An angel discovers that the princess she is protecting is actually a bad person who is bent to invade a neighboring country. But the angel discovers it too late, and she is sent to a prison from were no one has ever been able to break free.
"Alas de fuego" is a curious book. Instead of centering on an angel that sacrifices itself to protect the princess from danger and traitors, it is soon discovered that the princess is actually the 'bad one' and the angel finds itself (herself) in a dire situation. It makes for a nice break from hero journeys, and it sets things for a couple of neat surprises.
However all this setup is thrown out of the window because the plot is just too simple, with little depth for its characters (apart from, well, kind of, our angel; Gallego García will drill into your head with her repetitions that Ahriel HAS CHANGED) and a very, but very simple sentence construction and use of language (which, on the other hand, makes it a very easy and breezy reading).
Nice, if you have little else to read. But you will probably forget it as soon as you're finished.
The best: it is easy to immerse oneself in its world
The worst: way too simple (plot wise and writing style); there are almost no surprises
Further reading: this feels like fantasy YA, so... "Harry Potter", "Cinder", "The Hunger Games", "ソロモンの偽証" (even if it doesn't have fantasy elements), "The Lord of the Rings"...
6/10
(Spanish)
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