Title: Fire with Fire
Author: Destiny Soria
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Publication date: June 8, 2021
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Summary
Dani and Eden have been training to slay dragons for their entire lives. Where Dani’s training takes a back seat to her normal life, Eden dedicates her life to training. However, when Dani forges a rare soul bond with a dragon named Nox, everything changes.
Now, Dani and Eden find themselves on opposite sides of the fight between sorcerers and dragons. Dani is fighting for dragons to survive, while Eden has joined the side of the sorcerers. They both want to protect each other, but it becomes more difficult when a darker power comes into play. Now, they are fighting to survive. And fighting to make the world a better place.
Review: Fire with Fire
Thanks to NetGalley and HMH Books for an advanced copy of this to review! I loved Beneath the Citadel also by Soria, so I was excited to pick this up. Plus, dragons! There aren’t that many YA books with dragons nowadays, and I love reading about them.
To start, the world building in this was fantastic. The way that Soria weaves in the little details of this world of dragons and sorcerers is so effortless. As is the way we’re introduced to Dani and Eden. They each have their distinct personalities, and it comes out in little details throughout the book.
Dani was definitely my favorite of the two sisters, especially the way she forms a relationship with Nox. She’s also bisexual and proud of that; it’s just there and doesn’t really have much bearing on the story itself. Also I’m partial to Nox because that’s the name of my cat–but fits the dragon in the story so well. I would read a whole book about Nox, to be honest.
On the other hand, Eden’s sections were a little difficult to read for me. There was just something about her voice that didn’t read as smoothly as Dani’s did. Her point of view and her character arc is important, as she works through her problems with anxiety, it just wasn’t my favorite.
All in all, this felt like a refreshing fantasy in the YA realm. If you want to read a book about dragons this summer, definitely check this one out!
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