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

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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. When Seven another of the Huntlings go missing during a training session the race is on to find her. She's been kidnapped by goblins and for what reason nobody knows. On top of that. The side characters of Five, Six, and Seven are amazing too. Especially Five! I have to say that I liked him loads. He is annoying, he is a loud mouth and is insensitive to most things around him, but I did enjoy his arc.

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’m sure I speak for many people when I say that I saw the cover for Fireborn and it was love at first sight. Yes, you can’t judge a book by its cover – but you can judge a cover, and Fireborn has a stunning cover that promises magic and adventure. 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. Teaming up with Dog, the Stone Guardian of the Lodge, Twelve ends up on an epic adventure that will change her life, her name - and her entire world.

LoveReading4Kids Says

Fireborn swept me away to a rich, vibrant world filled with bold characters and enthralling monsters. A fantastic debut.” —Joseph Elliott, author of The Good Hawk But with her new powers come new responsibilities. When a plea for help arrives from the long-lost witch clan, it’s clear Phoenix’s newfound fire is their only hope. Phoenix and her friends must travel to Icegaard, the witches’ home, to combat the mysterious darkness there—one that grows stronger each day. In a word: phenomenal. FIREBORN is vivid, daring, and epic in every sense. It’s impossible to read this book and not hold your breath’ Carlie Sarosiak, author of I, Cosmo

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?'This was such a fun middle-grade fantasy to read! I was fully transported into the magical world of Ember that is crawling with monsters, magic, and mystery. The plot was so brilliant becasue it was fast-paced and well written becasue I was engaged throughout the entire book and wanted to keep reading to find out what was going to happen! The different stages of the book were split up brilliantly and it flowed so well for the reader. And the ending was so incredible and tension-filled, which meant that all the reveals and everything that went down had me on the edge of my seat. It was just so much fun to read and I hope that there is a sequel coming soon because I desperately want to know what is going to happen to the Hunters and Twelve after the events of this book. Twelve has spoken the Pledge and now she is a Huntling. She has given up her name to train in the art of fighting monsters and keeping the peace, and she won't get to choose a new one until she has earned it. But when the Lodge's walls are breached for the first time, and a little girl is taken, Twelve is the only one interested in going after a child . . . De schrijfstijl van Aisling Fowler is toegankelijk en sfeervol, waardoor lezers zich gemakkelijk kunnen inbeelden hoe deze fantasiewereld en in het bijzonder het ijspaleis eruitziet. Samen met de zwart wit illustraties gemaakt door Sophie Medvedeva zorgt het ervoor dat kinderen zich even in een andere wereld kunnen wanen.

WOW!! I cannot believe this is a debut. So impressed with these debuts lately. If I hadn’t went out of town for 4 days, plus preparing for it the days leading up to-I would have finished this in 1 day. I LOVED this. This was PHENOMENAL! Such a creative story, & such detailed, imaginative writing! Amazing characters too. Superb world & character building, & the character growth is so great. Definitely darker upper MG, which I tend to love. Dog & Widge have my whole heart! OMG! What amazing side characters! & 1 can’t even talk! Now THATS great writing lol The hunters and huntlings of the lodge are like family and honour their pledge to protect each other as well as every person of the varying clans of Ember from the dark creatures that lurk out in the wild. Epic, sweeping and full of heart – Firebornis truly something special. I can’t waitfor the next book in the series!’ Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear Aisling Fowler mixes in some of my favorite fantasy tropes that I can’t help be drawn to. We have animal companions, in the form of ‘Dog’ the stone guardian of the Hunting Lodge who is let loose as events happen in the book. He is the parent in the story, always being the light of reason and keeping the party in line. And then there is Widge the Squirrel, who is cute as anything, despite my aversion to squirrels. 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.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.

But deep within this darkness lies an enemy that could destroy Ember entirely . . . unless Phoenix can find the strength to stop it. When they arrive at the lodge they give up their names, pasts and everything about them. They train in weapons and learn to defend themselves and fight monsters of all kinds. The plot revolves around a quest/mystery premise which works well, and I have to say. I didn’t guess what was coming at all. I am not going to go into the plot too much as I don’t wasnt to spoil the joy of discovering it for yourself. Absolutely crammed full of magic and monsters, this was a wonderful read and just perfect for any middle grade readers who enjoy a tale of mythical beasts and terrifying adventures. It is exactly the kind of book I loved as a younger reader, one in which you are never truly sure who you can really trust, and I'll certainly be recommending it to as many people as possible.

About Aisling Fowler

Set in the snowy northern forests of an imagined prehistoric world, Firebornis the middle-grade debut of the decade. At turns exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad, it marks the introduction of an unstoppable new voice in children's storytelling.