Firelight by Sophie Jordan (Book Review)

Goodreads summary:
A hidden truth.
Mortal enemies.
Doomed love.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaths the most sacred tenet among her kinf, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki - a descendant of dragons who's greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid them at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away - if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crossed an ancient divide.

                                                        My rating - 3

My review

Firelight wasn't exactly rubbish, but it wasn't too good either. I have nothing against Sophie Jordan's writing style. The story itself was what I didn't like. I'm not a fan of insta-love. It's something that makes me cringe and I try to avoid it the best I can. Unfortunately I couldn't avoid it with Firelight.

The protagonist is a girl called Jacinda and she is a draki, which is a creature that descends from dragons. She is the only fire-breather in existence which makes her special, and her destiny is to be with the future alpha of the pack, Cassian.

The love interest is a boy called Will and he comes from a family that hunts Draki. One night he is forced to chance Lucinda while she's in her dragon form and he spares her life. He doesn't want to be like his family.

So Jacinda and Will fall in love (I didn't see them coming *rolls eyes*) but Will doesn't know that Jacinda is the Draki whose life he spared. However, Jacinda knows who he is. That really annoyed me. She knows how dangerous he is but she can't stop herself from falling in love with him . If she had any sense whatsoever, she would avoid him at all costs. Not only would she put herself in danger, but everybody else around her. Another thing that annoyed me was that Jacinda repeatedly changed her mind about Will. Should I, or shouldn't I?

I didn't like Will either. He tells her to stay away from him (good advice) but then he tells her that he can't cope without her. Make your mind up! Plus he stalks her, and can be damn-right creepy.

The alpha of the pack, Cassian, is a more intriguing character and I wish he was the love interest. He doesn't appear much in Firelight so you don't get to know much about him, but when he does appear he's a very interesting character. I would love to have see more of him.

Time to wrap things up. Towards the end you discover something about Will that was very interesting, and right at the end something big happens that and shocking and made me want to pick up the sequel. I am not sure if I will be though.