I liked this book well enough. For some reason, I like it more than Graceling. I guess in this case, Fire just seemed to have limitations whereas Katsa didn't really seem to. I like the writing most of all which gives this book a 3.5 or 4. It's still kinda fresh so I haven't really had the time to process anything. The writing seems to be Cashore's saving grace. She can make me like a genre that I'm not really keen on.