Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest: The extraordinary first book in the thrilling new children’s fantasy series: Book 1

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Monștri înfiorător ce-ți fură căldura corpului și te transformă în stană de gheață, ce te capturează într-un cocon de mătase ca să te devoreze încetul cu-ncetul sau ți se strecoară în vise, păcălindu-te să le devii fel principal la festin, o hoardă de spiriduși malefici, cu puteri magice, care iau cu asalt o cetate de necucerit, trădări peste trădări, patru copii fantastici care se împotrivesc expansiunii întunericului și un Câine de piatră ce poate distruge zeci de creaturi periculoase dintr-o singură încleștare a fălcilor. Ah, da, și să nu uităm de veverița adorabilă și extrem de inteligentă care salvează situația atunci când nu tremură de frică încolăcită sub vreo haină călduroasă de blană. Știu că multe dintre recenziile mele încep cu o înșiruire de genul, dar nu cred că aș putea găsi alte cuvinte mai potrivite prin intermediul cărora să descriu acest roman incitant. „Născută din foc”, de Aisling Fowler, ne aruncă în mijlocul unui masacru ce, odată dezlănțuit, nu prea mai poate fi oprit, cel mult întârziat. Cu toate că am fost nevoită să încep romanul de două ori, pentru că prima dată nu m-a atras absolut deloc, am fost cucerită în cele din urmă de universul macabru pe care-l construiește autoarea și de personajele energice, care nu pregetă să se arunce cu capul înainte în vâltoarea luptelor. Pe lângă dimensiunile Fantasy și YA, care sunt evidente, nuanțele Horror își fac simțită prezența la tot pasul, umplând golurile lăsate pe alocuri de ritmul șovăielnic al întâmplărilor. Acțiune este din plin, în ciuda scenelor puțin forțate. Însă imaginea de ansamblu este una excelentă.

You also do not find out or even suspect who the real villain is in the story until the end and I never even suspected it so that was a brilliant surprise! Until they become fully fledged hunters the children are known as huntlings and go by a number instead of a name.Fireborn wouldn’t be the kind of book I’d select if I was in a bookshop, (I’m not a big fantasy nor a prehistorical fan), however, I was asked to read it as part of a blog tour and I am very happy I agreed.

One should never judge a book by its cover but this cover seems to work very well for its target group: Once my son, age 11, saw the cover in my review he asked me to get him the book once it is translated to German. So this is what we will do 😃. Especially as this book will be perfect for my son even though the main character is a girl. This book is the perfect fantasy novel for middle grade children of all sexes. Speaking of world-building, the world-building in this book is as strong as the character development. It’s so dark and mysterious and dangerous and vividly depicted. The monsters and supernatural creatures are scary and dangerous and so well described. I also love how the story includes descriptions of each monster from A Magical Bestiary, a textbook used by Twelve. The book provides pertinent information about each creature and ranks them based on aggression, difficulty to disable, and the danger posed. It’s such a great way to provide information about unique creatures without burdening the reader with too much information at once. It also adds to the suspense because when you read that a monster has a high ranking, you automatically prepare for a lot of danger and excitement. One evening, after hearing Five remonstrating that she is a bad apple, she pushes a crate of things near to Five that leads to changing her life forever. I absolutely loved FIREBORN. Such a cinematic journey in both the literal and emotional sense! Right away it had the feeling of something that's going to be huge, and the world Aisling has created is so rich and engaging. I cannot wait to read what happens next’ LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

Astounding. An incredibly accomplished fantasy that’s not afraid of the dark side.” — Nicola Skinner, author of Starboard Ember is a dark world full of magical and sometimes very spooky and scary creatures. Some are common traditional ones like for example goblins but there are also new intriguing ones. They add perfectly to the fast paced plot that gets you hooked on the story straight away. The LoveReading LitFestinvited Aishling to the festival to talk about her debut novel and the start of a thrilling fantasy series. Twelve is at the Hunters Lodge, her family, her village have been all murdered and destroyed. So having no where else to go she ends up there. At the Hunters Lodge you are trained form young huntlings to full on hunters, who help all the clans in fighting monsters and other creatures. The catch with the this group is that you are to leave your past behind, who you were, your family, your feuds, your name. And after you finally have your blooding you become a full hunter and chose your own name.

This book should come with a CANNOT BE PUTDOWN warning. Children are going to fall in lovewith this heart-stopping adventure, and I was withTwelve and Dog every thrilling step of the way’ Jenny McLachlan, author of The Land of Roar There was one twist that I did not see coming, involving a character that I was liking and boy was I wrong. I was so happy to see talking trees, but then I wasn't can't tell you why because it's a spoiler. I really liked the way the author slowly explored her past through dreams and memories throughout the book. It helped a lot to understand what had happened to her and why she acts the way that she does.Joining Twelve is the stone guardian of the lodge. A resolute and surly dog who often despairs are being lumbered with children who hinder his progress, he's also the voice of reason and calm. There's also Five and Six, Twelve's fellow huntlings and her rivals. Five on the face of it is a bully, taunting Twelve and making her feel worse for every mistake she makes. However, looking deeper he's a deeply vulnerable boy who's just looking for love and affection. It just so happens that he tends to speak before he thinks. Six is more an enigma, the quiet and kind one. The brave one. But his past is just as murky as Twelve's. They're all richly developed and interesting characters, and I thought they all worked together well. The same could be said for all the smaller secondary characters we meet too. I found all of them interesting and multi faceted and integra to the plot. Of je gaat eraan kapot,' zei Feniks zacht. Ze wierp Zenith een vluchtige blik toe, waarna ze weer naar het ijsblok keek. 'Het kan je dood worden, toch?' Samen gaan Feniks en haar vrienden aan de slag om IJsgaard te redden. Het boek zit zoals deel één boordevol avontuur en spanning, misschien zelfs wel meer dan in het eerste boek. De spannende gebeurtenissen volgen elkaar snel op, waardoor het van belang is om je hoofd er bij te houden. Het verhaal wist mij echter niet te verrassen, te emotioneren of bijzonder te interesseren, waardoor ik na dit deel besloten heb niet verder te gaan met deze serie. A quest that’s about inner knowledge and cooperation… Lovers of bloody fantasy epics will be glad to have another.” Twelve journeys to new lands and embarks on even more perilous adventures in this sequel to Fireborn, which B.B. Alston praised as "the best kind of children's fantasy story."