Blog Tour: Fireborn

Today’s post is another blog tour with the amazing The Write Reads on Twitter. Thank you again for including me on this tour, and a massive thank you to Aisling Fowler, Harper Collins Children and Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Blurb:
Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide.

Fireborn is an epic quest, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series, that will spin readers into a magical world like no other–and introduce them to an unforgettable new heroine named Twelve.

Ember is full of monsters.

Twelve gave up her name and identity to train in the art of hunting them–so she says. The truth is much more deadly: she trains to take revenge on those who took her family from her.

But when Twelve’s new home is attacked, she’ll find herself on an unexpected journey, where her hidden past is inescapably intertwined with her destiny–and the very fate of her world.

The Characters:
I loved the cast of characters we meet in this book. Twelve is determined and driven by love, and anger. She is solitary but as the story progresses, she begins to trust others and work with them in order to help a fellow Huntling. When the lodge is attacked, Twelve teams up with Dog, the lodge’s stone guardian, to find a missing girl. Dog is an excellent character. Being a stone dog, Dog doesn’t feel pain or fear, but he ends up on a journey with Twelve and some other Huntlings reluctantly (Dog would much rather they turn around and go back to the lodge while he carries on). On their adventure, Twelve and Dog come across two other Huntlings on the same mission: Five and Six. Twelve and Five have never really got along, but for the good of the mission, and the team, they put some of their differences behind them and slowly start to work together. I love the dynamic of this small team as they all have their strengths and reasons for being there. The Huntlings aren’t allowed to keep anything from their past once they join the lodge, so names, stories, possessions, everything are taken from them, and they are given numbered names until their earn their new names. I loved reading the developments of all of the characters and seeing how much they changed from the beginning of the story.

As this is a fantasy book, there are a lot of magical creatures that are encountered throughout the book. I loved how many of these creatures we meet throughout this book, and how each of them are different to each other and in the way that their magic, or lack of, work. I love stories with magic in it, so having some fairly magical creatures in this book was great! I think my favourite creature in this book though has to be Widge, Twelve’s squirrel, who chews on her hair when he gets nervous. Widge is a sweet companion who looks out for Twelve all the way through this book. I loved reading about how he tried to help in certain situations and how he spotted danger before anyone else did. I love an animal companion in books, so having one in this book was just excellent!

The Story:
I absolutely loved the story in this book. It was so magical and had so many elements I love: magic, friendship, a quest of sorts, an adorable animal companion. This book is pretty action-packed from the beginning which I enjoyed. The chapters were quite short (my favourite!!) which, combined with the action, made this quite a fast read. I loved all of the twists and turns in this book and never guessed what was going to happen next. I never found this book to be too slow and I think that the pacing of this book was perfect. I already can’t wait to reread it and for my pre-order copy to arrive.

Overall:
Overall I gave this book 5/5 stars. I absolutely loved the experience of reading this book. It had everything I love about a book and I’m excited for more books from Aisling Fowler.

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