Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the “prince” of their pride. But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian’s sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.

The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their part of the plan, there’s no guarantee they’ll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be only the beginning….

Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan’s Firelight trilogy.

After the startling ending of Vanish, Hidden resumes with Jacinda and friends on a mission to rescue Miram from a horrible fate. The plan? Sending Jacinda into the Enkros laboratory to rescue her from the inside. Except things don’t go quite as planned, and Jacinda finds out way more about what the Enkros have been up to than she bargained for.

In this epic conclusion of the Firelight series, Jacinda and friends experience love, fear, betrayal and sadness. Join in this whirlwind of emotions and watch as the secrets unfold.

After reading the first two books in the Firelight trilogy, I have to admit that I was not eager to pick up Hidden. While I found the first book to be an entertaining journey, I found the second to be so offensive that I was afraid that I would not be able to bring an open mind to the last book. Instead, I am so relieved to tell you all that I adored this book.

Hidden definitely starts out with a bang. The action starts on page one and continues till the very last page. I devoured it in a little over a day, and I’m finding myself in a mourning stage, as there is no more to read. Unlike the last book in the series, Vanish, Hidden takes place in many different locations. I really enjoyed the different settings, new characters, and shocking twists that I did not see coming.

Yet again, I had a major problem with the relationship between Will and Jacinda. Will didn’t offend me nearly as much as he did in the previous two books, but the damage was already done. I ended up wanting to skip pages that revolved around their romance, as I found myself a little disgusted. I know that there are a lot of fans of Will out there, but I still can’t help but believe that Jacinda chose the wrong guy.

Another problem I had with the book was that I thought it needed to be longer. Yes, I wanted it to be longer because I really enjoyed the storyline, but I felt that it actually needed to be longer due to the fact that it seemed a little squished together. This didn’t really take away from the storyline, but a lot of things happened very fast and could have been spaced out better.

I really enjoyed all of the twists and unexpected events that happened throughout this book. As soon as I thought that one thing was going to happen, a whole other thing occurred. Sophie Jordan was definitely trying to take a turn from the traditional, predictable series. My only complaint is that I guessed who made the ultimate betrayal as soon as it was mentioned. I was a little disappointed that I was right. I hate being right about who the major bad guy is. I want to be wrong every now and then.

Fans of this series will love that the ending of this book is set up perfectly for a spin off series. While I love Jacinda, she’s not one of my top favorite characters, and I’m really excited to see if Sophie Jordan will do what I think she will do. I would love to read more about the other characters, especially when this series ended on such a strong note.

One thing that hooked me to the Firelight series was the concept of shape shifting dragons. It’s definitely not something that I’ve ever read about before, and I have to give props to Sophie Jordan for thinking of it and executing it well. Fans of Andrea Cremer and Nina Berry will fall head over heels for this series. It’s a must read!

Pages: 272

Publisher: HarperTeen

Publication Date: September 11, 2012

Rating: : ★★★½☆

 

Teaser Quote: “Hi,” I return, gesturing to the fish. “Nice catch.”
“Yeah. I’m kind of impressed with myself. I always thought redheads were sexy.”
“Ha-ha. I meant the fish.”
“Ah. Yes.”