Title: Wildefire
Author: Karsten Knight
ISBN: 9781442421189
© 2011 Karsten Knight
Every flame begins with a spark.
Blackwood Academy was supposed to be a fresh start for Ashline Wilde. A secluded boarding school deep in the heart of California's redwood forests, three thousand miles from her old life—it sounded like the new beginning she needed after an act of unspeakable violence left a girl in her hometown dead. But Blackwood is far from the peaceful haven Ashline was searching for. Because terrifying, supernatural beasts roam the forests around campus. Because the murderer from Ashline's hometown - —her own sister - has followed her across the country. Because a group of reincarnated gods and goddesses has been mysteriously summoned to Blackwood...and Ashline’’s one of them.
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I found this book in a little free library and took it home with me. I didn’t know that this was the first book of a trilogy until I was already halfway through.
The main character, Ashline Wilde, is a likeable girl. Her sister on the other hand, not so much. From the get-go the reader knows that both girls are no ordinary humans. The sister, Eve, has the powerful ability to control the weather, and she uses it to kill a girl. Ashline freaks out and runs off to a place called Blackwood Academy. There she makes new friends, but soon finds out nothing is as it seems, not even Ashline herself.
There’s the standard teenage troubles as well as mystery, and even death in the story. It was a bit too fast paced for me, I would have liked to slowly get familiar with the characters. Now I just kind of read about them, but could not quite identify myself with them.
It was an okay read for me. Did I like it enough to buy the other two books? I’m not sure yet. This book cleverly ended with a massive plot twist as a cliffhanger, so I’m inclined to do so… I’ll leave this copy on my bookshelf, maybe I’ll succumb to my curiosity.
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