Review: Firestarter by Tara Sim

Firestarter by Tara Sim
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an ARC via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.  This will be released on January 15, 2019.

I really loved this series. The clock spirit idea is very unique and I really liked how it was developed.  The mythology element is really nice, though I would have liked a bit more, similar to the myths we got in book 1, but that's just me. I'm a sucker for mythology. In this installment we continue to follow Colton and Danny as they both try to stop the crew of the Prometheus from destroying more clock towers. As they learn what the motivations are behind the crew, they also learn more about how the clock spirits were created and that the crew of the Prometheus may not be the worst entity out there. Danny, Colton, Daphne and the rest of the gang have to devise a plan to protect time itself and escape from the Prometheus unharmed. There is a ton of travel between different cities with clock towers and a good deal of action as the plot unfolds.

I really love Colton and Danny as a couple, Daphne and Akesh too. I could have done without so many love scenes though. I felt like there was too much focus on the romance and I felt like it took away from the plot at times. I really loved the plotline of the series, but the series took a turn and kind of became a romance with fantasy elements at some point instead of a fantasy with a romance.

I highly recommend the series and I feel like this is a great ending. Tara Sim isn't afraid to take you on an emotional roller coaster with characters you've come to care about. You weren't sure what was going to happen in the end and I'm really happy with the ending. I liked the writing, the plot, and the characters.

I think I'm going to use this to fill the prompt on the Popsugar Reading Challenge to read 2 books with the same title.  I'm going to read Firestarter by Stephen King to complete the prompts.

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