Fire Falling (Air Awakens, #2)

by Elise Kova

[Chelsea]

What I Loved

After reading the first book and completely devouring it, I had fairly high expectations for this next book. I’m glad to tell you all that it did not disappoint! All the elements I loved in the first book were brought into the second book and were even made a little better.

I’m finding that I’m really loving the plot that’s happening in these books. There are some parts that I expect to happen but most of the time I’m completely taken by surprise when the plot goes in a different direction. It’s not a typical fantasy book, plot-wise, because those elements you’re expecting don’t ever come. Instead the author actually uses some creativity (which YA can be lacking a lot of the time) and makes something even more magical than what you were expecting.
I might have different opinions than some people, but I ship Vhalla and Aldrik really hard, but my heart is taken by Baldair. I love the relationship Vhalla and Aldrik have going on, and the romance is only making the story better, but I can’t help but fall in love with Baldair even single time we get to see a little more of him. He’s not even being very nice right now, but I can tell he’s a great little brother even though he doesn’t always show it. I think that all the relationships in this book are going to be extremely important later on because the author is really taking her time to develop them which I appreciate. Also I love that every character introduced has a very important part to play no matter how small it might be. This is a story where all the little things add up to one great big ending, I can feel it.

I seriously loved everything else about this book but those were the main highlights for me.

What I Didn't Like

I honestly can’t think of anything I didn’t love in this book. The only small thing I can think of was that some parts felt a little rushed and they could have been slowed down just a little for us to take it all in. I could also use just a little bit more info about magic users and what they can all do. It’s still a great story without that extra information though.

Who I'd Recommend To

I’d recommend this to YA fantasy lovers who are also a big fan of romance. If you don’t like romance heavy books then this isn’t the one for you. I can tell you that there’s no love triangles or insta-love in this book which I’m very thankful for. This only proves that fantasy and romance can be mixed well with each other.