The Girl Of Fire And Thorns | Book Review

Title: The Girl Of Fire And Thorns
Series: (Fire And Thorns #1)
Author: Rae Carson
Genre: Young Adult, High Fantasy
Publication Date: September 20th 2011
Format: ebook

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.

Elisa is the chosen one. 

But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can't see how she ever will. 

Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.

And he's not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.

Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young.

Most of the chosen do.

I first saw this book in its hideous UK cover so I appreciate this cover so much more than I already would. 

Why is it called The Girl Of Fire And Thorns is beyond me.

I'm not sure how to review this, to be completely honest. I know how I rated it but I feel like so much happened in this one book that I don't know what I liked so much.

This book started out with our main character Elisa being married off to a King named Alejandro De Viga on her 16th Birthday which actually is what everybody told me as a synopsis to the story, which is, in fact, wrong.
The story does start there but the plot develops into something so much more.

The main character was quite different from your usual MC. Both physically and mentally. Elisa is dark skinned and overweight. I guess I have read a book with a plus-sized person before but Elisa was, as I said, overweight. 

The thing about Elisa though, is that she was completely oblivious to her cleverness and strategic thinking. It was so interesting to see her develop confidence and start realizing how important her status is. 

The romance was so freaking good. I love when authors do that kind of thing, which I will not say what it is.

Though, I felt kind of spoiled. Something happened and it wasn't as surprising to me because of how carefree people were talking about the books, when they obviously have read more than the first book.

The story dealt with religion so nicely. Our main character is God-Chosen. Which was very refreshing because the main character wasn't alone she had God. Whenever something bad happened she remembered God and prayed, which is a relationship I'd like to have.

The book was refreshing and very fast-paced. I absolutely love the characters and loved the unexpected romance.

Overall, really enjoyable fast read that I highly recommend. I knocked off half a star because visualizing the characters was very difficult. Honestly, I still don't know how to imagine them.