Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle #1)
by Rosaria Munda
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 15th 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Dragons
Synopsis:
Seraphina meets Red Rising in a debut young adult fantasy that’s full of rivalry, romance… and dragons.
Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone—even the lowborn—a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders.
Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn’t be more different. Annie’s lowborn family was executed by dragonfire, while Lee’s aristocratic family was murdered by revolutionaries. Growing up in the same orphanage forged their friendship, and seven years of training have made them rivals for the top position in the dragonriding fleet.
But everything changes when survivors from the old regime surface, bent on reclaiming the city.
With war on the horizon and his relationship with Annie changing fast, Lee must choose to kill the only family he has left or to betray everything he’s come to believe in. And Annie must decide whether to protect the boy she loves . . . or step up to be the champion her city needs.
From debut author Rosaria Munda comes a gripping adventure that calls into question which matters most: the family you were born into, or the one you’ve chosen.
Favorite Quotes
They were nothing. Their language was the one he had listened to as he watched his family die.
Most of the time, the line between our emotions and our dragons is dim, subliminal. But with violent flares of emotions, the walls break down, and you share everything.
I can make history one step at a time.
About the Author
Rosaria grew up in rural North Carolina, where she climbed trees, read Harry Potter fanfiction, and taught herself Latin. She studied political theory at Princeton and lives in Chicago with her husband and cat.For book recs and updates, follow her on instagram: @rosariamunda
Review of Fireborne
Review (4.5 Stars): I got sucked into this amazing story and I couldn’t get enough of Annie and Lee. How they both had to decide between what they had felt to be right and the person that they had grown to love. This is the first book in a brand new series and I’m absolutely hooked. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
