The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (opens in new tab)

The Girl of Fire and Thorns \(2011\) 423 pages by Rae Carson Girl of Fire and Thorns \#1 Nice hook\. We meet Elisa on her sixteenth birthday/wedding day\. She’s wondering why she's being married off to this neighboring king, not her sister, while hoping the man will be ugly, because she finds herself unattractive/chubby, if there's rejection, she wants it to be mutual\. Elisa has a nice education, but is lacking information\. Beginning with Alejandro’s appearance\. We learn what’s happening j...