Hidden by Sophie
Jordan
Fireflight #3
Release Date:
September 11th, 2012
Number of Pages:
272
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: Bought
Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory. The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be only the beginning.... Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan's Firelight trilogy.
Finishing a
series can be either extremely disappointing, or satisfying. Once I was done
with the entire book, I was happy with the way everything ended, mostly because
we get closure with the characters. They all get some kind of ending on their
own, knowing that their story line in the novel is done, but we are left we
hope for their future. That’s the kind of ending I like, and this is what we
got. I do have to say that I
wasn’t completely happy with most of the book. There are some things that did
annoy me through the novels, thing I had hoped would have been resolved from
the previous books.
My biggest
problem was with the characters. Jacinda wasn’t my favorite character in the
books, mostly because I got more with the way she treated both Will and
Cassian. I know it isn’t really a love triangle because we clearly know whom
she loves (we’ve known all along in my opinion), but I just got annoyed at the
way she treated them. There’s just something that really make her seem so
immature, since she can’t seem to really make her mind about what she really
wants. Maybe it’s only me, maybe it’s only because of my timing when it comes
to reading the novel, but I just got bored at listening to her never making her
mind about her choices. The character I really wanted to see more of is Tamra.
I can’t really explain why, maybe it’s because her story isn’t so much focused
on her love life, as Jacinda seemed to be in the entire story. Maybe I just
needed change.
The plot didn’t
really catch my attention. It wasn’t the most interesting plot Jordan could
have come up with. I felt like things ended up being too easy for the
characters. The books was less than 300 pages, she could have made it a little
complicated and longer. I just felt disappointed in that.
Maybe I’m a
little harsh; maybe I’m being difficult. I simply was expecting a little more
of the book. At least, the ending DID satisfy me, leaving me with the closure
necessary for the end of series.
