Fire Study (Review)

Yelena Zaltana: Fire Study | Maria V. Snyder

Published by: Mira Books, January 16th 2009

Genre: YA, High Fantasy

Pages: 441

Format: Paperback

Source: Purchased

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.

I was kinda disappointed with Magic Study. It took a different direction than I expected, lacked a lot of the stuff I loved about Poison Study, and it it just fell short for me. But Fire Study blew it out of the water. It was so good. It was everything I wanted, and I couldn't put it down.

Fire Study is my favourite book of the series. Every page is filled with action. The romance is perfect. The friendships are fun and fulfilling to read. The stakes are high and intimately personal for Yelena. I loved the addition of the Fire World, and how the danger spread across all of Sitia and Ixia. We even got a few insights into the clans we haven't seen, which I adored, because the world-building in this series is second to none.

I honestly can't find a single fault with this book. I loved everything.

Characters ★★★★★

Setting/world-building ★★★★★

Writing ★★★★☆