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Firelight by sophie jordan
Firelight by sophie jordan







firelight by sophie jordan

Jacinda can’t resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she’s risking not only her life but the draki’s most closely guarded secret. The one thing that revives it is the gorgeous, elusive Will, whose family hunts her kind. With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki-the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms.īut when Jacinda’s rebelliousness forces her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The first book in an addictive, romantic trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Tahereh Mafi, and Claudia Gray. Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Animals / Mythical Creatures, Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Paranormalįind the Author: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Instagram

firelight by sophie jordan

(Sept.Firelight Published by Harper Collins on September 7, 2010 The prose in adult romance author Jordan's YA debut is solid, and there's no reason these star-crossed, cross-species lovers should be any less popular than their vampire and werewolf counterparts, which makes Jacinda's lack of independence all the more disappointing. The rest of the plot-the usual high school posturing, human/draki tensions, a mother who doesn't understand, a bratty sister-comes down to this choice of one romantic obliteration or the other. Jacinda does have one other option: she can allow herself to become a flightless "broodmare" with the son of the draki pack alpha instead.

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While the notion that women find their highest calling in self-sacrifice is common in romances, paranormal or otherwise, it's distressing to see it presented so plainly. It's also the goal of Jacinda, the dragon-human "draki" for whom it's love at first sight when "bad boy" draki-hunter Will calls her beautiful. so much that you would give up all you ever wanted for yourself." It's one of the more insidious myths girls face: the need to lose one's very self to love.









Firelight by sophie jordan