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14: 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire

The Fireman
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Little Fires Everywhere
I guess it will depend on my mood.

This was the one element that I didn't have trouble finding a variety of options for!
I'll be choosing between:
Fahrenheit 451听(厂别迟迟颈苍驳)
A Clockwork Orange听(颁辞惫别谤)
Inkheart (Cover)
Love, in English听(颁辞惫别谤)
Rebecca (Setting)
Riders (Cover)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire听(罢颈迟濒别)
I'll be choosing between:
Fahrenheit 451听(厂别迟迟颈苍驳)
A Clockwork Orange听(颁辞惫别谤)
Inkheart (Cover)
Love, in English听(颁辞惫别谤)
Rebecca (Setting)
Riders (Cover)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire听(罢颈迟濒别)







LOVE The Hunger Games Trilogy, I think I read it three times, lol

The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
- How is it connected to "fire"?
Fire is in the title. Also the cover is bright orange, and it is actually about a fire

For this topic I picked American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse

This is a book about an arsonist and his crime spree.

back-up choice: The Pool of Fire

Emergence by Denise Grover Swank
- How is it connected to "fire"?
The cover has fire on it.


- How is it connected to "fire"?
Fire is in the title and it was the message by President Trump to Kim Jong-Un.

- What are you reading for this category?
Frostblood by Elly Blake
- How is it connected to "fire"?
The main character is a Fireblood -- she can create and control fire.

- How is it connected to "fire"?
The main character is a Fireblood -- she can create and control fire.

Fire Country
- How is it connected to "fire"?
The word is in the title...BUT, the word is in the title due to the fact they live in a very very hot dystopian world.




Fire by L. B. Gilbert

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Strong female characters, supernaturals, action and a bit of love. I even went on to read the next one Air. BOOM two books of the challenge and I liked Air even better.






- How is it connected to "fire"? Obviously it is in the title but the part II of the book seems to have more on fire. I guess I'll see.
I originally had Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire slated for this slot but I'm doing a buddy read on the Throne of Glass series. I'm hoping to fit Harry in another spot somewhere a little later in the year but not too far off!

Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter.
- How is it connected to "fire"?
That's pretty obvious, so I'm not going to explain. :)
I read The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America, which is a narrative nonfiction book about the massive wildfire in the western US in 1910 and how the Forest Service got its start. Very interesting read. 4 Stars.



It has been sitting in my pile- what a great opportunity to actually read it!

Veil of Fire
- How is it connected to "fire"?
It is based on a real firestorm that occurred in Hinckley MN in 1894.

I've read it! And my friend who borrowed it just gave it back after about a year. Maybe I should reread it!

The Witch Doesn't Burn in this One

- How is it connected to "fire"?
The book relates to fire due to the title, with the word 'burn'. Throughout the story there are also many references to matches, fires, and burning.



To tell you how this is related to the fire prompt would give away a key element of the story.... but it鈥檚 there鈥 a flame here, a wisp of smoke there.
If anyone is looking for a good fiction for the 1st person narrator or based on a secret prompts, this would work very well.
Highly recommend.
Books mentioned in this topic
Flight Behavior (other topics)The Girl Who Played With Fire (other topics)
Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters (other topics)
Fyre (other topics)
The Great Fire (other topics)
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Barbara Kingsolver (other topics)Garth Risk Hallberg (other topics)
J.R. Ward (other topics)
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