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Kindred's Curse #3
Топлината на вечния пламък
Войната вече е започнала. Двете страни имат почти едни и същи цели – да получат верността на Дием или смъртта ѝ.
След катастрофалните последици от коронацията си, Дием се озовава в центъра на конфликта между Потомците и Пазителите. С новите си приятели и мъжа, в когото е влюбена, от едната страна, и смъртните, които се е заклела да защитава, от другата, тя трябва да стъпва много внимателно, за да спаси хората, които обича... дори ако трябва да ги пази един от друг.
Тайната на нейното необичайно наследство започва да се разплита, когато Дием и Лутър поемат на неочаквано пътешествие през кралствата. Отговорите, които са напът да получат, може да крият ключа към спечелването на войната. Но намирането им ще изисква от младата кралица да се изправи пред болезнени истини за майка си, кръвната си линия и съдбата си.
Междувременно кралствата са се фокусирали върху Дием. Някои от тях биха могли да бъдат най-големите ѝ съюзници, докато други искат смъртта ѝ. За да сложи край на потисническото им управление, Дием трябва да раздели приятел от враг и да рискува всичко, за да изгради своя собствена армия.
Една могъща фигура от север обаче има планове, които могат да променят всичко...
Книга трета от Сага за проклятието на сродниците.
След катастрофалните последици от коронацията си, Дием се озовава в центъра на конфликта между Потомците и Пазителите. С новите си приятели и мъжа, в когото е влюбена, от едната страна, и смъртните, които се е заклела да защитава, от другата, тя трябва да стъпва много внимателно, за да спаси хората, които обича... дори ако трябва да ги пази един от друг.
Тайната на нейното необичайно наследство започва да се разплита, когато Дием и Лутър поемат на неочаквано пътешествие през кралствата. Отговорите, които са напът да получат, може да крият ключа към спечелването на войната. Но намирането им ще изисква от младата кралица да се изправи пред болезнени истини за майка си, кръвната си линия и съдбата си.
Междувременно кралствата са се фокусирали върху Дием. Някои от тях биха могли да бъдат най-големите ѝ съюзници, докато други искат смъртта ѝ. За да сложи край на потисническото им управление, Дием трябва да раздели приятел от враг и да рискува всичко, за да изгради своя собствена армия.
Една могъща фигура от север обаче има планове, които могат да променят всичко...
Книга трета от Сага за проклятието на сродниците.
992 pages, Paperback
First published September 12, 2023
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Penn Cole
11 books12.1k followersWhile my life has taken me through a lot of ups and downs, my love for reading and writing has forever been my true north. I’ve been writing stories since my childhood, filling mountains of notebooks with wild worlds and angsty romances. After a detour as an attorney and small business owner, I am thrilled to finally be pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming an author.
Though I’m a Texas girl born and bred, I currently live in France with my husband, where I can usually be found drinking far too much wine and eating far, far too many pastries.
Though I’m a Texas girl born and bred, I currently live in France with my husband, where I can usually be found drinking far too much wine and eating far, far too many pastries.
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September 3, 2023
More than a little disappointed in this book. Being the 3rd book in the series, I expected so much more.
Let’s start with Diem. Her naivety is being stretched to the brink! Nothing is more annoying than a character who ignores every single sign every single time. But, she’s supposed to be this ultimate chosen oh so powerful character and can’t put 2 and 2 together to save her life. Her inability to listen to anything her ‘advisors’ say is also grating on my nerves. I didn’t agree with a single decision she made in this book. Where is her growth? It’s like the more powerful she gets the more reckless she becomes. When the main character is the most annoying character, it becomes a problem. I was 3 chapters in when I realized how disappointing it was that this book was told from Diem’s POV the entire time. I needed a break from her from the start!
Diem and Luther. Sigh. The slow burn is burnt out!! How are these two always together but never getting anywhere? I hate that Luther went from this big bad shadow wielding prince to some little love stick puppy following Diem into the most ridiculous situations. We should not need to dumb down his character to make Diem more appealing. At this point, I almost prefer Henri cause he’d never let her get away with this non-sense. It’s so obvious that Diem and Luther are mates. That was expected in book 1 and we’re going into book 4 and it hasn’t been addressed not even once.
The book overall is far too repetitive. I quit reading and started skimming somewhere around the 18th time Diem went on a ‘mortals deserve better’ rant. As the third book, we know this. We understand this. Now show us (not tell us) how this is being remediated. We know our characters and their personalities. We don’t need a reminder of who they are and what they believe in. Too much of this book is Diem’s internal thoughts!!!!! When I saw how many pages were in this book I was excited. But really, you’re rereading book 1-2 and 3 all in one. It’s too much and I started losing interest fast. I really enjoyed books 1 and 2 because I understood they were setting the stage for the plot development but this book did not meet its mark at all. Hopefully the final book is less repetitive and more plot.
Thank you to the author for an arc in exchange for my honest review.
Let’s start with Diem. Her naivety is being stretched to the brink! Nothing is more annoying than a character who ignores every single sign every single time. But, she’s supposed to be this ultimate chosen oh so powerful character and can’t put 2 and 2 together to save her life. Her inability to listen to anything her ‘advisors’ say is also grating on my nerves. I didn’t agree with a single decision she made in this book. Where is her growth? It’s like the more powerful she gets the more reckless she becomes. When the main character is the most annoying character, it becomes a problem. I was 3 chapters in when I realized how disappointing it was that this book was told from Diem’s POV the entire time. I needed a break from her from the start!
Diem and Luther. Sigh. The slow burn is burnt out!! How are these two always together but never getting anywhere? I hate that Luther went from this big bad shadow wielding prince to some little love stick puppy following Diem into the most ridiculous situations. We should not need to dumb down his character to make Diem more appealing. At this point, I almost prefer Henri cause he’d never let her get away with this non-sense. It’s so obvious that Diem and Luther are mates. That was expected in book 1 and we’re going into book 4 and it hasn’t been addressed not even once.
The book overall is far too repetitive. I quit reading and started skimming somewhere around the 18th time Diem went on a ‘mortals deserve better’ rant. As the third book, we know this. We understand this. Now show us (not tell us) how this is being remediated. We know our characters and their personalities. We don’t need a reminder of who they are and what they believe in. Too much of this book is Diem’s internal thoughts!!!!! When I saw how many pages were in this book I was excited. But really, you’re rereading book 1-2 and 3 all in one. It’s too much and I started losing interest fast. I really enjoyed books 1 and 2 because I understood they were setting the stage for the plot development but this book did not meet its mark at all. Hopefully the final book is less repetitive and more plot.
Thank you to the author for an arc in exchange for my honest review.
September 14, 2023
LOVED book 1 and 2, despite the fact that Diem was naive and didn’t listen.
But this book? Oh, I was so bummed to read this. It was such a letdown of the storyline. First of all…. Diem is SO annoying. We get it. She’s the most compassionate being in the realm. She’s the only one who sees balance. She’s the only one who can save everyone. Then WHY for goodness’ sake, is she SO DUMB?? She’s the best healer around, but she can’t tell that Luther is dying. She is the “daughter of the forgotten”, but she can’t figure out that her father *is* the forgotten 10th sibling. She can’t listen to any good advice, flies headlong into improbable, impossible situations that could be easily avoided… all for “here’s someone you love. Do what I say or I’ll kill them” plot holes that could have been easily side stepped. Instead of earning all of the honor and respect she’s given throughout this book (by even the *gods*…), there’s no growth or maturity that demonstrates why she’s worthy of any of it, except she was *born* powerful.
And Luther. Who I loved with my whole heart in the first books. He devolved into this puddle of “adoring” goo that just did everything Diem wanted whenever she wanted it, and followed her around like a lovesick puppy. He gets sick, follows Diem, follows Diem, spanks her (wth?), and follows Diem. End of character arc.
There were almost no twists in this book that weren’t obvious chapters in advance. The leaps of logic necessary to justify some of the scrapes Diem and Luther got into (and out of) were flimsy at best in most cases. I found myself regularly going … “yes, yes, now she has another power, now she has another crown, mortals deserve more, no one sees it but her, got it” and skimming till some action would happen, just because I was hoping for redemption.
At this rate, it would take *really* not having anything else to read for me to pick up book 4.
But this book? Oh, I was so bummed to read this. It was such a letdown of the storyline. First of all…. Diem is SO annoying. We get it. She’s the most compassionate being in the realm. She’s the only one who sees balance. She’s the only one who can save everyone. Then WHY for goodness’ sake, is she SO DUMB?? She’s the best healer around, but she can’t tell that Luther is dying. She is the “daughter of the forgotten”, but she can’t figure out that her father *is* the forgotten 10th sibling. She can’t listen to any good advice, flies headlong into improbable, impossible situations that could be easily avoided… all for “here’s someone you love. Do what I say or I’ll kill them” plot holes that could have been easily side stepped. Instead of earning all of the honor and respect she’s given throughout this book (by even the *gods*…), there’s no growth or maturity that demonstrates why she’s worthy of any of it, except she was *born* powerful.
And Luther. Who I loved with my whole heart in the first books. He devolved into this puddle of “adoring” goo that just did everything Diem wanted whenever she wanted it, and followed her around like a lovesick puppy. He gets sick, follows Diem, follows Diem, spanks her (wth?), and follows Diem. End of character arc.
There were almost no twists in this book that weren’t obvious chapters in advance. The leaps of logic necessary to justify some of the scrapes Diem and Luther got into (and out of) were flimsy at best in most cases. I found myself regularly going … “yes, yes, now she has another power, now she has another crown, mortals deserve more, no one sees it but her, got it” and skimming till some action would happen, just because I was hoping for redemption.
At this rate, it would take *really* not having anything else to read for me to pick up book 4.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 27, 2024
If "that long ass zoom meeting that could have been an e-mail" was a book
October 11, 2023
So much was happening in this book but I was so…bored. I don’t know, maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood for it but I was underwhelmed.
Also, Diem’s “kindness” is annoying. I mean, how many times must a person try to kill you, your loved ones and innocent children for you to finally agree that hey maybe this person will be better off gone, for the greater good. I mean, I was baffled. At some point, compassion is just lack of common sense. Is it just me? 🤷🏻♀️
Also, Diem’s “kindness” is annoying. I mean, how many times must a person try to kill you, your loved ones and innocent children for you to finally agree that hey maybe this person will be better off gone, for the greater good. I mean, I was baffled. At some point, compassion is just lack of common sense. Is it just me? 🤷🏻♀️
September 13, 2023
That cliffhanger broke me... If this review turns out to be messy, excuse me as I was sobbing while drafting it.
"Desire? Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire."
Everything about this book hit the mark. Read if you like-
✔️ ACOMAF
✔️ Serpent and the Wings of Night
✔️ HOSAB
✔️ Slow burn
✔️ Angst
✔️ Found family
✔️ Dragons + magic system
✔️ "Touch her/him and die"
✔️ Political intrigue
✔️ Battle scenes
Things pick up right after the ending of book 2 and it has a powerful start. The world building is getting stronger and stronger. With the characters' journey into different Crowns, I thought it might make things complex, it did not. In fact it's quite easy to grasp and the author does a fantastic job at making things clear. I would however like to know more about the Kindred, perhaps in the next book.
The pacing is consistent and fairly fast paced, although the second half is far more hands-on action. The first half mostly deals with Diem's capture and her rescue, her and Luther connecting and trying to figure out where they stand in the upcoming war. The second half is more to do with finding allies, sacrificing positions, battle scenes, getting answers, betrayals and establishing their true love. So yeah lots happen in this book.
The characters-
👸Diem- Am ngl there was a point in this book when I got kinda annoyed with her because of the stupid decisions she was making and not acting like a queen. BUT it worked out as for her it is also a journey of self growth and self worth. I loved how her character developed from a self doubting woman to a fierce, lethal and someone who finally accepted she is the rightful queen. I just know for a fact that her comeback is going to leave everyone shook! I like how righteous she is and willing to give people another chance even though they do not deserve it. Hopefully she won't do that for Doriel or Remis. I also loved how she finally accepted she is in love with Luther and wants more. Had she not realized that I would have fought for Luther myself lol. One thing I really appreciated about her that she made her mother grovel.
❤️🔥Luther- Y'all don't understand how much I LOVE THE MAN. There's nothing wrong he can do. He is so fierce, loyal, protective, and always ready to reason, to go to war, to die for his love. He is never to run away. There was a particular storyline in the first half when I thought the worst and it had my heart in pieces. But thankfully nothing of such happened. Am glad to see his queen finally realized his worth and is ready to fight for him too- cause that's exactly what he deserves. But at the same time I would like to see him lead a bit. I know he is not a leader, but he trained to be one. I would love to see that side of him again and am expecting that to happen in the next book. His love for Diem is nothing less of a devotion and that in a sense sums his character aptly.
😒Diem's mother whose name I have already forgotten- The reason why I give her a special mention is cause I hate that woman and I need to get things off my chest. She has no love in her. She should have groveled harder. After being rescued she had the audacity to boss Luther and Diem around and lecture them? What for woman?! Stop being a hypocrite. Check your own self first, check your own past! Smh.
🐉The supporting characters- I like Taran, Alixe, and Teller a lot. Taran and Alixe surely were missed in the second half but am looking forward to what they have to offer in the next book. Teller reacted exactly like a brother will, so I don't hold it against him. I like Soren a lot, I wouldn't want to lose her at all.
The romance- was in the midst of a battle and political intrigue but so well done. I do however believe that the slow burn shouldn't have taken that long, especially spice. Both of them love each other but finding a perfect moment to spice it up was torture. I love how much Diem and Luther love each other. They protect. They are always ready to sacrifice themselves for each other. To kill for each other and they have killed for each other. These two deserve such immense happiness, I hope they get it.
The ending left me sobbing and my heart is broken. I want revenge on the backstabbers and sneaky bastards. I need to see Diem achieve her goals. I need to see Luther achieve his dream and peace. I NEED MOREEEEEE 😭😭😭
That saying, I do stand by my words that the first book is the weakest in the series. But am glad the second book and now the third are such amazing reads. Also, I do believe that this book could have been 200-250 pages shorter had some of the bits from the first half removed but am willing to overlook it as it's very character driven, relationship driven book and war centric book.
I can't wait for the next book 😭
~•~•~
1000+ pages worth of Luther? Oh baby, you and I are going to have some fun. *caresses book*
"Desire? Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire."
Everything about this book hit the mark. Read if you like-
✔️ ACOMAF
✔️ Serpent and the Wings of Night
✔️ HOSAB
✔️ Slow burn
✔️ Angst
✔️ Found family
✔️ Dragons + magic system
✔️ "Touch her/him and die"
✔️ Political intrigue
✔️ Battle scenes
Things pick up right after the ending of book 2 and it has a powerful start. The world building is getting stronger and stronger. With the characters' journey into different Crowns, I thought it might make things complex, it did not. In fact it's quite easy to grasp and the author does a fantastic job at making things clear. I would however like to know more about the Kindred, perhaps in the next book.
The pacing is consistent and fairly fast paced, although the second half is far more hands-on action. The first half mostly deals with Diem's capture and her rescue, her and Luther connecting and trying to figure out where they stand in the upcoming war. The second half is more to do with finding allies, sacrificing positions, battle scenes, getting answers, betrayals and establishing their true love. So yeah lots happen in this book.
The characters-
👸Diem- Am ngl there was a point in this book when I got kinda annoyed with her because of the stupid decisions she was making and not acting like a queen. BUT it worked out as for her it is also a journey of self growth and self worth. I loved how her character developed from a self doubting woman to a fierce, lethal and someone who finally accepted she is the rightful queen. I just know for a fact that her comeback is going to leave everyone shook! I like how righteous she is and willing to give people another chance even though they do not deserve it. Hopefully she won't do that for Doriel or Remis. I also loved how she finally accepted she is in love with Luther and wants more. Had she not realized that I would have fought for Luther myself lol. One thing I really appreciated about her that she made her mother grovel.
❤️🔥Luther- Y'all don't understand how much I LOVE THE MAN. There's nothing wrong he can do. He is so fierce, loyal, protective, and always ready to reason, to go to war, to die for his love. He is never to run away. There was a particular storyline in the first half when I thought the worst and it had my heart in pieces. But thankfully nothing of such happened. Am glad to see his queen finally realized his worth and is ready to fight for him too- cause that's exactly what he deserves. But at the same time I would like to see him lead a bit. I know he is not a leader, but he trained to be one. I would love to see that side of him again and am expecting that to happen in the next book. His love for Diem is nothing less of a devotion and that in a sense sums his character aptly.
😒Diem's mother whose name I have already forgotten- The reason why I give her a special mention is cause I hate that woman and I need to get things off my chest. She has no love in her. She should have groveled harder. After being rescued she had the audacity to boss Luther and Diem around and lecture them? What for woman?! Stop being a hypocrite. Check your own self first, check your own past! Smh.
🐉The supporting characters- I like Taran, Alixe, and Teller a lot. Taran and Alixe surely were missed in the second half but am looking forward to what they have to offer in the next book. Teller reacted exactly like a brother will, so I don't hold it against him. I like Soren a lot, I wouldn't want to lose her at all.
The romance- was in the midst of a battle and political intrigue but so well done. I do however believe that the slow burn shouldn't have taken that long, especially spice. Both of them love each other but finding a perfect moment to spice it up was torture. I love how much Diem and Luther love each other. They protect. They are always ready to sacrifice themselves for each other. To kill for each other and they have killed for each other. These two deserve such immense happiness, I hope they get it.
The ending left me sobbing and my heart is broken. I want revenge on the backstabbers and sneaky bastards. I need to see Diem achieve her goals. I need to see Luther achieve his dream and peace. I NEED MOREEEEEE 😭😭😭
That saying, I do stand by my words that the first book is the weakest in the series. But am glad the second book and now the third are such amazing reads. Also, I do believe that this book could have been 200-250 pages shorter had some of the bits from the first half removed but am willing to overlook it as it's very character driven, relationship driven book and war centric book.
I can't wait for the next book 😭
~•~•~
1000+ pages worth of Luther? Oh baby, you and I are going to have some fun. *caresses book*
May 29, 2024
4.5 ⭐️ Luther’s only flaw is Diem
October 8, 2023
The first two books in this series were a 5 star read. Book three unfortunately took a huge turn and was nearly unreadable.
Main character is completely insufferable.
Luther lost all of his best character traits overnight.
The plot was so drawn out, the exact same thing happens about five times in a row with escalating drama. Oh so much drama.
If book four is another repeat of ‘we all need to be honest from this point on’ and immediately a raft of new secrets, I’ll be so upset.
There was such an opportunity for this to be the smart, strong and intelligent continuation of the series. But we’ve chosen the super special, all powerful MFC throws a tantrum at every turn route instead. But let’s make sure that she SuFfErS fOr HeR PeOpLe first. Because she isn’t selfish. *At all*
Main character is completely insufferable.
Luther lost all of his best character traits overnight.
The plot was so drawn out, the exact same thing happens about five times in a row with escalating drama. Oh so much drama.
If book four is another repeat of ‘we all need to be honest from this point on’ and immediately a raft of new secrets, I’ll be so upset.
There was such an opportunity for this to be the smart, strong and intelligent continuation of the series. But we’ve chosen the super special, all powerful MFC throws a tantrum at every turn route instead. But let’s make sure that she SuFfErS fOr HeR PeOpLe first. Because she isn’t selfish. *At all*
July 17, 2026
I have never been this happy to reach the end.
How I felt reading this book for 13 days and still seeing the amount of pages left until the end:
This book was so tedious to read. It was pages on pages on pages. This shit was neverendinggg!! And I am being so generous by giving this a two because this lowkey deserved a one 😡 I loved book 1 and 2 so much, although with book 2 I was taken aback a bit with the length and how unnecessary it was. I still managed to enjoy it quite a bit, but this one was so bad. Like, why have this many pages when you can't write anything worth reading? It was like 400 pages could have easily been chopped off, and that's like one full novel's length. I was thinking of DNF'ing at one point. I'm so pissed about that as well because I actually loved book 1 and 2.
My main problem is how low the stakes were. If a character is dying, let him die, pls, especially a side character. Like, raise the stakes a bit. It gets so predictable because I knew that no one would die after that 🌚, and it got boring. I was initially hooked on this book at the start, but then I reached 20%, where the pacing fell off. I still continued somewhat enjoying it, but when I reached the 50% mark, it was over for me. I had no motivation to read, and whenever I picked it up, I ahahaa forgot a bit of the plot that I read at the start BECAUSE THE BOOK JUST KEPT GOING ON AND ON.
I get that we need world-building and all, but she could've done it in so many better ways. The Umbros queen scene and the Doriel scenes were somewhat entertaining too, but that was it. The family drama, the court drama, the innuendo, anything else was just pissing me off atp.
Diem, OMD, the way she pissed me off in this book, ufff. At first she didn't, but she was so naive. She made so many, like soooo manyyyy dumb decisions, and not to mention the fact that we're told how powerful she is, but we barely see that power, and it's like book 3 now?? So what is really going on? It's like butchering her character. Luther, I wasn't happy with him either. The whole back and forth with Diem wasn't good. His personality was reduced to him only protecting Diem or thinking about her. There was nothing else.
Side Characters, I think the main reason WHY I enjoyed the first 50% is because of them, but ugh, they were sidelined and nowhere to be seen by the second half of this book, and the story got so boring when it was only the main character. Diem's MOM. She literally appears at the 80% mark, and I was so pissed about that because we waited almost three whole books, and honestly, she also PISSED ME OFF, so yeah. Diem's brother was the only one who kind of made sense, lowk.
Romance, I loved it in book 1 and 2, but in this, I was so done. The back and forth got tiring. The tension dissipated, and the banter was suddenly all innuendo. The Diem rejecting Luther. Luther rejecting Diem. The whole mother thing had me massaging my temples because... The miscommunication was soooo bad, and the spice was lowkey mid, and I felt nothing reading that. There was no spark. Unrelated to the romance, but I had so many questions, and even more when I read the start, but we didn't get a lot of answers 😡
I don't know if book 4 is the last book, but if it isn't, and if it isn't good either, I will definitely DNF the series.
Overall, lacking as fuck
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I NEED SO MANY ANSWERS- IMMEDIATELY PICKED THIS ONE UP!!
Buddy reading this with Roxy!
How I felt reading this book for 13 days and still seeing the amount of pages left until the end:
This book was so tedious to read. It was pages on pages on pages. This shit was neverendinggg!! And I am being so generous by giving this a two because this lowkey deserved a one 😡 I loved book 1 and 2 so much, although with book 2 I was taken aback a bit with the length and how unnecessary it was. I still managed to enjoy it quite a bit, but this one was so bad. Like, why have this many pages when you can't write anything worth reading? It was like 400 pages could have easily been chopped off, and that's like one full novel's length. I was thinking of DNF'ing at one point. I'm so pissed about that as well because I actually loved book 1 and 2.
My main problem is how low the stakes were. If a character is dying, let him die, pls, especially a side character. Like, raise the stakes a bit. It gets so predictable because I knew that no one would die after that 🌚, and it got boring. I was initially hooked on this book at the start, but then I reached 20%, where the pacing fell off. I still continued somewhat enjoying it, but when I reached the 50% mark, it was over for me. I had no motivation to read, and whenever I picked it up, I ahahaa forgot a bit of the plot that I read at the start BECAUSE THE BOOK JUST KEPT GOING ON AND ON.
I get that we need world-building and all, but she could've done it in so many better ways. The Umbros queen scene and the Doriel scenes were somewhat entertaining too, but that was it. The family drama, the court drama, the innuendo, anything else was just pissing me off atp.
Diem, OMD, the way she pissed me off in this book, ufff. At first she didn't, but she was so naive. She made so many, like soooo manyyyy dumb decisions, and not to mention the fact that we're told how powerful she is, but we barely see that power, and it's like book 3 now?? So what is really going on? It's like butchering her character. Luther, I wasn't happy with him either. The whole back and forth with Diem wasn't good. His personality was reduced to him only protecting Diem or thinking about her. There was nothing else.
Side Characters, I think the main reason WHY I enjoyed the first 50% is because of them, but ugh, they were sidelined and nowhere to be seen by the second half of this book, and the story got so boring when it was only the main character. Diem's MOM. She literally appears at the 80% mark, and I was so pissed about that because we waited almost three whole books, and honestly, she also PISSED ME OFF, so yeah. Diem's brother was the only one who kind of made sense, lowk.
Romance, I loved it in book 1 and 2, but in this, I was so done. The back and forth got tiring. The tension dissipated, and the banter was suddenly all innuendo. The Diem rejecting Luther. Luther rejecting Diem. The whole mother thing had me massaging my temples because... The miscommunication was soooo bad, and the spice was lowkey mid, and I felt nothing reading that. There was no spark. Unrelated to the romance, but I had so many questions, and even more when I read the start, but we didn't get a lot of answers 😡
I don't know if book 4 is the last book, but if it isn't, and if it isn't good either, I will definitely DNF the series.
Overall, lacking as fuck
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I NEED SO MANY ANSWERS- IMMEDIATELY PICKED THIS ONE UP!!
Buddy reading this with Roxy!
May 3, 2026
I am sick.
December 4, 2023
This was truly painful to read, maybe a 2.5 at most. I powered through because I liked books 1 and 2 and I wanted to see where this was going. This was 20% actual plot / story development and 80% filler of Diem's stupid decisions, Luther and Diem not communicating, and unbearable Luther and Diem scenes.
Diem - absolutely painful and definitely the worst main character I've read all year. She was tolerable (sort of) in the first 2 books but even after 3 books she has shown absolutely no growth. She has no diplomacy, no negotiation skills and her magic is still unrefined. Her thinking is still incredibly black/white which means every decision she makes in the book is astoundingly poor. Making enemies of the Crowns, murdering other Crowns, abandoning her chance to get answers from Umbros and then having to gall to tell Umbros it would be her fault if Luther died, when LUTHER was the one who didn't communicate, rescuing her mother with no plans, risking Sorae because she wanted to reunite Teller and their mother because she FELT BAD FOR HIM, taking on her father unprepared and with no support, her continued ignored about the Kindred despite now living in their world, letting Vance and the other mortals go because they were mortals, and the bonded bargain at the end. There was so much stupidity and yet nearly everything works out for her because she's written to be so powerful. She has 3 crowns, she can wield magic from every realm, she can vanish godstone, her blood can heal godstone injuries. I get that she's a "wing it" kind of girl but the decisions she makes and the scenarios she ends up in are way too ludicrous.
Diem and Luther were unbearable. It was weird enough in the first 2 books that Luther's attraction to her seemed to be influenced by Lumnos. His unwavering support behind all her worst decisions in this book was toxic. The protectiveness and possessiveness was absolutely intolerable (doesn't communicate, couldn't let her out of sight, displaying jealousy over a mortal teenage boy who was nice to Diem). And then the one scene where Luther does leave her in a battle to save children from being murdered, SHE GETS MAD AT HIM.
The book could have been 50% shorter if the characters just communicated. I was so sick of the "I'm keeping this a secret to protect you" or X character knows key info but they get interrupted before they can share (Umbros, Teller noticed what her crown looked like).
The big question from the first 2 books was obviously Diem's ancestry, but that received about 5% of the book's attention. What I would've loved for this book to be was a proper revelation about her father beyond a few lines from her mother, Diem actually doing the work to find out about the Forgotten Lands and the youngest Kindred, honing her magic, coming up with proper plans to unify and rule. Not poor decision after poor decision of just random shit.
The only good things in this book were Taran and Zalaric, Sorae, Alixe (sensible sensible Alixe).
Diem - absolutely painful and definitely the worst main character I've read all year. She was tolerable (sort of) in the first 2 books but even after 3 books she has shown absolutely no growth. She has no diplomacy, no negotiation skills and her magic is still unrefined. Her thinking is still incredibly black/white which means every decision she makes in the book is astoundingly poor. Making enemies of the Crowns, murdering other Crowns, abandoning her chance to get answers from Umbros and then having to gall to tell Umbros it would be her fault if Luther died, when LUTHER was the one who didn't communicate, rescuing her mother with no plans, risking Sorae because she wanted to reunite Teller and their mother because she FELT BAD FOR HIM, taking on her father unprepared and with no support, her continued ignored about the Kindred despite now living in their world, letting Vance and the other mortals go because they were mortals, and the bonded bargain at the end. There was so much stupidity and yet nearly everything works out for her because she's written to be so powerful. She has 3 crowns, she can wield magic from every realm, she can vanish godstone, her blood can heal godstone injuries. I get that she's a "wing it" kind of girl but the decisions she makes and the scenarios she ends up in are way too ludicrous.
Diem and Luther were unbearable. It was weird enough in the first 2 books that Luther's attraction to her seemed to be influenced by Lumnos. His unwavering support behind all her worst decisions in this book was toxic. The protectiveness and possessiveness was absolutely intolerable (doesn't communicate, couldn't let her out of sight, displaying jealousy over a mortal teenage boy who was nice to Diem). And then the one scene where Luther does leave her in a battle to save children from being murdered, SHE GETS MAD AT HIM.
The book could have been 50% shorter if the characters just communicated. I was so sick of the "I'm keeping this a secret to protect you" or X character knows key info but they get interrupted before they can share (Umbros, Teller noticed what her crown looked like).
The big question from the first 2 books was obviously Diem's ancestry, but that received about 5% of the book's attention. What I would've loved for this book to be was a proper revelation about her father beyond a few lines from her mother, Diem actually doing the work to find out about the Forgotten Lands and the youngest Kindred, honing her magic, coming up with proper plans to unify and rule. Not poor decision after poor decision of just random shit.
The only good things in this book were Taran and Zalaric, Sorae, Alixe (sensible sensible Alixe).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2024
If you would like to read a book where the FMC is pathologically incapable of character growth and the MMC is a one dimensional simp, this is the book for you,
December 18, 2023
Sigh... 2.5 stars?
I'm so conflicted. And disappointed. This series started off soooooo strongly. It had all the potential. But this book really, really fell off. And it fell hard.
I agree with all of the other 2 to 3 star reviews.
Here are my issues:
Way too long, and the pacing is bad. The first half is pretty steadily action-packed, and then the second half gets soooooo slow. I felt like I was trudging through mud to get to the end.
Diem continues to make stupid decisions. I didn't expect this to go away completely in this book, but I did expect her to have a bit more forethought in regards to the consequences of her actions. Or try to at least. She doesn't.
Everything to do with Diem rescuing a certain family member and everything that happened as a consequence of that and after that event. Just so dumb. Honestly. I did not understand the Diem's thought process here. I thought the whole Montios part shouldn't have even been part of this book as it was completely glossed over. The ending dragged so much, but at the same time, every major plot point was approached quickly and glossed over even quicker in a "yeah, we'll come back to this later" type of way.
The same old same old with Diem defending mortals. Yeah, we get it. No need to rehash this convo for the millionth time. Let's see some action in this regard instead. Hmm, like that war that everyone keeps talking about? On that note, sometimes Diem defends people or saves people that she really shouldn't. Like. I almost wish she was actually more brutal than she is. So many issues wouldn't have arisen if she had just killed a certain someone at the start (and he would've deserved it.)
However, my biggest gripe by far is the romance. The first 2 books, especially the 2nd, had such a wonderful slow burn romance. However, in this book, the tension completely disappeared. It's like the slow burn just fizzled out. Even when we finally see them together, it wasn't even very satisfying... just lacked that tension or chemistry. I think this is due to the fact that Luther has completely abandoned any personality and turned into a wet flopping noodle in this book. Just following Diem around and helping her with or cleaning up the mess from her dumb ass decisions. Ugh, it was insufferable.
The other thing that was great about the first 2 books was seeing Diem come into her power and reading the struggle she had with controlling her magic. It was so relatable and realistic to see her fail and get back up again and then accomplish things. This book?????? Where did that go???? All of a sudden she's accumulating more and more magic and instantly can wield it perfectly every time. It felt like such a flip from the prior book.
I could honestly keep going with reasons I was really disappointed in this book, but I'll stop now. All I'll say to end this review is that it took me months to read this. Kept putting it down to read other books. Got bored very easily. And the characters didn't keep me intrigued even when the plot couldn't.
Not sure if I'll continue the series.
I'm so conflicted. And disappointed. This series started off soooooo strongly. It had all the potential. But this book really, really fell off. And it fell hard.
I agree with all of the other 2 to 3 star reviews.
Here are my issues:
Way too long, and the pacing is bad. The first half is pretty steadily action-packed, and then the second half gets soooooo slow. I felt like I was trudging through mud to get to the end.
Diem continues to make stupid decisions. I didn't expect this to go away completely in this book, but I did expect her to have a bit more forethought in regards to the consequences of her actions. Or try to at least. She doesn't.
Everything to do with Diem rescuing a certain family member and everything that happened as a consequence of that and after that event. Just so dumb. Honestly. I did not understand the Diem's thought process here. I thought the whole Montios part shouldn't have even been part of this book as it was completely glossed over. The ending dragged so much, but at the same time, every major plot point was approached quickly and glossed over even quicker in a "yeah, we'll come back to this later" type of way.
The same old same old with Diem defending mortals. Yeah, we get it. No need to rehash this convo for the millionth time. Let's see some action in this regard instead. Hmm, like that war that everyone keeps talking about? On that note, sometimes Diem defends people or saves people that she really shouldn't. Like. I almost wish she was actually more brutal than she is. So many issues wouldn't have arisen if she had just killed a certain someone at the start (and he would've deserved it.)
However, my biggest gripe by far is the romance. The first 2 books, especially the 2nd, had such a wonderful slow burn romance. However, in this book, the tension completely disappeared. It's like the slow burn just fizzled out. Even when we finally see them together, it wasn't even very satisfying... just lacked that tension or chemistry. I think this is due to the fact that Luther has completely abandoned any personality and turned into a wet flopping noodle in this book. Just following Diem around and helping her with or cleaning up the mess from her dumb ass decisions. Ugh, it was insufferable.
The other thing that was great about the first 2 books was seeing Diem come into her power and reading the struggle she had with controlling her magic. It was so relatable and realistic to see her fail and get back up again and then accomplish things. This book?????? Where did that go???? All of a sudden she's accumulating more and more magic and instantly can wield it perfectly every time. It felt like such a flip from the prior book.
I could honestly keep going with reasons I was really disappointed in this book, but I'll stop now. All I'll say to end this review is that it took me months to read this. Kept putting it down to read other books. Got bored very easily. And the characters didn't keep me intrigued even when the plot couldn't.
Not sure if I'll continue the series.
September 23, 2023
I stopped reading at 45%. This book could be so good but every other paragraph is “I’ll tell you tomorrow” “we should talk” or people just avoiding actual conversations to build up suspense or to not expose some pivotal plot concept. I’m over it. Honestly I probably wasn’t going to read more after this one because most series >3 books just get bad at that point and there’s no way any of this is going to get resolved in this book.
Also I’m tired of the FMC seeing literally anyone being held captive and then crying about it and immediately giving up.
Also I’m tired of the FMC seeing literally anyone being held captive and then crying about it and immediately giving up.
November 20, 2023
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"Desire? Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire." -`♡´-
"Show me your worst, my darling, and I'll show you how far my love can go." * .ೃ࿐₊ ⊹
Honestly- I really don't understand why no one has read this series? It has everything -
♡⃕ 🔥Enemies to Lovers
♡⃕ 🔥Slow Burn
♡⃕ 🔥Multiple Realms
♡⃕ 🔥Intricate Magic Systems
♡⃕ 🔥Found Family
♡⃕ 🔥Action Sequences
♡⃕ 🔥Gryverns
♡⃕ 🔥Political Intrigue
I need time to process everything I just read and omg the cliffhanger.
The only thing keeping this from being a 5 star for me was that it was way longer than it needed to be.
Fuck it - I’m just gonna go right on ahead and give it the 5 stars it deserves. It’s only been a day since I’ve finished reading it but I can’t stop thinking about it!
I miss this world and all of the characters 😩😩🫶🏻
I LOVED the story and was completely captivated for the most part, hit a few slow areas so 1026 pages was just a little excessive and repetitive at times. But I love it.
RTC.
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“For all those caught in the flames, remember that the hottest fires forge the strongest swords.”
“Don’t mistake the pain of change for failure.” ❤️🔥❤️🔥
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"Show me your worst, my darling, and I'll show you how far my love can go." * .ೃ࿐₊ ⊹
Honestly- I really don't understand why no one has read this series? It has everything -
♡⃕ 🔥Enemies to Lovers
♡⃕ 🔥Slow Burn
♡⃕ 🔥Multiple Realms
♡⃕ 🔥Intricate Magic Systems
♡⃕ 🔥Found Family
♡⃕ 🔥Action Sequences
♡⃕ 🔥Gryverns
♡⃕ 🔥Political Intrigue
I need time to process everything I just read and omg the cliffhanger.
Fuck it - I’m just gonna go right on ahead and give it the 5 stars it deserves. It’s only been a day since I’ve finished reading it but I can’t stop thinking about it!
I miss this world and all of the characters 😩😩🫶🏻
I LOVED the story and was completely captivated for the most part, hit a few slow areas so 1026 pages was just a little excessive and repetitive at times. But I love it.
RTC.
˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚ ⁀➷ Review for book 2: Glow of the Everflame
“For all those caught in the flames, remember that the hottest fires forge the strongest swords.”
“Don’t mistake the pain of change for failure.” ❤️🔥❤️🔥
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February 14, 2024
Things I didn’t like about this book:
*Way TOO long, could have cut that book down like 400 pages and it would have had the same impact.
*The fact this book was not dual POV and I had to spend 1026 pages in Diem’s head was making me wish for death.
*Diem has to be one of my least favorite book characters ever. I’m so sorry but she was pretty unbearable at times.
Things I liked about this book:
*Taran
*When I finished it.
*Way TOO long, could have cut that book down like 400 pages and it would have had the same impact.
*The fact this book was not dual POV and I had to spend 1026 pages in Diem’s head was making me wish for death.
*Diem has to be one of my least favorite book characters ever. I’m so sorry but she was pretty unbearable at times.
Things I liked about this book:
*Taran
*When I finished it.
February 28, 2026
This series is honestly just so much fun. I really enjoy being in this world, and this book felt like a series of side quests but somehow in the best way? I love taking a group of characters, shipping them across the realm into foreign lands, and seeing how their dynamics change and how they figure things out.
Luther is as always, the best.
Diem is unfortunately still the weakest part of this series for me. She takes SO LONG to come to realizations and conclusions it actually drives me mad. I think some editing could definitely have been done to cut out a lot of her waffling back and forth on certain internal battles she has. She seems like such a perceptive character and notices EVERYTHING but has difficulty piecing things together and that drives me mad as the reader 😂
But this series is fun, very romantasy. The spice feels formulaic and isn’t my favourite. But I’m in it for so many of the secondary characters. Just pure escapism!
That ending is quite painful tho… will patiently be waiting for the finale!
Luther is as always, the best.
Diem is unfortunately still the weakest part of this series for me. She takes SO LONG to come to realizations and conclusions it actually drives me mad. I think some editing could definitely have been done to cut out a lot of her waffling back and forth on certain internal battles she has. She seems like such a perceptive character and notices EVERYTHING but has difficulty piecing things together and that drives me mad as the reader 😂
But this series is fun, very romantasy. The spice feels formulaic and isn’t my favourite. But I’m in it for so many of the secondary characters. Just pure escapism!
That ending is quite painful tho… will patiently be waiting for the finale!
September 21, 2023
This is the end of the road for me. The good is that I think this book introduced more characters, more politics, a couple reveals, and more enemies. The bad part is the main characters are still stuck in a rut. Diem is not only naive but overly argumentative. I stopped at one point when Luther was trying to warn her and she interrupted him six times. Being difficult doesn't make a character strong. It's all about Diem yet she's clueless. How did she not realize that Luther had been stabbed and was dying? Was her mind taken at some point?
And Luther - he is supposed to be strong and powerful in his own right yet Diem has him on a leash. He's following her and putting up with her crap. It's repetitive - we get it - he always knew she would be the most powerful and he's so in awe of her. Enough already. The slow burn was so slow that the flame burned out. Frankly, there wasn't much chemistry from the start.
As for the larger plot, it dragged on so long that the reveals were overshadowed by these weak main characters.
And Luther - he is supposed to be strong and powerful in his own right yet Diem has him on a leash. He's following her and putting up with her crap. It's repetitive - we get it - he always knew she would be the most powerful and he's so in awe of her. Enough already. The slow burn was so slow that the flame burned out. Frankly, there wasn't much chemistry from the start.
As for the larger plot, it dragged on so long that the reveals were overshadowed by these weak main characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 17, 2023
DNF in Part 3 ——— This book is 1000 pages long??? For why??? Diem is so annoying and naive. YOU CANT SAVE EVERYONE and pretend you’re morally better than everyone while also trying to wage a war.
ALSO Luther and Diem don’t belong together. I could not stand the whole
“No YOU ARE SO POWERFUL”
“NO YOU ARE MORE POWERFUL”
“No DONT SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR ME”
“NO YOU DONT SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR ME”
JUST STOP!!!!!!!!
I never write reviews like this and I’m writing this because I had hope in this and was forcing myself to get through it and it wasted my time
ALSO Luther and Diem don’t belong together. I could not stand the whole
“No YOU ARE SO POWERFUL”
“NO YOU ARE MORE POWERFUL”
“No DONT SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR ME”
“NO YOU DONT SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR ME”
JUST STOP!!!!!!!!
I never write reviews like this and I’m writing this because I had hope in this and was forcing myself to get through it and it wasted my time
October 9, 2024
“Sometimes there are no good choices. We do the best we can, and we hope we find forgiveness along the way.”
ㅤ ㅤ ✦ . ⁺ . ━ 3.2-3.4 ☆ ━ . ⁺ . ✦
ㅤ ╰┈➤˗ˏˋㅤ full review coming later
ㅤ I've been kind of struggling lately, and I feel like words just entirely evaded me when trying to write anything for this review; the fact that the book itself made me feel slightly tired while reading it did not help either. So, due to some personal issues, the full review for this might come at a much later time than usual, as I will be focusing on some other things at the moment.
ㅤ I did however still wanted to provide the rating of the book and slightly mention some of the things I did enjoy and did not like about the story, as these will probably serve as notes for when I will be writing this review at a later time. And I also didn't want to leave this completely without any opinion of mine here (especially since I seem to have so many).
ㅤ I did enjoy:
- the amazing world building this entire series managed to bring and especially in this book; I was so happy to be able to clearly imagine everything described in this book and I am so in love with this imaginary world.
- the action of the book itself, which for the biggest part of it really managed to keep you intrigued and interested in its development.
- the banter and the tension, which were absolutely insanely delicious; maybe I didn't really enjoy all the dominant talk, but I still devoured everything from Diem and Luther's interactions
- the focus being placed on the side characters as well and the attention they received in the story (i am a huge lover of any form of found-family);
ㅤ I did not enjoy:
- the length of the book; i love long books, especially when I love what is happening in them. But this book did not feel long in terms of pages, but in terms of action and plot itself. It got really tiring at one point, slightly repetitive and I can't deny, it made me feel like I just couldn't wait to be done with it in the last 200 pages. This is probably what caused a review slump for me when it comes to it.
- the development of the characters; while Diem became a bit more bearable as a character, I didn't really enjoy the trajectory of Luther at times. I do love him as a character; I would do ANYTHING for this man, but after all the i will fight you and call you out talk, I didn't really see any of that happening. I really hope the last book will bring more regarding to his character.
- the way we instantly went from someone who had no idea about magic to a fully-experienced, entirely overpowered character with Diem; maybe it is just me, but her quick evolution ended up feeling rather rushed and sudden. I really did wish we would have seen a slower and more relatable progress instead
ㅤ I hated:
- Diem's mother. 😅
ㅤ I am really hoping I will get the willingness and the time to write this entire review in more details as soon as possible, but everything depends on my mood, and honestly, me and my mood are not always the greatest of friends.
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ㅤ ᯓ ✿ pre-reading ⪼ ㅤ needless to say I am absolutely, entirely excited to start reading this holy bible of a book 🤍
ㅤ ㅤ ✦ . ⁺ . ━ 3.2-3.4 ☆ ━ . ⁺ . ✦
ㅤ ╰┈➤˗ˏˋㅤ full review coming later
ㅤ I've been kind of struggling lately, and I feel like words just entirely evaded me when trying to write anything for this review; the fact that the book itself made me feel slightly tired while reading it did not help either. So, due to some personal issues, the full review for this might come at a much later time than usual, as I will be focusing on some other things at the moment.
ㅤ I did however still wanted to provide the rating of the book and slightly mention some of the things I did enjoy and did not like about the story, as these will probably serve as notes for when I will be writing this review at a later time. And I also didn't want to leave this completely without any opinion of mine here (especially since I seem to have so many).
ㅤ I did enjoy:
- the amazing world building this entire series managed to bring and especially in this book; I was so happy to be able to clearly imagine everything described in this book and I am so in love with this imaginary world.
- the action of the book itself, which for the biggest part of it really managed to keep you intrigued and interested in its development.
- the banter and the tension, which were absolutely insanely delicious; maybe I didn't really enjoy all the dominant talk, but I still devoured everything from Diem and Luther's interactions
- the focus being placed on the side characters as well and the attention they received in the story (i am a huge lover of any form of found-family);
ㅤ I did not enjoy:
- the length of the book; i love long books, especially when I love what is happening in them. But this book did not feel long in terms of pages, but in terms of action and plot itself. It got really tiring at one point, slightly repetitive and I can't deny, it made me feel like I just couldn't wait to be done with it in the last 200 pages. This is probably what caused a review slump for me when it comes to it.
- the development of the characters; while Diem became a bit more bearable as a character, I didn't really enjoy the trajectory of Luther at times. I do love him as a character; I would do ANYTHING for this man, but after all the i will fight you and call you out talk, I didn't really see any of that happening. I really hope the last book will bring more regarding to his character.
- the way we instantly went from someone who had no idea about magic to a fully-experienced, entirely overpowered character with Diem; maybe it is just me, but her quick evolution ended up feeling rather rushed and sudden. I really did wish we would have seen a slower and more relatable progress instead
ㅤ I hated:
- Diem's mother. 😅
ㅤ I am really hoping I will get the willingness and the time to write this entire review in more details as soon as possible, but everything depends on my mood, and honestly, me and my mood are not always the greatest of friends.
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ㅤ ᯓ ✿ pre-reading ⪼ ㅤ needless to say I am absolutely, entirely excited to start reading this holy bible of a book 🤍
May 23, 2025
I flew through the first 2 books, but completely lost interest during this one. I just cannot stand a single character in this series and this book was too long & lost the plot for me. I finished it just to finish it, but I don’t care enough to read book 4 when it eventually comes out.
I know some people are obsessed with this series, but it’s hard for me to love a series when I cannot connect with the characters whatsoever. I put up with it for Luther, but then he also started bothering me. Don’t even care about the ending 😅
I know some people are obsessed with this series, but it’s hard for me to love a series when I cannot connect with the characters whatsoever. I put up with it for Luther, but then he also started bothering me. Don’t even care about the ending 😅
February 24, 2024
Looking for any good decision the fmc made 👩🏻🦯
January 27, 2025
Diem, honey, I’m sorry to tell you this but there’s no way you can win a war without killing at least one person.
January 3, 2024
Ended up skimming after halfway through. I loved the first two books but this was awfully repetitive. Diem didn’t have any growth other than gaining new powers and Luther somehow became dumb.
The slow burn was absolutely awful after Luther hid the fact that he was stabbed. There was no real reason his character couldn’t address that he was hurt. He just…didn’t? And for what?
The slow burn was absolutely awful after Luther hid the fact that he was stabbed. There was no real reason his character couldn’t address that he was hurt. He just…didn’t? And for what?
May 14, 2025
It’s rare to find a series where books 2 and 3 just keep getting better—but this one absolutely does!
I was hooked from start to finish—all 1026 pages of it! The story is packed with action and twists, and it made me feel all the emotions.
And that cliffhanger at the end? Wow. I think I’m officially in a book hangover. Time to grab some chocolates and wine while my heart recovers!
I was hooked from start to finish—all 1026 pages of it! The story is packed with action and twists, and it made me feel all the emotions.
And that cliffhanger at the end? Wow. I think I’m officially in a book hangover. Time to grab some chocolates and wine while my heart recovers!
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September 5, 2023When I tell you this book HURT ME. I mean I was ugly crying at just 16%. Like full on “girl are you good?” sobbing. The tears didn’t stop flowing in between fits of laughter, gasps of surprise and yelling in anger. This is without a doubt a “throw your kindle at the wall multiple times” book. It’s incredibly frustrating (in a good way? is that possible?)
The amount of secrets revealed in this book will have you pacing the room chanting “no way! omg no way!!!!!!” It was one revelation after another. (of course not all secrets) Prepare your heart because I don’t think anyone could’ve been ready for the things we learn.
Diem really steps into who she really is in this book too. She relies heavily on her companions in book 1 & 2, but this book she drills down who she is and who she wants to be despite the opinions of those around her. It made me feel like a stronger person just reading it. It was incredibly inspiring and I think we can all see glimpses of ourselves throughout Diem’s journey.
There is absolute no relief for an anxious heart here. It is nonstop stress and turmoil. One chaotic event after another these characters DO NOT get a break. A lot of characters you love will stress you out, piss you off, and make you question what the hell they were thinking with some of the actions they take. This had me seriously considering whose side I was even on.
One sentence: the library scene
Diem and Luther’s relationship is definitely put through the wringer in the first half of this book and then absolutely explodes in the best way towards the second half. We get glimpses into Luther’s head (finally) and although I would absolutely die for a Luther POV, I’m definitely not disappointed. It was really relieving to see their love for each other blossom and I can’t wait to see how the two of them grow stronger in Burn.
When i tell you my heart dropped at the ending and a bawled my eyes out. I had to step back with only a few mins left in the book so I could cry. My partner literally had to hold me and rub my back to console me (yes he laughed.) I didn’t even cry this hard during KOA…
I can’t even begin to describe the betrayal Diem faces and I honestly don’t know how someone would come back from this with anything but hate in their heart. If you think you’ll feel any form of relief after reading this book, you would be wrong. This cliffhanger is brutal and I truly don’t know how my heart will be able to hold out for the last book.
This book is darker, spicier, and more violent than the first two books. If you have daddy issues, this book will make them worse. If you need me, I’ll be crying in the corner until Burn of the Everflame is in my hands and Penn rights all of her wrongs. She knows what she did.
Side note: someone does get stabbed in the dick and it’s very satisfying.
The amount of secrets revealed in this book will have you pacing the room chanting “no way! omg no way!!!!!!” It was one revelation after another. (of course not all secrets) Prepare your heart because I don’t think anyone could’ve been ready for the things we learn.
Diem really steps into who she really is in this book too. She relies heavily on her companions in book 1 & 2, but this book she drills down who she is and who she wants to be despite the opinions of those around her. It made me feel like a stronger person just reading it. It was incredibly inspiring and I think we can all see glimpses of ourselves throughout Diem’s journey.
There is absolute no relief for an anxious heart here. It is nonstop stress and turmoil. One chaotic event after another these characters DO NOT get a break. A lot of characters you love will stress you out, piss you off, and make you question what the hell they were thinking with some of the actions they take. This had me seriously considering whose side I was even on.
One sentence: the library scene
Diem and Luther’s relationship is definitely put through the wringer in the first half of this book and then absolutely explodes in the best way towards the second half. We get glimpses into Luther’s head (finally) and although I would absolutely die for a Luther POV, I’m definitely not disappointed. It was really relieving to see their love for each other blossom and I can’t wait to see how the two of them grow stronger in Burn.
When i tell you my heart dropped at the ending and a bawled my eyes out. I had to step back with only a few mins left in the book so I could cry. My partner literally had to hold me and rub my back to console me (yes he laughed.) I didn’t even cry this hard during KOA…
I can’t even begin to describe the betrayal Diem faces and I honestly don’t know how someone would come back from this with anything but hate in their heart. If you think you’ll feel any form of relief after reading this book, you would be wrong. This cliffhanger is brutal and I truly don’t know how my heart will be able to hold out for the last book.
This book is darker, spicier, and more violent than the first two books. If you have daddy issues, this book will make them worse. If you need me, I’ll be crying in the corner until Burn of the Everflame is in my hands and Penn rights all of her wrongs. She knows what she did.
Side note: someone does get stabbed in the dick and it’s very satisfying.
July 22, 2024
With a heavy and sad heart, this didn't meet my expectations. 😭😭
📖 Forgot What Happened?
🤔 Wait... Who Was That Again?
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Heat of the Everflame
All in all, this book burned me out a little bit and caused me to be slightly disappointed in the series. I most likely won't be rushing to the 4th book.
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📖 Forgot What Happened?
🤔 Wait... Who Was That Again?
If it’s been a while since you read the last book, I’ve got you covered.
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Read My Honest Book Review on My Blog:
Heat of the Everflame
All in all, this book burned me out a little bit and caused me to be slightly disappointed in the series. I most likely won't be rushing to the 4th book.
Check out my other book reviews in this series!
[Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole]
[Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole]
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June 19, 2025
SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP 😭
"Show me your worst, my darling, and I'll show you how far my love can go.
I inhaled all 1,027 pages like it was oxygen—devoured every word, surrendered to every plot twist… only to be thrown off a CLIFF.
A CLIFFHANGER that shattered my soul into a thousand unread pieces 😭📚
And now? Book 4 isn’t coming until next summer. NEXT. SUMMER. I’ll be feral, unwell, and rereading like a heartbroken Victorian widow until then 🫠🫠
”Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire. Don't you dare question that-not for a second."
My Ratings for The Everflame Series-
Spark- 4.25 Stars
Glow- 5 Stars
Heat- 5 Stars
"Show me your worst, my darling, and I'll show you how far my love can go.
I inhaled all 1,027 pages like it was oxygen—devoured every word, surrendered to every plot twist… only to be thrown off a CLIFF.
A CLIFFHANGER that shattered my soul into a thousand unread pieces 😭📚
And now? Book 4 isn’t coming until next summer. NEXT. SUMMER. I’ll be feral, unwell, and rereading like a heartbroken Victorian widow until then 🫠🫠
”Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire. Don't you dare question that-not for a second."
My Ratings for The Everflame Series-
Spark- 4.25 Stars
Glow- 5 Stars
Heat- 5 Stars
September 17, 2024
i am going to throw up. what the hell. oh my god.
this book deserves all the stars. best romantasy series i have ever read and i dont think anything will ever compare. this book is seriously untouchable to me if you have criticisms i do not want to hear them. like your opinion is valid but do not touch my bubble of happiness
(edit: THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK FOLLOWING ME ON MY INSTAGRAM BOOK ACCOUNT IS MY NEW ROMAN EMPIRE.)
this book deserves all the stars. best romantasy series i have ever read and i dont think anything will ever compare. this book is seriously untouchable to me if you have criticisms i do not want to hear them. like your opinion is valid but do not touch my bubble of happiness
(edit: THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK FOLLOWING ME ON MY INSTAGRAM BOOK ACCOUNT IS MY NEW ROMAN EMPIRE.)
March 7, 2026
5☆ 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓮 (ᴋɪɴᴅʀᴇᴅs ᴄᴜʀsᴇ #𝟹)
࿐ ࿔ 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙭 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙡𝙮 ..𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ🐦🔥་༘࿐
okay i love the world expansion in this 🗺️✨
we basically go on a quest around the world and i am obsessed with the different locations + their magic
the plot progression 🤌🏻🙂↕️ i was sat!!
the action in this book had me on the edge of my damn seat
𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚖 my girl i fucking love her. this journey we are on with her? beautiful, heartbreaking yet so empowering. her powers?? 😮💨🤭
༘⋆ 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𖤓˚.⋆
𝙻𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 what a fucking man. top tier book boyfriend. perfect 10/10 obsessed. his loyalty? unmatched. his heart? fucking gold. like the YEARNING this man does, give my heart a break it might just explode
・❥・𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 ➴ ˚.⋆
everything 𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚖 & 𝙻𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 go through together, everything they do for each other 🥺💘 i love them your honor!!
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤, 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞.
𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.
𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗 and 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛 my loves they must be protected at all cost!! and the addition of 𝚉𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚌 😏 with his banter yes yes!! i also love 𝙻𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚃𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 and 𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚎 💕
𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚡𝚎 lowkey pissed me off and it made me sad like girl i love you but fr???
oh? AND FUCK HENRI!!! 🤮
this book ripped my heart out of my chest, stomped on it, picked it up, and put it back ❤️🩹 many tears were shed.
THAT ENDING????? no no no 💔💔
i will be needing the next book like yesterday!!
⋘ 𝙏𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 ⋙
࿐ ࿔ 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙭 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙡𝙮 ..𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ🐦🔥་༘࿐
okay i love the world expansion in this 🗺️✨
we basically go on a quest around the world and i am obsessed with the different locations + their magic
the plot progression 🤌🏻🙂↕️ i was sat!!
the action in this book had me on the edge of my damn seat
𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚖 my girl i fucking love her. this journey we are on with her? beautiful, heartbreaking yet so empowering. her powers?? 😮💨🤭
༘⋆ 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𖤓˚.⋆
𝙻𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 what a fucking man. top tier book boyfriend. perfect 10/10 obsessed. his loyalty? unmatched. his heart? fucking gold. like the YEARNING this man does, give my heart a break it might just explode
・❥・𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 ➴ ˚.⋆
everything 𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚖 & 𝙻𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 go through together, everything they do for each other 🥺💘 i love them your honor!!
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤, 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞.
𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝.
𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.
𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.
𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗 and 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛 my loves they must be protected at all cost!! and the addition of 𝚉𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚌 😏 with his banter yes yes!! i also love 𝙻𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚃𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 and 𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚎 💕
𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚡𝚎 lowkey pissed me off and it made me sad like girl i love you but fr???
oh? AND FUCK HENRI!!! 🤮
this book ripped my heart out of my chest, stomped on it, picked it up, and put it back ❤️🩹 many tears were shed.
THAT ENDING????? no no no 💔💔
i will be needing the next book like yesterday!!
⋘ 𝙏𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 ⋙
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