The Girl of Fire and Thorns

By: Rae Carson

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.” (USAToday.com)

The first book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times best-selling trilogy!

The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones and Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse will devour this fantasy series.

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her 16th birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king - a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.

And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.

Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young. Most of the chosen do.

William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick

Andre Norton Award Finalist

A Texas Tayshas Selection

Ohioana Book Award YA winner

Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!

©2011 Rae Carson (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Captivating

Great story with wonderful narration. Worth the listen. The story ended with out a cliffhanger but I still want to enjoy the rest of the series.

A great tale starts

A story of a girl who feels inferior even with a Godstone. It tells of how she becomes a great queen.

Couldn't stop listening to it!

Very engaging and empowering. I loved the story. I will definitely be reading the next two books in the series.

Beautiful story

The narrator Jennifer Ikeda did an amazing job. The story is just a masterpiece. Rae Carson gets your attention from the first page.

Incredible Protagonist!!!

Beautiful writing, lovely narration, and a strong female protagonist that avoids YA tropes. A great remodel who makes intelligent decisions rather than succeeding because of luck or beauty.

A good start

I enjoyed the story. it setup the characters well, its society and kingdom. It is funny seeing today's religious conflicts written so well into a fantasy book. The tone is talking a religious book and each social group understanding the reading differently and being defensive in their understanding of their religion. The main character is 16-yrs-old and those she is royal, well educated in history and war she is not as advance socially. I grew patience as I watched her build relationships. I would give it 3.5 stars of these apps would allow it.

I'm hooked

I picked this Book because I love Jennifer's voice. More than that though this story has a great story line I'm hooked I can't get enough I can't wait to see what happens next.

Loved this book!

It's hard not to get frustrated with Elisa at the beginning of the book. You just want to shake her and knock some sense into her! But by the end I was cheering for her! The progression of this character was amazing. I can't wait to read book 2 and see how she grows more.

A captivating story

My wife downloaded this story for me to use some of our credits based of the Amazon recommendations. At first the story seemed to be outside of my normal realm of fantasy fiction, but the more I listened to the story the more I became interested and could not wait to get back on the road to finish the chapter. A great listen and great story overall.

Bizzare but attention was caught

the first thing I thought was wtf a stone in her belly button but u was hooked by the odd concept then the story, the only complaint I have is the narrator's long pauses btw chapters