Very good!! Can't wait for the third book in the Seven Kingdoms Trilogy. You can feel for the characters and empathize with their fears and sadness. Even though sexual references are very vague and younger kids may not understand them i would not reccommend for under 12 year olds. Fire although she has what every girl wishes, beauty men nor women cannot resist, finds herself a monster. She has strong powers where she can read minds and make them do what she wishes but she never uses them against people except in extreme cases or to protect herself from attacks. But, strong people can guard their minds from her, one of these people is Prince Brigan who never lets his guard down. For some reason he doesn't trust Fire when they first meet and Fire has to slowly get him to trust her and creates a very unique relationship with him. Fire also has a unique relationship with her close friend/lover Archer who has helped Fire get over the death of her father and been her confidant of deep secrets. Through the story we see messages of love, strength, bravery, fear, revenge, jealousy, rivalry, brotherhood, and sadness. It is well written and beautifully written.

I loved this book so much I read it in three days and still couldn`t put it down!!!! It does mention sex. rape, and unexpected pregnancies. It also does have one bad word in it that pops up a few times.

The best book I've read in ages. A perfect combination of romance and adventure with a bit of humor. Couldn't stop reading. It ended too quickly ;)

LOVE IT!!! i have to say i feel in love with archer, but then in love with brigan. I <3'd how the epilouge wrapped it all up. and there neeeeds to b a sequel. really there should b one for all the kingdoms. keep up the awsome liturature cashore!

Everyone in my family has read this book, and loved it. It depicts some sexual content and violence, but it is nothing my children haven't run into before. It has many great examples of loyalty, love, and passion. It's characters are hard-working, and caring. I strongly suggest it for anyone ranging from ages 11 to 100!

absolutely love it

i love this book

This book is amazing, usually I don't like books that are written in the third person because they don't seem to capture the emotions of the characters well but this book completely erased all of those sort of opinions I harbored. I also am very picky about fantasy books because it's all too easy for them to be superficial. It does have mentions of unexpected pregnancies and there is some violence but you'd be hard pressed to find a book as amazing as this one, with such strong messages and inspirational characters in a book that didn't have any content that could be considered inappropriate for kids. That said, it can be enjoyed by all ages, teenagers, kids, adults, it can appeal to many different people. I LOVED this book and completely recommend it to anyone who loves a good fantasy.