Fire Becomes Her

Name: Fire Becomes Her
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Rosiee Thor
ISBN: 9781338801767

Author: Rosiee Thor

Narrator: Shannon Tyo

Unabridged: 14 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 02/01/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Lgbtq+, Politics & Government

Synopsis

In Rosiee Thor's lavish fantasy story with a Jazz Age spark, a politically savvy teen must weigh her desire to climb the socialladder against her heart in a world where magic buys votes.Flare is power.With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky with fireworks . . . or burn a building to the ground -- and seventeen-year-oldIngrid Ellis wants her fair share.Ingrid doesn't have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt,heir to a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden's father who refuses toacknowledge her.So when Senator Holt announces his run for president, Ingrid uses the situation to her advantage. She strikes a deal to spy onthe senator’s opposition in exchange for his approval and the status she so desperately craves. But the longer Ingrid wears twomasks, the more she questions where her true allegiances lie.Will she stand with the Holts, or will she forge her own path?

About Rosiee Thor

Rosiee Thor is the author of young adult novels Tarnished Are the Stars and Fire Becomes Her. Follow her online at RosieeThor.com and on Twitter @rosieethor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kal ★ Reader Voracious

Fire Becomes Her draws you in with this beautiful cover and let me tell you this book doesn't disappoint 😍😍😍 I'm a sucker for anything with Jazz Age Vibes, and I adore the world Thor created to explore issues of political power and privilege-- if you've read their debut Tarnished Are the Stars you......more

Goodreads review by ash

well, it was certainly a book. but it's just that, and nothing else. i was excited about this because i want to see fantasy in a jazz age-inspired setting with lgbtq characters, but the story was actually nothing special. sure the characters are lgbtq, but they are so plain and typical. what's more i......more

Goodreads review by rina

For me, this was another one of those books with a great premise but mediocre execution. The book began with 2 characters - Ingrid and Linden - already in a relationship and I find it hard to root for them as I barely knew them. Ingrid irked me so much, and was maybe a bit too haughty at times. I lik......more

Goodreads review by Brend

Got boring after the 50% mark and started feeling like a very long rollercoaster with no falls. No excitement, just the realization you actually need to pee.......more