a week of books for the young

Fire by Kristin Cashore


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An interesting week for reading.
My grand daughters voted on the Best books of the week. The winners: Olivia and Olivia Saves the Circus by Falconer. And we enjoyed Angelina Ballerina and The Mitten by Tressault and of course who can foret the memorable Pokey Litttle Puppy and Moses the Kitten. Everynight there was a new favorite. So serious reading, deep and profound, was laid aside. I read Fire by Cashore, part of the same series as Graceling by Cashores. Very enjoyable. I always like a fantasy novel with a new twist, in this case monsters.
The young adult novel is a companion novel to Graceling, neither prequel or sequel. It can be read independently but sheds light on one Graceling character.
Fire, a human monster, so beautiful that she has to hide her hair for fear of attack by both raptor monsters and human men, is able to enter other people's minds and exert power over them. Her talent is pivotal in saving her kingdom. Her character is complex; she struggles with inner conflict and accepting who she is. A strong coming of age story.

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