I am on fire for Maria's study series. Oh, aren't I pun-ny! No, really, I am so incredibly in love with this series... keep reading to find out why...
Fire Study
by Maria V. Snyder
by Maria V. Snyder
I'm tempted to start with the ending... but I have to be "vague" - it ends the way I wanted it to. Oh Maria, I love you for ending this series the way you did!
Okay, onto the plotline:
Yalena continues her adventures in Sitia with a lingering evil force still free and another, more sinister plan boiling beneath the surface. Yalena is a Soulfinder and some of the Council are uneasy with her growing powers. Will she turn out to be a threat to Sitia and what will the Counsil do if they decide she is?
Also, Cahil has joined forces with some evil characters in his plot to take back Ixia for himself - although his royal blood is a falsehood. How far will Cahil go to thwart the Commander of Ixia and take the land for himself?
With some of the same supporting characters, Yalena finds herself in trouble again and again - will she ever learn? We see a bit more of Opal - the main character in Snyder's Glass series - in this book - with her special skill of weaving magic into the glass animals that she makes. There are some new 'badies' - the likes of which will make your skin crawl and pray for Yalena's strength in defeating them.
Again, there is a ton of action, tidbits of romance, and some humor and sarcasm that really pulls the characters into the story and makes it complete. I loved the ending, although I still want to find out what will happen to Yalena next...
5/5 Roses
You can read Chapter 1 of Fire Study on Maria's website.
Leave a comment and add an #giveaway at the end for an extra entry into the Maria V. Snyder contest.
Okay, onto the plotline:
Yalena continues her adventures in Sitia with a lingering evil force still free and another, more sinister plan boiling beneath the surface. Yalena is a Soulfinder and some of the Council are uneasy with her growing powers. Will she turn out to be a threat to Sitia and what will the Counsil do if they decide she is?
Also, Cahil has joined forces with some evil characters in his plot to take back Ixia for himself - although his royal blood is a falsehood. How far will Cahil go to thwart the Commander of Ixia and take the land for himself?
With some of the same supporting characters, Yalena finds herself in trouble again and again - will she ever learn? We see a bit more of Opal - the main character in Snyder's Glass series - in this book - with her special skill of weaving magic into the glass animals that she makes. There are some new 'badies' - the likes of which will make your skin crawl and pray for Yalena's strength in defeating them.
Again, there is a ton of action, tidbits of romance, and some humor and sarcasm that really pulls the characters into the story and makes it complete. I loved the ending, although I still want to find out what will happen to Yalena next...
5/5 Roses
You can read Chapter 1 of Fire Study on Maria's website.
Leave a comment and add an #giveaway at the end for an extra entry into the Maria V. Snyder contest.
I am loving these reviews...even though they are killing me! I want these books! Argh!
ReplyDeleteSeeing how much you are loving this series, just makes me so excited! Not to mention, I love the name Yalena!
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I like that it ends the way you want it to - there's nothing more annoying than getting to the end of a series you love and being disappointed in the ending. Can't wait to read these!
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I loved the ending as well - satisfying and complete. And now she can write about other characters in this world. Yeah!
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You've definitely piqued my interest!
ReplyDeleteI am currently reading The Glass series and have not read Snyder's Study series. Seem I am alway kind of backwards with some of these series. But I really am enjoying the world Snyder has created, and I think it is interesting how she has been able to mold it from the study series into the glass series.
ReplyDeleteThis was such an amazing series! I'm just sad that it's over.
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