Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the thrilling conclusion to her beloved Flesh and Fire series…
The line between love and obsession has never been wider.
While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.
More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.
But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions.
They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few—including her.
A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?
And the line between justice and vengeance has never been so thin.
Facts
Published: Aug 2024
Length: 770
Genre: Fantasy
Format: eARC
Review
It’s always a bittersweet feeling when a book series comes to an end, and that sentiment rings especially true with this one.
While I appreciated how the story wrapped up, I found the journey there to be a bit of a struggle. The book could have benefited from more editing, as much of it felt repetitive, leading me to skim through certain chapters. At 770 pages, it dragged in places. The abundance of sex scenes, while frequent, seemed to detract from the plot at times, and some moments felt more like filler than essential to the story.
That said, I still enjoyed the cast of characters. Ash was fantastic as always, and Reaver and Nektas brought their usual joy to the narrative. However, Sara’s character development was frustrating, as her decisions, especially concerning Kolis, felt off. The outcome for Veses also left a bad taste in my mouth, though I’ll refrain from going into details.
There’s a particular trope in this book that I really dislike, and whenever it appears in a story, it tends to annoy me. Unfortunately, when it showed up here, my already lukewarm enjoyment of the book dropped even further. I pushed through mainly because I was curious about the ending and how it would connect to the next FB&A book, which did make the effort worthwhile for the most part.
In summary, while I appreciated how the storyline unfolded, the execution didn’t live up to the rest of the series, which is disappointing since I was so excited to read this book. That being said I would recommend reading if you have read the other books.
My Rating: 3/5 🌟🌟🌟
About the Author
#1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
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