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Firelight (Firelight, #1)

Sophie Jordan

Start date: January 23, 2012

Finish date: February 16, 2012

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Dec 12, 2010 Logan rated it liked it

Shelves: borrowed-library, borrowed-ebook, shifters, paranormal, young-adult

First impressions: I was so intrigued by dragon shifters! In the first scene, she's being hunted, and I was completely drawn in to this modern world full of dragon descendents.

Lasting impressions: Jacinda makes a really interesting character, and like a werewolf, she's not always in control of her shift to draki form, which amped up the tension. I was sold on the concept alone.

Conflicting impressions: I do wish that the draki lore had been expanded a bit, so we knew more about their culture. Jac First impressions: I was so intrigued by dragon shifters! In the first scene, she's being hunted, and I was completely drawn in to this modern world full of dragon descendents.

Lasting impressions: Jacinda makes a really interesting character, and like a werewolf, she's not always in control of her shift to draki form, which amped up the tension. I was sold on the concept alone.

Conflicting impressions: I do wish that the draki lore had been expanded a bit, so we knew more about their culture. Jacinda and her family exit that life so quickly that I was a bit confused on how much of the world knew of their existence or what the real consequences would be if that information got out. I mean, sure it would be bad, but how bad? How many hunters are there? How many draki? I had way more questions than answers.

Overall impressions: This was a fun, different read that I enjoyed a lot more than I anticipated. Jacinda is an interesting character - a draki shifter who flees her home because her status as a rebel firebreather has put her in danger, and her mother and sister are not able to shift. They desire a normal life, and haul Jacinda out to the Southwest deserts to kill off her dragon side.

Jacinda doesn't handle this too well, despite knowing there wasn't much of a life to look forward to back at the draki camp. She was betrothed to Cassian, a headstrong guy who just doesn't do much for Jacinda, and would be expected to make little firebreathing babies with him. Because of her penchant for sneaking off and breaking rules, she also had some stiff punishment facing her. Knowing all of this doesn't make her agree to run for the hills and try to live normally, though. She just wants to fly.

This selfish nature was a bit trying at times, and when she kept digging herself into holes I found it hard to heartily root for her to get out instead of maybe taking a bit of what was coming to her. Not that it was much easier to root for her to kill off an essential part of herself just to appease her whiny sister and depressed mother. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place on who to side with here.

Enter Will. A boy with secrets of his own, he is drawn to Jacinda as much as she is to him. They have an insta-love connection, and Jacinda has total Edward Cullen Syndrome going on - she can't control her impulse to turn draki around him. This means lots of tentative kisses, followed by the need for restraint when things get too hot and heavy, thus avoiding any kind of physical intimacy the author (or audience) may find uncomfortable.

Give me a break.

Despite my frustrations at times, I did enjoy the setup of the draki world versus the real world, and look forward to reading the next book (Vanish, out now). I want to know more about the draki, and find out whether Will and Jacinda can find a way to be together, or whether Cassian will end up winning us over. It's a pleasant story with a unique twist, and is a nice read for fantasy fans. ...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, paranormal, series, ya-na, 2011, shifters

A great story about being what you are no matter how hard that might be.

Jacinda's life has been hard, with people dictating her future, the people closest to her unable to accept her for who she is and her struggling to be true to herself.

Her family's attitude annoyed me, but it was sadly realistic. I could see through the "mystery" almost as soon as it was introduced, but that didn't make the story less enjoyable.

Looking forward to seeing what happens next!

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Jul 09, 2010 Sarah Dizon rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, 4-stars, read-in-2011

The exceptional thing about Firelight by Sophie Jordan is that it is so different from all the other paranormal romances that bombard Young Adult shelves. The world that is created is unique and mesmerizing. I would love to be a Draki. It sounds way fun, and dangerous.

Jacinda is a Draki, and she has a twin sister who never gained the ability to manifest. After certain events Jacinda, her mom and sister move away from the Pride. While there Jacinda encounters Will, who awakens her Draki like no ...more

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Jun 24, 2010 Barbara ★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2011, zz-cover-white, paranormal-dragons, zz-cover-orange, young-adult

After an incredibly daring, dangerous and forbidden jaunt into the night, dragon shifter Jacinda is, for her own protection, secreted away from the pride. Her mother and totally human sister, Tamra flee into the night taking Jacinda against her will to a new town and a new life. Jacinda's mother has repressed her draki and feels Jacinda must as well in order to survive. Even in the desert which quickly kills off her draki self, Jacinda fights this edict. She sneaks out at night to shift and she ...more

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Jul 30, 2013 Sherri rated it liked it

Shelves: first-in-series, shifter, dragons, ya-fantasy, audiobook_2013

3.5 Stars

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Mar 18, 2011 Mary (Biblophile) rated it it was ok

Shelves: returned-traded, ya-teens

Rather disappointing as the concept was different than other shifter books but it all fell flat. The supposed romance was rushed and all rather contrived.

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