![]() ![]() Many men drink a serum believing it will heal them, but instead they scream and convulse and die.Ī young woman burns the cheek of a man. Soldiers (young men and young women) drink ale and liquor. Many men take a serum daily to keep strong.Ī young woman injects herself with a serum and collapses. Poison? Saliva and blood bubbles and he hisses. It makes him incoherent.Ī young woman forces a syringe into a man’s neck. **SPOILER** A serum makes people act aggressively.Ī young man is given an injection of pain medication many times for a leg injury. A young man buys 3 beers and another drink.Ī man forces a syringe into a young woman’s neck. Saints (as an expletive) Alcohol, Drugs, SmokingĪ young man drinks ale. Thank you to Swoon Reads and Fierce Reads for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. I will update my review when I get my hands on the audio. When you have a flat expression, there’s no emotion. I am actually planning to reread this one or get the audio because I honestly cannot pinpoint why I feel this way.Īll in all, this one felt flat. Whatever I “need” in a book just wasn’t felt in this one and I’m disappointed. I really think most people will love this story. I’m curious if anyone else feels the same? While I read their thoughts, there weren’t a lot of emotions described which maybe accounted for my lack of feeling? I wanted to love this story. Many times I wondered why this big moment, like a death didn’t make me sad or cringe. The story is detailed but it evoked no emotion in me. There were very few times that emotion was described. But I never quite “felt it.” Did the story happen to quickly? Did the romance change too much? Was there not enough emotion? Maybe. I felt the words on the page should be exciting. So why did it fall a bit flat for me? It’s hard to pinpoint. I was a little disappointed in that because I loved them at the start. They are lovers and best friends. They started out cute and playful but throughout the rest of the book they felt more like best friends. ![]() ![]() They are experimented on until they are what is needed. Children are taken to be made into fire-breathing soldiers. (3.5 / 5) This is a fast-paced book with such a great premise. My Opinionĭid you think we could keep our hands clean? Our choices easy and light? Worse still, they both soon find that the only way to defeat the monsters that subjugated them may be to become monsters themselves.Ĭheck Goodreads to see the book’s ratings. But their methods and ideals differ drastically, driving a wedge between them. When they discover the emperor has a new, more terrible mission than ever for their kind, Pran and Oksana vow to escape his tyranny once and for all. Pran dreams of one day rebelling against their oppressors and destroying the empire Oksana only dreams of returning home and creating a peaceful life for them both. Pran and Oksana―both taken from their homeland at a young age―only have each other to hold onto in this heartless place. In the cold, treacherous land of Vesimaa, children are stolen from their families by a cruel emperor, forced to undergo a horrific transformative procedure, and serve in the army as magical fire-wielding soldiers. We Are the Fire Sam TaylorĪs electrifying as it is heartbreaking, Sam Taylor’s explosive fantasy debut We Are the Fire is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and the legend of Spartacus. **As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]()
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