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| Title | : | Wildefire (Wildefire #1) |
| Author | : | Karsten Knight |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 394 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2011 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Mythology. Paranormal |
Karsten Knight
Hardcover | Pages: 394 pages Rating: 3.73 | 8394 Users | 900 Reviews
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EVERY FLAME BEGINS WITH A SPARK.Blackwood Academy was supposed to be a fresh start for Ashline Wilde. A secluded boarding school deep in the heart of California's redwood forests, three thousand miles from her old life - it sounded like the new beginning she needed after an act of unspeakable violence left a girl in her hometown dead.
But Blackwood is far from the peaceful haven Ashline was searching for.
Because terrifying, supernatural beasts roam the forests around campus.
Because the murderer from Ashline's hometown - her own sister - has followed her across the country.
Because a group of reincarnated gods and goddesses has been mysteriously summoned to Blackwood...
...and Ashline's one of them.
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| Original Title: | Wildefire |
| ISBN: | 1442421177 (ISBN13: 9781442421172) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wildefire #1 |
| Characters: | Ashline Wilde, Eve Wilde, Elizabeth Jacobs, Richard Lesley, Reggie Butler, Christian Marsh, Jackie Cutter, Rich Lesley, Bobby Jones, Darren Puget |
Rating Epithetical Books Wildefire (Wildefire #1)
Ratings: 3.73 From 8394 Users | 900 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books Wildefire (Wildefire #1)
.Yep, so in a nutshell, I was not a fan of this book. Like, at all. My main issue with Wildefire was that I didn't like the main character.Wait, scratch that-- I could not stand the main character.Wait, scratch that again-- I wish the main character had taken a running dive off of a cliff and spontaneously combusted in mid-free fall, or met any other catastrophe a la Wile E. Coyote.Like so: Yes, that's how much I detested Ashline Wilde-- I had to whip out some visuals of her cartoon-ish demise.No no no no no no no just a million times no, Karsten Knight. I don't really even know why I rated this book two stars; it deserves a one but I feel like being nice today so it gets two stars for......I guess for even being published. Because either Knight is the smoothest negotiator in history, his publishers have never read a good book in their lives, or they all are idiots. Maybe even a mix of all three, but I'm guessing more of the latter. A lot more of the latter. First of all, I really
So, I'm struck with the urge to tell you, dear reader, to run out and pick up a copy of Wildefire posthaste. More importantly, whatever you do, do not try to compare this to The Goddess Test because the only thing that they remotely have in common is the fact that they both feature deities/gods/goddesses. In Wildefire there is reincarnation, a very strong heroine (both figuratively and literally), deities from a bevy of religions and places, unusual weather (and lightning strikes) and--in my
1.5 starsTo say I fell for the hype for this book would not be the truth...because the truth is that I created my own hype for this book, long before I found Karsten's blog and saw how hilariously funny he is, which only added to it. The sad part is that after all my excitement, I didn't like Wildefire. I know, I'm crying too, because that means that what comes next is stuff I hate to type.It's truth time and if you loved this book, you may not like what I have to say.Let me start off by saying
Picked this book up on a book sale. Should've known better.
Wildefire by Karsten Knight is what The Goddess Test should have been and wasn't.In fact, Wildefire does many things right that the YA genre has been getting wrong. Those involved in the recent uproar over the lack of cultural inclusion in this genre can take a nice, refreshing, Polynesian breath of fresh air.Or, you know, enjoy one of the many OTHER aspects of Polynesian culture... Ashline is the modern reincarnation of an ancient Polynesian Goddess. Her sister, Eve, is also a reincarnation of
All I can say right now, having just put the book down, is that this is a book you should definitely judge by it's cover, because the text is as fantastic-ly deep as the cover is symbolic.
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