Firelight - Book Review

Firelight (Firelight #1)
by Sophie Jordan

What is it about:
A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki, a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away;if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide.

What did I think of it:
A nice enough read.

Maybe I should have acknowledged at the 25% point that this book wasn't interesting enough to continue, but Voodoo Bride loved Jordan's New Adult book Foreplay, so I read on in hope the really good part was still to come. It never did come though, and as nice as this read is, it didn't really make me curious to read the next book.

Not that it's bad. It just didn't catch my attention enough to get invested in the characters. Jacinda and her mother and sister all seemed selfish in their own way, and I couldn't really like them. The only interesting characters were Will and Jacinda's new friend at school.

All in all nice enough to finish, but I won't be continuing this series.

Why should you read it:
It's a nice Paranormal YA read.


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