tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post4626529953831316440..comments2024-03-01T22:20:57.445+00:00Comments on The Readers Den: Review: Fire (Graceling Realm #2) by Kristin Cashore Jasprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346050783201302967noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-38077134514913510852014-03-19T01:06:21.289+00:002014-03-19T01:06:21.289+00:00Yay I'm so glad you loved Fire, Jasprit! I do ...Yay I'm so glad you loved Fire, Jasprit! I do think it was just as good as Graceling - if not better. I hesitate to say one of these two is "better" than the other, though, as I think Cashore has written two very different stories between them and they deserve to be viewed as distinctive, you know? Anyway, I loved the complexity of this storyline. And now I'm excited for you to meet Bitterblue (well, re-meet, technically)!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052456915027241479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-52962301333302138612014-03-11T01:41:15.242+00:002014-03-11T01:41:15.242+00:00OOH. That is a GORGEOUS cover! I am loving how muc...OOH. That is a GORGEOUS cover! I am loving how much you've gotten into this fantasy. I actually haven't read this book, because I've heard some mixed things. Some people like you and Keertana LOVE it and many others don't. But I need to give it a shot and see for myself. Especially after meeting Cashore for myself. The strong characters and world building are definitely something I look forward to in reading. I can feel your passion for this book in your review!Lauren @ Love is not a trianglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388832613855107816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-32416895997676357272014-03-10T08:42:28.805+00:002014-03-10T08:42:28.805+00:00I'm glad you enjoyed this, Jasprit! I ended up...I'm glad you enjoyed this, Jasprit! I ended up liking GRACELING better than this one, but Fire is a pretty intriguing character, and Cashore always does a marvelous job with the world-building and characters. I love your "Harry Potter spell"-influenced review. :)<br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2014/03/rebelbelle.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-8847765253665704952014-03-09T16:58:03.075+00:002014-03-09T16:58:03.075+00:00Glad you loved it! I love it too, and the entire s...Glad you loved it! I love it too, and the entire series really. Can't wait for a new offering from Cashore :)Katja Weinerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783876476292438371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-1309414514841589722014-03-07T19:26:15.654+00:002014-03-07T19:26:15.654+00:00I haven't started reading this series but afte...I haven't started reading this series but after reading your glowing reviews, I feel like I must find time to squeeze the books into my schedule. The world setting seems awesome!!Henrietta @ Leisure Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923185503681492201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-22610130382066869442014-03-07T13:36:20.051+00:002014-03-07T13:36:20.051+00:00Wonderful review. I seriously need to jump on this...Wonderful review. I seriously need to jump on this series!Shane @ItchingforBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299725578226281943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-46874967778900824462014-03-07T11:28:01.967+00:002014-03-07T11:28:01.967+00:00I was thinking about not reading your review for F...I was thinking about not reading your review for Fire in the case I decide to read it, but I couldn't resist. I am glad I did it, you convinced me to get back to this series. :)<br />Another great review, Jasprit.Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750441600543024341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-65064609741997282102014-03-07T01:09:05.486+00:002014-03-07T01:09:05.486+00:00So glad you're loving this series, Jas. Cashor...So glad you're loving this series, Jas. Cashore does fantasy so well, and her heroines are just of a different standard altogether. I hope you'll love Bitterblue. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107816571044347474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-46684935938210318062014-03-07T00:28:27.829+00:002014-03-07T00:28:27.829+00:00Oh good I was so worried you might not like this! ...Oh good I was so worried you might not like this! I have to agree, Fire has to be one of my favourite sequel/second books ever! It joins my list with Crown of Midnight and Lirael :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058009271288566400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-20288922622995069452014-03-07T00:23:06.675+00:002014-03-07T00:23:06.675+00:00You have me wanting to reread this whole series of...You have me wanting to reread this whole series of hers. Every book is So. Good. I forgot how much I loved Fire (both as a book and as a character) until I read your review. It's such a lonely power that she has, even though she can get into others' minds. I felt for Fire all the way through.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-53163648216570073802014-03-06T22:48:59.161+00:002014-03-06T22:48:59.161+00:00Omg, yesss. I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU LOVED FIRE! Ahh...Omg, yesss. I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU LOVED FIRE! Ahh. I loved it so damn much. And I need everyone else to love it as well. It was just beautiful, wasn't it? Sigh. I also fell in love with everything. But omg, yes. So much heartbreak and feelings. But so good. I really hope you will love Bitterblue as well :) Thank you for sharing. <3Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-37294690396775943332014-03-06T22:36:27.782+00:002014-03-06T22:36:27.782+00:00Eep, I'm so happy you enjoyed this, Jasprit! I...Eep, I'm so happy you enjoyed this, Jasprit! I definitely think it outshone Graceling as well, though I love both books. Fire is simply so much more introspective and the relationships are so well-done that I never get tired of re-reading this novel. Wonderful review, Jasprit - I seriously am so thrilled you enjoyed this! :)Keertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-9413409170225543522014-03-06T19:59:07.623+00:002014-03-06T19:59:07.623+00:00No Jenny, you aren't the only one, You and I s...No Jenny, you aren't the only one, You and I should get this read! It sounds fantastic! Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-84004623166702301812014-03-06T19:49:57.274+00:002014-03-06T19:49:57.274+00:00I still need to read Graceling, but that's awe...I still need to read Graceling, but that's awesome you loved this one so much. I'm glad it didn't fall into the second-book syndrome. Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-36179853589505508322014-03-06T19:22:20.054+00:002014-03-06T19:22:20.054+00:00I haven't read the first book yet but I'm ...I haven't read the first book yet but I'm so glad to hear that the squeal is good! I hate it when the first book is literally perfect and it falls flat on the second or third book in the series!<br /><a href="http://tangledinpages.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Paulina @ Tangled In Pages</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325309992852577423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-39531201006118912102014-03-06T16:38:12.011+00:002014-03-06T16:38:12.011+00:00Great review, Jasprit! I was thrown off also when ...Great review, Jasprit! I was thrown off also when I read this. I assumed it would continue from Graceling. But, I ended uo loving it all the same. Glad you loved it as well. Amber https://www.blogger.com/profile/04702060534151207191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-22252200180992282062014-03-06T16:23:05.022+00:002014-03-06T16:23:05.022+00:00I never actually liked Fire :( When I picked it up...I never actually liked Fire :( When I picked it up, I had been extremely excited because I had absolutely loved Graceling and high expectations but the book just didn't do it for me. <br />I loved the world of Fire but the characters didn't click with me.<br /><br />I am glad you enjoyed this though!!! :)<br /><br />Lovely Review, Jasprit!! :)<br />Rashika https://www.blogger.com/profile/03823262638606052465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-66115518090352252782014-03-06T15:12:34.595+00:002014-03-06T15:12:34.595+00:00I think it's official Jasprit. I'm the onl...I think it's official Jasprit. I'm the only person in the world not to have read this series. Okay, obviously not based on the comments on this post, but I still feel like I'm the only one who hasn't read it and I need to change that. Yay for a hugely successful sequel! That's really saying something since Graceling has gotten such rave reviews across the board, it definitely set the bar high and I'm so glad to see Fire met it and then some:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-75716919103957637262014-03-06T13:50:53.173+00:002014-03-06T13:50:53.173+00:00I have got to read this sooner, Jasprit! Fire soun...I have got to read this sooner, Jasprit! Fire sounds like it's an amazing second book in a series and I can tell that I'm going to enjoy it as much as I did. <br />I'm so glad you enjoyed Fire's character so much. I need to give this a try soon.<br />Lovely review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-20038953169714322852014-03-06T12:07:56.262+00:002014-03-06T12:07:56.262+00:00Wow. I haven't read the first book in the seri...Wow. I haven't read the first book in the series but I've heard some great things about it and now it looks like book #2 isn't disappointing either. Usually the second book in a series can go wrong on many levels but I'm so glad this didn't let you down and that you enjoyed reading it, Jasprit. Great review! <br /><br />Sarika @ <a href="http://thereaddicts.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow">The Readdicts</a>The Readdictshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097650583426983309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-76389528527597478562014-03-06T09:16:55.642+00:002014-03-06T09:16:55.642+00:00Your review contradicts most of the book reviews I...Your review contradicts most of the book reviews I read, and I'm glad it did. Some said that Graceling is way better than Fire. They said that Fire was an okay read, a bit slow on the pacing. And that sort of discourage me to continue reading the trilogy. But your 5-rating-review fired up my desire to read it! It's been sitting on my shelf for awhile now. Great review Jasprit! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-80954142514084610252014-03-06T09:08:08.041+00:002014-03-06T09:08:08.041+00:00Ok, I skimmed this in case of spoilers but I did t...Ok, I skimmed this in case of spoilers but I did take note of your 5 stars! I am going to make this series a priority, Jas :)The Bookish Manicuristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306340951256242816noreply@blogger.com