Publisher:
Razorbill
Release
Date: 19th
November 2013
Edition:
US hardback,
purchased
Other
Titles by this Author: Vampire
Academy, Frostbite,
Shadow
Kiss, Blood
Promise, Spirit
Bound, Last
Sacrifice, Bloodlines, The
Golden Lily,
The
Indigo Spell
Sydney
Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to
bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets – and
human lives.
In
The Indigo
Spell Sydney was torn between the
Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in
one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a
decision that shocked even her...
But
the struggle isn’t over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her
life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions
at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow close to
her, there’s still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has
changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path
as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she
was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to
keep her secret life under wraps as the treat of exposure – and re-education – looms
larger than ever.
Pulses
will race throughout this smouldering fourth instalment of the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe.
With ever book by Richelle Mead
comes a healthy dose of love, smoulderings, fear, excitement and horror, and The Fiery Heart delivered on all areas.
The
Fiery Heart looked
at Sydney and Adrian’s story at a slightly different angle with the
introduction of chapters from Adrian’s point of view. Oh, yeah. Among the
deepest, darkest thoughts of Adrian Ivashkov lie some rather questionable
ideas, horrific jokes and a man very much in love. It was excellent. And eye-opening.
Adrian, of course, is a Moroi, and a royal one at that so we got to see that
side of this world that we’ve actually only ever seen from a dhamphir’s
perspective and a human Alchemist (and maybe **VAMPIRE ACADEMY SPOILER
ALERT** Strigoi Dimitri, I can’t quite remember (**SPOILER FINISHED**). It was really interesting to see that side
of things because honestly, I kind of forget that the Moroi are vampires. I’m
so familiar with the world that I take the flipped day schedules, feedings and
powers in my stride and rarely consider what they actually are. But this time we did. Through Adrian, a little of his
relationship with blood came through, and lots of his relationship with spirit.
Magic was a topic more
thoroughly explored in The Fiery Heart, both
human and vampire. Sydney’s grasp, knowledge and love of magic are a far cry
from the girl who started the Bloodlines series.
I love watching her achieve more and more feats of fantasy and her confidence
grow as she learns. Then came Adrian’s torment over spirit. It was fascinating
to hear about how it affected him, before and after he used it, as well as the
compulsion to do so. It was actually kind of heart-breaking at times. Magic in
this world is a powerful, scar and wonderful thing that will probably end up
saving some lives in the next book, as well as the dire situation the gang were
left in...
I think it’s safe to say that
with the ending of The Fiery Heart came
a broken and rageful heart for me. After the trauma brought b Shadow Kiss, book three in the VA series
destroyed me; I was expecting the book before The Fiery Heart in this series to be the killer. Nope. Why does
Richelle Mead’s evil still surprise me...? I have to admit that there were
moments during the book when I thought to myself ‘This is going to explode. Something
is going to go horribly, horribly wrong’ and yet I certainly didn’t expect that. Quite frankly, it’s a relief that
there’s not the usual year until the next book; Silver Shadows will be released July 29th next year.
I can’t wait to have my heart
shattered by Richelle Mead and her devious writings, Shakespearian romantic
entanglements, hilarious one-liners and endlessly lovable characters once again.
Bring on book five!
Sophie
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