Fire by Kristin Cashore461 pages.
Though marketed as a companion piece and prequel for Graceling, I think it would have been better to leave this book as a stand-alone story. I found the tie-in between the two distracting. It is mentioned in the Prologue and then left until almost the end, leaving me constantly trying to figure out what the tie-in actually was.
I enjoy the way Cashore portrays strong young women who are independent. In both Fire and Graceling, the main characters struggle and eventually accept themselves for who they are.
I loved Graceling but couldn't get into Fire. I don't know what it was exactly, but I just didn't care for the characters as much and I wanted Katsa and Po back!
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