Okay, so recently I have read Girl of Fire and Thorns, the first book in a three book series which is written by up and coming author, Rae Carson. I have actually had the INSANELY GREAT pleasure of meeting Ms. Carson and listening to a talk she gave about her experience as a writer. Love her to death; such a great person and absolutely hysterical (while talking she called one of her ex's a "douche canoe" which is awesome since we were in a Catholic School)! So anyway, she's a great author and person but her book....Holy. Poop. This is one book I could not put down! So it stars this girl, Princess Elisa, who recently turned 16 and is already being married off. Oh, and she's also a chosen hero of God, bearing a magic stone in her bellybutton called the Godstone. So you could say her life is pretty heavy. Anyway, the name of the man she is marrying is Alejandro DeVega and he is the King of Joya de Arena. They marry and turns out he's a pretty spineless king (No offense, Rae, but I only liked Alejandro for his looks) and has a huge problem on his hands; The Inviernos have declared war and the defenses are crumbling-fast. All this goes on as Elisa tries to adapt to the hotter climate of the desert, struggle with her weight, and form a relationship with the King, only to find out he is hiding something from her. Then, her world is thrown of-kilter by being kidnaped by someone she thought was on her side. She travels to a distant village where she takes refuge and gets to know one of her kidnappers, Humberto and the local priest. Then, she has a task thrust upon her that even she, a bearer of the Godstone, may not even be able to handle. Read this insanely awesome book with a great story line that's easy to follow, a sparking romance, and a kick-ass heroine who pretty much is a heaping of awesome sauce with extra sauce.
Rate: 5/5
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