The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Why did I read it?
Because Nick is a fan of the required reading list for my Young Adult Literature class :)
What happened?
Elisa always imagined her older sister, Alodia, would be married first. She was the older, more beautiful princess, and had a knack for playing the games that came with royalty and politics. So, imagine Elisa's surprise when she is very quickly and quietly married to their ally, King Alejandro de Vega. Thinking this rushed ceremony strange, Elisa's suspicions are confirmed when her sister warns her to trust no one, and her husband tells her she was relocated to protect her.
Could it have something to do with the godstone in her navel, the symbol that she is the chosen of God, designed for some divine purpose? While she has never been sure how God could have chosen her, overweight and useless, her questions only multiply when she is kidnapped by desert dwellers who have their own plans for her, and their own ideas about the will of God.
What did I like or not like?
This story grabbed me from the beginning. Elisa's voice is so truthful and unsure, that you feel everything that she feels. Then, as the novel progresses, you applaud as Elisa finds the strength and faith that she needs to save her new country. While this is Carson's first novel, the plot is tight, the characters are interesting, the stakes are high, and it kept me guessing to the end.
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