Wildefire karsten knight epub

Great book, Wildefire pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone. Add a review Your Rating: Your Comment:. Knight by J. Hot Fall with Honor by E. Knight by E. Hot Dragon Avenger by E. Hot Choice of the Cat by E. Afterglow by Karsten Knight. You can still relate and identify with one or the other characters, and still be entertained by the absurdity.

Knights--not so much. It's almost like he tried too hard to provide badassery yea, not a real word for entertainment. Way, way to hard. Entertainment isn't everything. Depth in fact, is more important than entreatment IMO.

I rather have a badly paced book, with meaning, than a book that goes and goes and goes, but leads to no where.

Plus, how else am I suppose to relate to the main character? In all honesty, I'm too lazy to write it all out. But I want to wash my hands of this book. Let's all move on, shall we?

View all 4 comments. No wait, I don't want them to be tortured by this either. Shelves: reads. So I logged onto PulseIt for the first time in weeks to find this book was already up for free, and was like, "Why not?

All I can say is, I have no idea why I went through with finishing the story. First of all, a guy writing from a girl's POV honestly, No. No matter how many sisters you have, how close you were with your mom as a kid, you do not know what goes through my mind as a teenage girl, bub.

Don't even try to. Ashline is just a horrible protagonist as it is. So, we start out with her beating up the girl her boyfriend cheated on her with, and leaving the guy practically untouched. She can try to kill the girl for herself, but when her sister goes ahead and finishes the job for her, it's a major issue.

Oh, sorry, did you want the blood on your hands for yourself? I could not connect with any of the teenagers in this book. It was like one major party of underage hookups, freaky blow-ups and Let's just say it was bad. I don't think the author's going to like me after this. I cannot finish this one. I have really tried to like it, but I am going to give up.

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer and I feel so let down. I have been told that it gets better but I am having trouble getting past the characters attitudes. Ash was so violent that I don't know if there is any way for her to redeem herself. I was also shocked at how X-Menish this book was. I wasn't prepared for that and it felt way to cliche. So I am going to let this book go and grab some I cannot finish this one. So I am going to let this book go and grab something else that will hopefully grab me back.

View all 12 comments. I'm so annoyed. Yeah, yeah, every volcano brings about birth and destruction. If he really wanted to invoke our mythology well he should've actually paid attention to our origin stories.

It's not like it's really hard to find. Yeah, I'm done. Edit: Another thing that occurred to me. Why is the main character's name "Ashline"? Sure she may live in modern times but if she's Hawaiian and with a healthy dose of our blood, why wouldn't she have a Hawaiian name? I mean, a lot of Hawaiians are very proud of their blood me as well and most of them have Hawaiian names somewhere despite the influence of Westernized names.

I mean, I don't have a lot of blood in comparison to others out there, I feel like it's small and I even look all Asian, but my middle name is Hawaiian. It really bothers me that he describes his book as being "exotic".

I'm sorry, we're not "exotic". That's a disgusting way the white people have seen and used our culture and people for exploitation and profit because we're "exotic".

Original thoughts: Okay, so I'm not going to really review the book you can read my status updates for my thoughts and feelings about it but if Ashline being a Polynesian goddess is used as justification for how violent she is, I'm going to flip. Pele Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes and Fire is tempestuous and does get very angry if you offend her but she's not an out of control violent freak.

She doesn't use violence in the sense of breaking all your bones and killing people. She'd burn your most beloved garden, steal your boyfriend, curse you so you have some shit bad luck but she's not a violent person. Pele is ALSO the goddess of dance and lightning!

What the hell! She wasn't some angry bitch and I'm pissed that only her vengeful side is showcased and exploited. And don't give me that shit that there's tons of Polynesian goddesses. Well, it's not really explained from which culture she actually from, so it could technically therefore be mine. I created a new shelf just for Wildefire called Pure Torture. Seriously I think you have to be a sociopath to truly enjoy this book.

The book literally starts with a fight all over a stupid boy. Fight after fight all in the town of Scarsdale, New York. This part cracked me up because I live in the same county and let me tell you, if this happened here the school vp wouldn't just stand by why some girl got her te I created a new shelf just for Wildefire called Pure Torture. This part cracked me up because I live in the same county and let me tell you, if this happened here the school vp wouldn't just stand by why some girl got her teeth knocked out.

The idiot just stands there all scared and pansy like. It just wasn't realistic. Especially with all the school bullying in the local news around here lately. IRL Ash would have been expelled and sent to jv hall in a heartbeat.

My new shelf pretty much sums up my feelings Unlikable characters and senseless violence was all Wildefire had to offer. I will be adding Hush, Hush to that new shelf as well. View all 3 comments. Yep, so in a nutshell, I was not a fan of this book. Like, at all. My main issue with Wildefire was that I didn't like the main character.

Wait, scratch that-- I could not stand the main character. Wait, scratch that again-- I wish the main character had taken a running dive off of a cliff and spontaneously combusted in mid-free fall, or met any other catastrophe a la Wile E. Like so: Yes, that's how much I detested Ashline Wilde-- I had to whip out some visuals of her cartoon-ish demis.

Like so: Yes, that's how much I detested Ashline Wilde-- I had to whip out some visuals of her cartoon-ish demise. Why you ask? Well, first of all she was violent and abusive, and walked all over everyone and treated them like crap.

She was super-aggressive and mean and made me wish someone would slap her into next week. Because of this, she was impossible to relate to or sympathize with. Not to mention, she was absolutely, positively crazy.

Let me elaborate on this point by saying that, in the prologue, Ashline beats up some girl that supposedly "stole" her boyfriend-- she actually punches the girl so hard that she's knocked unconscious and loses a tooth. Now, this begs the question, why didn't Ashline confront her unfaithful, loser boyfriend first instead of taking out her rage on the girl? And second, um hello! She just committed serious physical assault! And you now want me to be on this girl's side?!

She's a psycho! I'm not on her side, she should be headed to a JV detention center for crying out loud! Not cool. Her craziness continued throughout the book with many random outbursts, leaving me thinking, "um If her name wasn't Ashline, I would've sworn she was a dude. Which made me wonder, why didn't Karsten Knight just make his protagonist a boy? Since he is a guy himself, he would have been able to create a much more believable protag.

All in all, Ashline just came across as both unbelievable as a character and really nasty as a person, so I never felt any connection to her in the story. In fact, I was sort of rooting against her. I wish I could say that the secondary characters made up for Ashline's complete douche-baggery, but they were equally nasty, annoying and immature.

The only one I liked somewhat was Colt, but I still couldn't understand for the life of me why he was so smitten with Ashline, who was beyond obnoxious and belittled him every chance she got. The guy doted on her like a love-sick puppy. Nope, not buying it.

Ashline was a real you-know-what. In real life, he would've ditched her without a second thought. Call me a wimp, but I also wasn't a big fan of all the gratuitous violence thrown into the story, much of which seemed pretty unnecessary, especially the prologue and the whole fiasco with Lizzie Jacobs Which, by the by, sounds like such a fake name. Maybe that's just me, but really, you are going to be pretty hard-pressed getting me to like a character who commits serious physical assault within the first few pages of the book.

Major turn off. Next on the list: The dialogue between the characters was positively dripping with sarcasm and undisguised venom, also for no apparent reason. Now I don't mind a little snark here and there, that livens up the interactions between the characters, but having every line be some biting comment or come back?

Nobody talks like that first of all, at least not anyone that I know, and second it comes across as very forced and artificial. It was like the author was thinking as he wrote: how cruddy and mean can I make these characters without them actually killing each other off? So yeah, I definitely got annoyed with the heavy-handed sarcasm after awhile. Finally, and I've heard other people say this too but I had the same experience-- it took me a long time to really get into this story.

There just wasn't a whole lot to keep me interested until a little over halfway through the book. Unfortunately by that point, I was so fed up with the characters that I didn't really care anymore anyways. So altogether, this book was a fail for me. Not only wasn't I invested in any of the characters, I couldn't stand them. The sarcastic dialogue got really old about half-way through the story and finally, I didn't think that the graphic violence did anything for the plot.

The one redeeming aspect of this book was the ending-- not just because it meant I could stop reading, but it was admittedly quite the cliffhanger. I think that for anyone who did enjoy this book and the characters, it was the perfect ending to entice them into reading the next book. Unfortunately-- and this probably won't come as a big surprise-- I won't be reading the sequel. Lea LC's Adventures in Libraryland View all 8 comments.

View all 10 comments. Nov 04, Emma rated it really liked it Shelves: ya , urban-fantasy , fantasy , school. This book was a crazy ride! It was not without its flaws but overall I really enjoyed this UF take on the pantheon of gods. The sad part is that after all my excitement, I didn't like Wildefire.

I know, I'm crying too, because that means that what comes next is stuff I hate to type. It's truth time and if you loved this book, you may not like what I have to say. Let me start off by saying 1. Let me start off by saying what I like about Wildefire: The diversity is fantastic. That line in the description that says "group of gods and goddesses" does not lie. They are a group of gods and goddesses from all over the world, meaning that each person in the group is a different ethnicity.

I loved it, and wish there was more of this in other books I read. The conversation flows nicely, is very funny, and sounds like conversation of real teenagers. The main character, Ash, is not whiny and swoony. She's sarcastic and headstrong, and knows how to handle herself. Eve, the evil sister. She is my favorite character, and I love what happened every time she showed up to make life interesting.

She reminds me a lot, actually of Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, post first-human-murder. And I'm not just trying to throw in another Buffy reference there, I really mean that. The way she talks, how she acts, how she seems doomed to be evil; even how she shows up at the most inconvenient times. I'm not sure if it's because Eve reminds me so much of Faith, that I was able to understand her enough for her to be my favorite character, or if I've just got a soft spot for crazies, but I liked her.

There is so much set-up going on, classes, drinking, school activities, and other stuff that happens besides the main plot, that I was ready to give up on reading halfway through. I did push on though, and had an awesome surprise after a seemingly random conversation became the turning point in the book. It was the last sentence of this conversation that made me say: "oh, dang!

And it did. Karsten's plot in that last part of the book was killer! The characters could have all been the same person For most of the book, they have the exact same sense of humor and the same types of jokes and comebacks.

Any one of them could speak another's line and I wouldn't know because none of them have enough of their own voice, besides Eve. And that's not a spoiler for the plot It's just safety I know there are debates about whether or not this is a valid complaint, but my opinion is firm: Ash is way too violent for my tastes.

I don't mind her sarcastic attitude and rough exterior at all. It's quite refreshing not to have a timid and swooning character. But it seems she can't be sarcastic and headstrong and know how to handle herself, without getting physical all the time; she hits people for the smallest reasons, knocks some characters down without a thought, and threatens and even assaults her own friends and boyfriend s.

What person--who wants to keep her friends and boyfriend, at least--does that? I get that she's a goddess who could technically be prone to violence. But she rejects another character because she's too violent, yet here she is being violent herself Not to mention that the other gods and goddesses including the mighty god of thunder seem to have a lock on their outbursts of anger.

And the fact that she's Polynesian does not at all explain the reason for her angry bursts as one reviewer tried to claim , so I am left eternally wondering about it. Lastly: There are unrealistic consequences for anything that happens, unless Eve does it. One example: The principal of the school timidly stands by and watches a girl get knocked down by two different people, while mentally wagging a finger and threatening to call the police.

One got an arrest warrant afterward, and one only got a week suspension. This has nothing to do with what I thought of Wildefire, but I just wanted to mention that the pronunciation of the Goddess Pele's name is wrong in the book. Pele is pronounced: Peh-Leh like the e in fell , instead of Pay-lay like the a in day , as it says in the book.

It's a common misconception about the pronunciation of the letter e, especially since it sounds pretty close when it's said quickly even Wikipedia and other sites have it wrong. Not a huge deal, but it made me laugh when I saw it spelled out this way in the book. Well, this book fizzled and died for me. For the record, I really wanted to like Wildefire by Karsten Knight, but the read just went from bad to worse. The transitions are clunky and the author uses too many weird devices to tell a story.

Or, woe betide, washing the floor under a table in a little used corner of my house. Again, wow. It could be worse. I felt no empathy to the main character or her sociopathic sister who kills a girl in the first 45 pages and less connection to the smattering of characters who feel thrown into the mix.

The fact that an older park ranger is the main love interest squigs me out too. As the book slogged on I felt less and less interest in these characters and when the reveal finally came the way Knight opens up the characters is just…awkward… and weird… and not worth my time. Oh well, not for me. The dialogue and narrative is littered with crude words and phrases that I'd venture to say many most?

It's like the Beautiful Creatures syndrome in the inverse. However, there is simmering potential in both the premise and writing, so I'll definitely be checking out the 2.

However, there is simmering potential in both the premise and writing, so I'll definitely be checking out the sequel. But what was with that ending? I kept swiping my finger at the screen trying to turn the page, thinking my iPad had frozen or something. That was the last page. Side note: Anyone else notice that this takes place in the same small town as Aprilynne Pike's Wings series?

Who knew there were fairies, trolls, and goddesses all hanging out in the same small town of Orick, CA. The Short Version: Unique in concept and engaging in play out, Wildefire covers a range of emotions and builds a strong plot with fantastic characters. Filled with witty banter and sarcastic retorts, and written in an incredibly fluid, intelligent way, this one is both fun and interesting.

Ashline is a phenomenal central character, smoothly built and perfectly damaged to create a well rounded, fully dimensional and relatable protagonist. The plot has a very steady pace, and with easily inserted The Short Version: Unique in concept and engaging in play out, Wildefire covers a range of emotions and builds a strong plot with fantastic characters.

Her sarcasm is hilarious and she always has a come back for everything, no matter the situation. Even when forced to face some hard truths not only about herself but others, Ashline finds a way to handle it in a way that says so much about her character, while still being understandable and fun for the reader.

She is fierce in all the best ways, gentle at just the right moments, and intelligent in the most refreshing of manners. Apart from Ashline, there are several others characters who play a strong role and have pretty large presences throughout. Knight does a remarkable job showcasing the full nature of the relationship between these two, from the connection of sisterhood to the push and pull of their differing personalities and actions.

Despite her violent overtones, Eve has some softer moments, pitching her in a subtly sympathetic light that has a lasting impact. Cole has an intriguing nature from the first time he steps onto the pages, and is suave and smooth while still unsure in all the right ways to make him downright delectable and memorable. Raja is my favorite character of the bunch, as witty and on her toes as Ashline and makes some fantastic character strides. Though she comes across at first as the stereotypical gorgeous snob, she is far from it and Knight weaves this perfectly throughout.

Closing out the cast of characters is Rolfe and Ade, two boys who are swoon worthy and completely fun, and Jackie, who fits into things in an interesting way, and is a great friend to Ash. Though the characters stand out prominently, and have a beautiful kinship between them that plays an integral part in the whole story, the plot also has a lasting effect.

With new elements mixing with some polished, known concepts, Wildefire covers the gauntlet from downright creepy to empowering. Intertwining mythologies and giving a very strong contemporary and human component to it, Knight has built something that is unlike anything else. The worldbuilding happens in a very easy way, often coming through quietly without the reader fully realizing it until later.

Playing heavily on building mystery while still revealing new information at a steady rate as well, Knight has woven a perfect mystery in a fun and fresh way. Never once did I find myself drifting out of her head, nor did I notice the third person perspective for the bulk of the story.

With gorgeous, noteworthy descriptions and a fantastic grasp on and use of the English language at its finest, Knight not only showcases his storytelling skills but his writing talents as well.

The descriptions have a great flow, never coming off as bulky or forced, and create a very firm imagery. Even with this, there is still a very distinct and clear voice that clearly screams Ashline, while still giving intonation to the other characters as well.

There are plenty of completely unexpected twists and reveals, and the full magnitude of everything laid down in this installment is impressive. The chapter set up also adds an interesting overall element to the book, breaking it not only down by day but into three sections, with an interlude to each that adds a huge level of mystery.

The transitions between, however, are very smooth, and tie together by the end of the book. Interesting and fun more than anything, but still harboring plenty of intense moments, and with some very well done action scenes, Wildefire breaks new ground both in concept and play out. View 1 comment. So, I'm struck with the urge to tell you, dear reader, to run out and pick up a copy of Wildefire posthaste. In Wildefire there is reincarnation, a very strong heroine both figuratively and literally , deities from a bevy of religions and places, unusual weather and lightning strikes and--in my opi So, I'm struck with the urge to tell you, dear reader, to run out and pick up a copy of Wildefire posthaste.

In Wildefire there is reincarnation, a very strong heroine both figuratively and literally , deities from a bevy of religions and places, unusual weather and lightning strikes and--in my opinion--just the right amount of romance. More importantly, Ashline Wilde is Polynesian and as such, is a welcome change. By no means is Wildefire a slow read, but it was the sort of book that I wanted to savor and as such, I took three days to read it.

It's the sort of book that you don't want to finish reading simply because you don't want things to end--and well, then you might be like me and deathly afraid of cliffhangers. Speaking of cliffhangers, wait until you get to the last page! The sentence that I just typed will make a lot more sense when you reach it--and now I've got theories, but I promise you, my lips are sealed.

The only thing that I will tell you is that you might want to look up something mentioned at the end--and actually I was going to add more onto this sentence, but I realized that it might make you speculate, and I don't want to ruin that moment of, "No way!

It's there that things really begin to unfold as she learns that she's not the only one on campus with unusual powers. Drawn together, the group of five will have to come into their own and more importantly, complete the tasks set before them to keep Ragnarok from occurring. However, this isn't the only thing happening in Ash's life. Her psychotic sister Eve has found her and doesn't appear to be leaving anytime soon , Colt Halliday definitely likes her and she's got the hots for him , and lastly, she's been having visions about a little girl who looks like her, but isn't her.

It's never been quite so awkward to be a teenager. I'm trying really, really hard right now to give nothing involving spoilers away so all I'm going to tell you--if you haven't guessed by now--is that I seriously enjoyed reading Wildefire and that was one hell of a read.

Ash is strong, kicks some serious butt, and isn't anti-dresses although clothing tends to dislike fire and as such, doesn't like Ash too much. Her sister? Is a bit crazy but loves her little sister, even if she wrecks Ash's life and to be perfectly honest, she struck me as a, well, you know, b-word.

Serena has a very dry sense of humor, Raja definitely grew on me she's my second favorite character in Wildefire after Ash , and I loved the chemistry between Ash and Colt. Then there's Blackwood Academy which is amazing in its own right--and if I had to pick a fictional school to go to high school at, this would be it.

I mean, their mascot is a spotted owl! Granted of course, I'd probably steer clear of the tennis courts. So now that I've spent four paragraphs telling you about how much I like Wildefire, I'm going to once again recommend that you pick up a copy. Also, although there is action in Wildefire, I feel that it's more about the characters evolving from teens who know nothing about who they truly are, to teenage gods and goddesses although they're still not there yet--I mean, it's only book one This is a story that I'm hoping continues--as in doing the "is it written yet, is it written yet!?

All I can say right now, having just put the book down, is that this is a book you should definitely judge by it's cover, because the text is as fantastic-ly deep as the cover is symbolic. Update: I tried to reread this in an effort to complete the series, and just one chapter in albeit a nigh 40 page chapter , I know this isn't going to well.

Rereading is a tricky business, because sometimes you end up looking at your past self like HUH? There's so much girl hate in the opening chapter, not to mention the fact that a girl is murdered for the offense of hooking up with Ashline's boyfriend. The writing's clunky, and a lot of things made me side-eye already. When Wildefire came out, Update: I tried to reread this in an effort to complete the series, and just one chapter in albeit a nigh 40 page chapter , I know this isn't going to well.

When Wildefire came out, the diversity of the cast made it stand out. There's so much more and better out there at this point. While I liked it five years ago, I'm not impressed now. I will not be finishing this series, because, through further experience, my standards for YA have continued consistently to rise, and Wildefire no longer comes up to snuff. When I got my first mystery download link post sign up, Wildefire downloaded.

The download pages do not say what book you're getting although the newsletters do , so I had no idea until it popped up in Adobe Digital Editions. I had heard of Wildefire and thought the premise sounded a bit odd and that I was going to skip it. Since I had downloaded the title already, I decided to give it a go.

I'm glad I did. Wildefire is a fun and violent romp. For all that Ash is much too quick to use her fists, she is a really awesome heroine. She kicks serious butt, she's sarcastic and she deals with everything on her own terms. She has this crazy but realistic confidence that almost makes me envy her. Ash feels so much like a real person and one that I would not perhaps be friends with, but might admire and enjoy facebook stalking.

Plus, it's kind of nice to read a book where there's a girl who's a bit of a juvenile delinquent. There are a lot of reformable, sexy bad boys, but you don't see too many ladies of that ilk. Colt, however, I never liked. For one thing, I personally am confused and a bit creeped out by any guy who's too interested when you first meet.

Colt, a college student, sees Ash across the bar and leaves the seriously hot girl he's with to pursue her doggedly.

After hitting on her in the bar to little avail since she left to investigate the screams , he shows up at her tennis practice. The fact that she's cute does not make this non-stalkerish. Besides, as much as Ash was feeling it, I did not sense much chemistry between them at all. There conversations almost all dealt with how he thought they should be together. I really hope he either improves or is not THE guy that she will be drama-ing with for the rest of the series.

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