Book Review: Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popović

My favorite part, I gotta say, is the description of food in this story. This is one of the few books that I’ve read that talk about food so diligently and passionately. That drew my attention right away. I grew hungry just by the mention of each delicacy that they mention. It is every chef’s dream to learn how to bake and cook in the hopes of making someone feel completely satisfied and capture the taste buds on the very first bite. Iris’ and Malina’s mother is described as cold and distant; however, I cannot help, but admire the discipline and dedication that she puts on her small bakery.

Another thing that surprised me about this book is the storytelling. Wicked Like a Wildfire is a contemporary fantasy book, but I must say that I felt inside a magical world so unlike our own. I would always be surprised when they’d mention cars, phones and technology in general. I think it is very intriguing the way the author wrote this book inside our times and still made it sound like a foreign otherworldly scenery. There is a part in particular where Iris and Malina travel, and among the magical plot, they suddenly decided to rent a car. Isn’t it cool? The reminder that magic still exist in its pure form inside this technology filled life. 

What Didn’t Do It For Me:

Even though I really enjoyed the story, I had a slight problem inside it. I hope that I can express what I mean correctly, here it goes: 

I thought that the characters felt entitled to physical beauty. Like if only that kind of beauty mattered. I understand that they are special beings; however, it felt a little bit shallow and I would have liked less focus on it.