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Iron & Embers (The Ashes of Thezmarr, #1)

by Helen Scheuerer (Goodreads Author)

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Cristina said: " I enjoyed this book so much more than what I was expecting. This book is a spin-off of the Legends of Thezmarr series, and events of this book take place five years after the ending of the original series, although there are some flashbacks thrown in I enjoyed this book so much more than what I was expecting. This book is a spin-off of the Legends of Thezmarr series, and events of this book take place five years after the ending of the original series, although there are some flashbacks thrown in as well. Now while I did enjoy the Legends of Thezmarr series and thought that overall if was a decent read, it's not one that I felt like I would want to reread over and over again like some of my favorite fantasy series. This book, though, I could definitely see myself reading over and over again. I enjoyed this book so much more than any of the other books in the original series. I really liked it, and I'm not sure if it was because I preferred the leads in this book more, or maybe I just prefer reading about alchemy over swordsplay, but it's probably a mixture of both. I think I liked the overall storyline of this book better, and I thought the pacing was really good. Sometimes, I can find that when it comes to a new fantasy series, that first book can be a bit slow to start, but it didn't feel that way for this book. I was really happy to see the return of Cal and Kip in this book because they were my favorite part of the original series. I would like it so much if they got their own book or series because I feel like the author kind of uses their characters for comedic relief, but I feel like their characters have so much potential. I liked how the story progressed and although the ending made me angry (the author knows what she did), I'm going to have a little bit of faith that it's just a bump in the road for the characters (a very big bump) and that the author has plans to fix everything in the end. I just feel like there were so many good elements in this book. I liked the alchemy school and how Wren goes from being reluctantly paired with her teammates to form a true friendship with Zavier and Dessa. I liked how the relationship between Torj and Wren developed but I'm definitely quite frustrated with the ending but this is just the beginning of the series so I'm excited to read what's in store for the next book. ...more "

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