Journal Entry 1 by Amorae from Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Monday, October 25, 2004

Kevla Bai-Sha was born with no status in Arukan’s society. Without a father whose name she could take, she was doomed to remain a “Bai-Sha”, selling her mother’s wares as a “halaan”. But when Khashim Tahmu-kha-Rakyn, of the Clan of Four Waters, takes her as a servant for his great house, Kevla’s lot in life begins to improve. That is, at least, until Tahmu’s wife realizes that Kevla is in fact his daughter.

Jashemi-kha-Tahmu, Kevla’s stepbrother, recognizes her instantly as his father’s daughter. He vows that although he can’t recognize her as his sister publicly, he’ll get to know her privately. Thus begins a forbidden relationship between the two, one that blossoms from affection to a deeply-seeded and unbreakable bond over the years.

But there’s more to Kevla and Jashemi than meets the eye. They both have powerful, frightening dreams – dreams that would get them both burned for being possessed by demons if anyone in Arukan ever found out about them. With only each other to turn to, Jashemi and Kevla must uncover the secret to their disturbing dreams, before it’s too late.

Ms. Golden has written a breathtaking tale of good vs. evil, treachery and betrayal, and the overwhelming power of love in the first installment in THE FINAL DANCE series. She writes magically – with an extreme talent for description and characterization, and dialogue that sounds true in every instance. Her voice is genuine and unique, never faltering, matching the tone of the novel perfectly at every turn.

Kevla’s growth, her coming-of-age and acceptance of who she truly is are vital to the story, and beautifully handled by Ms. Golden. If you’re looking for a captivating, intriguing fantasy novel, look no further than ON FIRE’S WINGS. The second novel in the series is scheduled for release in 2005.
 

Journal Entry 2 by Amorae from Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Saturday, October 30, 2004

The book is heading out on a journey! If you're interested in participating, please PM me. I'll do my best to take into consideration all shipping preferences. :)

Please journal when you receive the book, and then once again after you've read it. PM the next person on the list for his/her address when you're ready to pass it along. Thanks, and enjoy!

Current Order:

1. airehead – (Canada)
2. ArizonaFyre – (Arizona)
3. Kyrissaean – (New Hampshire)
4. shaunesay – (Kansas)
5. Auglaise – (UK)
6. Back to me - Lacey Savage – (Canada)
 

Journal Entry 3 by airehead from Didsbury, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Recieved today, if it's half as good as it looks it'll be great, thanks Lacey 

Journal Entry 4 by airehead from Didsbury, Alberta Canada on Monday, December 20, 2004

Great book, couldn't put it down. Only one problem, have to wait until spring for the next part! 

Journal Entry 5 by ArizonaFyre from Superior, Arizona USA on Thursday, February 03, 2005

Looks like an exciting read - I'm looking forward to curling up & reading all weekend long! 

Journal Entry 6 by ArizonaFyre from Superior, Arizona USA on Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Wow - what a wonderful book! Excellent reading! I was sad to see the next book won't be released until summer 2005. In the meanwhile, I'll be reading more books by this author.

The book is travelling to Kyrissaean in New Hampshire. 

Journal Entry 7 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, March 03, 2005

It's here! I've been looking forward to this one! :) And all the happy journal entries are much encouraging... 

Journal Entry 8 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, March 24, 2005

This was pretty good. It kept my attention, but I didn't think the author was quite able to pull off everything she was trying to do. She's a good storyteller and there's a lot of good story here, but she didn't seem to really own it, if that makes any sense -- almost as if this were her first novel. It's the transition from the everyday lives of the main characters to the bigger fantasy theme that really didn't work. I was really enjoying the story up until then, but that part just fell flat. I'm actually kinda frustrated because it just seems like this could have been so much better if they had spent a little more time on it! So this gets a 7 from me, for being an 8 for about 2/3 of the book and then falling to a 5 at the end.

This is ready to go out as soon as I get shaunesay's address. Thanks for including me in this ring!



 

Journal Entry 9 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Monday, March 28, 2005

Mailed to shaunesay this morning. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 10 by shaunesay from Olathe, Kansas USA on Sunday, April 03, 2005

Just received! Am looking forward to it from the previous reviews. I do have another bookring in front of it, so it will be a little while before I can start. Will journal again as soon as I'm done and pass along! Thanks for the ring LaceySavage! 

Journal Entry 11 by shaunesay from Olathe, Kansas USA on Friday, May 13, 2005

Okay, not quite done yet, but just had to get on and share my shock! Wow I didn't see Jashemi getting toasted coming, AT ALL! I'm sitting here, happily reading along, thinking, yay, they're together, even though they shouldn't be, but they really love each other and then BAM! GONE! So I'm paging through really quick to see if maybe he really isn't and shows up later, but no! OUCH, Ms. Golden, was that really necessary?! I hate it when authors do that to characters that you like, makes you not even want to finish the story! But I guess that's actually a sign that they've done a good job and you've been really drawn in!

I've recently joined the Luna subscription, so hopefully I'll receive the sequel soon! But I don't know if I can get over Jashemi! *wail*

Will journal again when I've finished, sorry to be taking so long! 

Journal Entry 12 by shaunesay from Olathe, Kansas USA on Saturday, May 14, 2005

Finished! I tend to agree with others that have said that the last part wasn't as good as the first. I think the turning point for me was Jashemi's death, everything after that was kind of, ah, it just all worked out... But I'm still looking forward to the next one, to see how the story progresses.

Thanks for the ring LaceySavage! This will be off to Auglaise as soon as I get an address! 

Journal Entry 13 by shaunesay from Olathe, Kansas USA on Saturday, May 28, 2005

On it's way to Auglaise today! 

Journal Entry 14 by Auglaise from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Received this a few days ago, but was unable to journal.

I really liked this, and am getting frusterated that all the series I seem to be discovering recently are still in the works! I found all the characters very believeable, but thought that the book came to its conclusion very quickly. Kevla seemed to take forever to grow up and come into her powers, and a relatively short time having to convince everyone that she was what she was and sort of taking over. I'm looking forward to the next one, however, and think that this is a really great beginning to a story! Thanks for sharing, and I'll have it in the post as soon as I'm able. ^_^