All Fired Up

by Darin Kennedy

Rosemary Delacroix – Latest in a line of defenders of light, denied her fated inheritance
Ethan Harkreader – Novice warrior, imbued with mystical power he barely understands
Persephone Snow – Siren Ascendant, imperiled by a menacing new threat
As the stakes continue to get higher, this trio must form alliances with former flames and previous adversaries to battle against a mysterious Ascendant with sights not only on Persephone, but the entire Ascendant world.

Genres: Fantasy

348 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2024

About the author

Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel in 2003 in the sands of northern Iraq. His debut novel, The Mussorgsky Riddle, was born from a fusion of two of his lifelong loves—classical music and world mythology— and is slated for publication by Curiosity Quills Press in Fall/Winter 2014. His short stories can be found in various publications, as well as two short story compilations available on Amazon, and he is currently hard at work on his next novel. Doctor by day and novelist by night, he writes and practices medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. When not engaged in either of the above activities, he has been known strum the guitar, enjoy a bite of sushi, and rumor has it he even sleeps on occasion. He is represented by Stacey Donaghy at Donaghy Literary Group. Find him online at darinkennedy.com.

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book in the series switched character POV and became much more of a quest. The Band is also battling a new foe, relationships are changing and it kept me engaged in wanting to know how the book would end.

[J.D. Blackrose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things heat up in book 2 as we learn more about the different groups interested in Persephone, Rosemary, and Ethan. Rosemary still has to work with Ethan because he has her birthright in his body, and Persephone is more complex a person than either she or Ethan suspected. It's a hair-raising adventure as the three fight bad guys and stumble through a world that is more magical and more complicated than we ever knew.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first one a lot, but this one (the second in the series, Songs of the Ascendant,) is even better. At times it feels like a high octane mad dash for our protagonists to simply not fall before the forces of evil.

The stakes get higher, the villain more mysterious, and more characters are introduced... some with questionable motivations. Evenly-paced with fun action scenes and dialogue/encounters to keep the story moving along, by the end I was a little surprised at the people I ended up rooting for.

I can't wait to see what happens next!