Fire Study - The Library of the Uncommons

electronic resource

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2008 by MIRA.

ISBN:: 978-1-4268-1344-3
OCLC Number:: 227207584

(2 reviews)

The apprenticeship is over-- now the real test has begun.When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder--able to capture and release souls--spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before.... Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself--and save the land she holds dear.

2 editions

Chelle reviewed Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder

Review of 'Fire Study (Study, Book 3)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I think this is one of my most frustrating and favorite books. Yelena is a great character who grows and makes mistakes and learns from them. She does what needs to be done. The romance between her and Valek does not overshadow the rest of the book and it does not overshadow her decisions. Such a contrast from most YA books nowadays.

Ari and Janco could have had a bigger part in this story, only because I really do love them! And a part of me still wishes for a book 4 where the Commander's story could be more fully explored.

That said this book is an excellent conclusion to the series. And if you can make it through the parts where Everything Goes Wrong, and then that part where It Goes More Wrong, it's worth the read.

Chelle

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Jan. 15, 2012