Kristin Cashore (Fire; Graceling) http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892 PlanNine Don't know if anyone else has read these books, but they're excellent. I like Fire the best of the two. Now I'm awaiting Cashore's next work. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:53:36 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335576 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335576 ASongInMyHead I loved Graceling! Katsa is so cool. I'm halfway through Fire, it's a rather good prequel. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:01:47 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335790 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335790 PlanNine I think by the time you get to the end of Fire you'll be quite pleased. Bitterblue is the next one that's coming out, I think. I'll buy that one for sure. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:04:27 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335849 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_335849 fuzz Haven't read fire but Graceling was good. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:43:56 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_344507 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_344507 WileJ I feel like I'm about to get flamed for saying it, but I loved Graceling and then hated Fire. As a result, I'm a little lukewarm about Bitterblue, which I do really want to read, but don't know exactly what I'm expecting out of it. I just felt that the originality and plotting of Graceling was so much better than Fire. Maybe I just connected better with Katsa. As a side note, after getting accepted to Grad school I discovered that I'm attending the same place Cashore got her MA from. Kind of hoping she'll come here when Bitterblue comes out. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:34:37 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_351336 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_351336 Phoenix10 I love these books!! I did love both Fire and Graceling. They are just so original, at least in the ideas for the world, that I love them almost just for that. And then, of course, I think her writing is great... I have noticed, though, that her endings always go past where you think they'll end. You'll be thinking that it's almost over soon, and then all of a sudden you've got a whole lot more to go. That was mostly Fire, but still. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:43:22 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_525577 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_525577 Writer.Gal.123 I loved both Graceling and Fire! I really liked Cashore's style of writing. If I had to pick my favorite of the two, I liked Fire the best. Actually, I read Fire before Graceling, and maybe that heavily influences my opinion. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:22:31 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526582 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_526582 Kayla Rain No one's written here for a while - found this page on google though, and I just had to share, I loveeee Graceling! I haven't read Fire yet, but when I get the money I'm buying it straight away. One of my friend's told me about Graceling, and how she didn't like it, so when I read it, I did end up being as critical as possible... but I couldn't find anything wrong with it. It was so good! :) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:50:19 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1106939 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1106939 beanza3 Love 'em! :D What I absolutly love about them... You can't pick out where the plot starts, except the first page! :D I mean, in each one, the first event ends up very important... I guess you could argue about the prequal in Fire, but... I think it was important. :D Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:16:48 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1108739 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1108739 sneaky_monkee I'm right there with ya. I really enjoyed <em>Graceling</em>. I really, really did. And so I happily gobbled up <em>Fire</em> and was left feeling rather let down. Without giving anything away, it felt very soap opera-esque, and I felt like the "prequal" part felt extremely forced. That being said, I will most certainly read the next one, but my expectations will be fairly low. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:52:55 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113147 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/fans-and-critics/threads/16892?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1113147