire
Series: Seven Kingdom,
book 2
Pub: 2009, Gollancz
Author: Kristin Cashore
Cat: fantasy (romance)
Format: paperback (full
size); 340 pp w/ 40 chapters
Age
Range:
YA
Synopsis
Fire’s exceptional
beauty gives her influence and power. People who are susceptible to it will do
anything for her attention, and for her affection. If she wished, they would
abuse their power, crush nations and even destroy their own kingdom to please
her.
But beauty is only
skin deep, and beneath it Fire has a human appreciation of right and wrong.
Aware of her ability to influence others, and afraid of it, she lives in a
corner of the world away from people – not only to protect them but also to
protect herself from their attention, their distrust, and even their hatred.
Yet Fire is not the
only danger to the Dells. If she wants to protect her home, if she wants a
chance to undo the wrongs of the past, she must face her fears, her abilities,
and a royal court full of powerful people with reason to distrust her.
Beauty is a weapon
– and fire is going to use it.
With a cast of
astonishing characters, a dangerous world and a captivating, elegantly written
story, Fire is a powerful tale of
intrigue, death-defying adventure, monsters and unexpected love.