[Series Overview] Fire and Thorns - Rae Carson

I started this series on: April 5, 2020
I finished this series on: April 9, 2020 (main series)
Cover editions here updated on: April 5, 2020
Written content here updated on: April 5, 2020

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts As I struggled to decide which book series to cover overviews for, it dawned to me that I'd never get started at this rate. It became clear to me that, it's rather unlikely for me to use this blog as my "main" reviewing spot since I have Goodreads for that, and chances of someone miraculously stumbling across this blog out of the countless ones out there, is just rather slim, therefore, I'd put up links to my GR reviews (in English,) and this post would be in Chinese for people who are curious about the series but either aren't comfortable with or just don't prefer reading in English. Please also note that, sometimes I don't have time to write actual reviews, HOWEVER, I do always put down thoughts when I document my reading status updates, so for GR desktop users, remember to scroll down if it appears to contain little, it'd be under the quotes I liked from that book (when applicable lol;) for mobile app users, remember to switch to "Reading Activity," which would not be the default as "Review" is.

台灣繁中版權在2012年就已出售，但一直沒有出版。（很好奇版權還在那家出版社手上嗎？xD）

別看GR上這系列頁面列了四本書，這是三部曲沒錯喔w 2019年時宣佈會有companion作品^{[Greenwillow Books Twitter文]}（最後是2020年4月上市^{[作者Twitter文]}），不過三部曲和這本新書（"The Empire of Dreams"）的封面相配的新版本，其實作者早於2018年10月就先透露xD^{[作者Twitter文]} 至於她發表的當時新書有沒有已經有譜、不清楚哈哈。

個人認為這算是有通過時間的考驗的作品？xD 我其實是很訝異這部三集沒半集入圍Goodreads Choice Awards... 不過回顧了一下"Debut Goodreads Author"是2013年才設置的項目（當時這系列已非debut）況且Carson也非Goodreads Author（"Debut Author"要等到2018），所以當時確實也沒辦法入圍。至於"Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction"，現在看2011年榜單，這部第一集至今的評比次數還是有贏榜上的一些作品的。沒有被提名很可惜，可是我想這是少數我會特別想花篇幅提它沒被提名、但很好看的作品吧xDDDDD 我覺得最初英美封面真的都不加分，我自己先前完全沒興趣看還真的有一部分原因是覺得封面超沒吸引力... 所以我覺得在那樣的狀況下還是有讀者，也算另一種層面的厲害哈哈www

等等我，這部我會想稍微介紹一下。（就是說會想比較快補啦xDD）（被揍）

The actual review is, as usual, WIP, but like I said above, getting the post out there first.

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Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts The following section, basically a gallery of editions around the world with different book cover art, is largely inspired by treatments of fellow blogger Amethyst, who unfortunately hasn't done those types of blog posts for a while. Please DO NOT mistaken the following to be all existing editions; I'm only including completed sets with matching designs. All clickable images are linked to respective editions on GR; people, shelving correct editions ain't that hard. Highly recommend accurate shelving. =D

以下涵蓋5款，記得看全文以觀賞喔 >:3
另外，俄國和德國都只差最後一集沒出完，偏偏第二集都是超過5年以上出版的... 感覺是不會出完了Orz

American English | 美式英文

上面講過，美國2019平裝其實作者有先公布；我比較驚訝的是，她在Facebook發表的時候，很多人表示是支持上方這個原版呢^{[作者Facebook文]}！嘛... 我不能否認，印象中確實也好像沒看過可以跟上面混淆的類似封面，只是我自己是覺得這版憑封面，真的沒什麼表達世界觀或劇情，唯一能沾上邊的就是封面上的寶石，但是我覺得寶石在這個作品扮著很微妙的重要性，可以說重要也可以說一點也不重要xD

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American English | 美式英文 （2019平裝）

我其實一直以為這個新設計有被大肆宣揚（以為有看到article在講這件事）但好像沒有？xD 試著找沒找到。最近一次讓我特別去找來看，"有可能"是因為Epic Reads推出的一個統整^{["37 Book Cover Redesigns That’ll Make You Do a Double Take" @ Epic Reads網誌]}，不過它在倒數第六，所以也沒有那麼容易瞄到就是了xP 由Jim Tierney繪製^{[繪師官網]}。並不是個人覺得世界上最好看的封面（標準也太高xD）但確實是英文版中我自己覺得最對味的，原版我真的連碰都不想碰（超認真） 但因為這版是reprinted edition沿用舊ISBN，所以我也不敢亂網購、誰知道會不會買到原版的封面那樣。它出的時候我已經不在美國，會想摸摸看實體書的感覺再看要不要入手。我是一個覺得平裝很脆弱的人，但確實有為了封面美而破例過，這套目前很有機會哈哈 不清楚的人，我2020年4月讀完後... 嗨到不行... 以至於完全沒勁去讀別的作品因為不想離開這世界觀（所以跑去轉讀漫畫然後小說什麼的就擱置了）（被揍）實在很想逼大家去看（喂喂）但又很怕捧得太高反而會害別人實際看了之後覺得不怎麼樣，唉。這個版本我覺得書背跟封底也長得okay^{[作者Instagram文]}。

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