Firelight

By: Sophie Jordan

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

A hidden truth. Mortal enemies. Doomed love.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a drakia descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy. Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide.

©2010 Sophie Jordan (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

My fault for reading teen fiction

I should have known not to try to read this, though I don't know that it was stated in the description that the heroine was a teenager. With that being the case, the story unfortunately revolved around a lovesick youth who can't explain her feelings, but know them to be 100% true love, despite not knowing her beloved AT ALL. They just have a connection. Couple that with the repetitive guilt-tripping and arguing that happen between her and her sister and mother, and you get a consistently annoying whine of teenage emotion that's just not pleasant after the first few hours. The book started off with an interesting story and good action, and devolved into a Twilight-esque blah story. Decent narration, though I wish the male voices were a bit more distinctive.

I Love Sophie Jordan

Would you consider the audio edition of Firelight to be better than the print version?

Well, I've never read the print version, but Therese Plummer is such a great narator, I could believe it.

What did you like best about this story?

The love story, and the refreshing different world Sophie Jordan has created.

What does Therese Plummer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Passion! Therese Plummer is one of my all time favorite narators, but she really hit this one out of the park. She captures Jacinda, the main character in a way that I don't think anyone else could.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The thought process in this book is so captivating I think I was pretty much moved throughout.

Any additional comments?

One of the best YA novels on the market, better than Twilight and I was a huge Twilight sogga fan.

Firelight - fun story, challenging audio

What did you like best about Firelight? What did you like least?

I liked the storyline best though it could have been a bit more streamlined. Jordan (author) has Jacinda (our heroine) repeating thoughts to herself more than necessary for this reader - we get it already. The concept is wonderful!!! The continued trouble she gets herself in is near soap-operaesque but the tale captured my imagination and I wanted to find out what happened.

What I liked least is the narrator - so much so that I had to stop listening a couple of times because she is pressing her voice so much everything had an emphasis that was exhausting! I mean perhaps Plummer (narrator) was representing the intensity teenagers feel as they struggle with growing from children to adults but geez, it seemed Jacinda was either in rebellion, angry, in a state of angst, or swept with guilt...all the time - just by virtue of the tone of the narrator's voice. I will buy the sequel books, but I won't listen to this narrator again.

A New and Different Teen View on the Paranormal

Anyone who loved Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series is going to be thrilled to find this gem. Sophie Jordan has created a teen protagonist with a compelling problem. She's a dragon shifter in a family of women who can't or don't want to shift. She glories in her change and her additional powers until she breaks some law and her mom smuggles her away in the dark of night. Then she has to deal with a new high school... and keeping her dragon hidden away.

This book is fresh and wonderfully written. I'm a grown adult with no kids recommending I read YA books. I stumbled upon this one and I'm glad I did. Along with the typical teen aged angst, there's a great storyline and I couldn't stop reading. I'm looking forward to more by this author.

Weird word choices, also DRAGON PEOPLE

What made the experience of listening to Firelight the most enjoyable?

Well, it mostly just made me want to slap their mother and smother the sister. And most other characters. I hate when I like things that make me mad.

What other book might you compare Firelight to and why?

Something with shape-shifting dragon people. Because of the obvious.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked it when she straight burned the bitchy girls in the high school bathroom. Talk about deserved.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It annoyed me. A lot. The characters, anyway.

Any additional comments?

I liked the narrator. I liked her voice and how utterly chill she sounds. Nice voices are nice. The writing, on the other hand, is a different story. Very strange word choices. For example: chafed. She said she 'chafed her arms,' when she probably could have just rubbed them. I'm just saying.

an amazing story!

I loved this story full of interesting characters. I can't wait to see what happens next!

Lots of potential but didn't quite deliver

After reading the first few chapters I was excited for the story to develop but after a while it began to go round in circles. The characters and setting were intriguing and held so much promise but after some great external action at the start, it turned quite internal with the main character Jacinda constantly at war with herself. I would have preferred more action but perhaps the sequel delivers that. I'm unsure if I'll read it yet though, I loved the premise but didn't quite connect with the characters. I felt there were a few inconsistencies which caused too many questions for me.
The performance was very good.

OK

I thought Therese Plummer was great but I couldn't get into the story. I thought with all the high ratings it would be great but it didn't do anything for me....

Refreshing new twist!

Great series. I was looking for something new in this genre and this series did not let me down. Exciting all the way through the entire series! I want more!

Therese Plummer, you ROCK

What did you like best about Firelight? What did you like least?

I wanted something different to listen too, This book kept me listening but was a little slow starting

What about Therese Plummer’s performance did you like?

She is the BEST, I will buy a book just because she narrated it.

Did Firelight inspire you to do anything?

No