21st
Oct
Title: A Shadow in the Ember
Page Count: 710
ISBN: B08Z2ZJSR3
Goodreads Rating: 4.61
The Flesh and Fire series is set in the beloved Blood and Ash world. Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.
I’ve been a huge fan of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s writing for a while now. And when I started reading the Blood and Ash series last year, I got hooked immediately and I’ve devoured all three books in the series ever since. So when I found out that there would be another book based in the world of the Blood and Ash series, I got super excited. And when ‘A Shadow in the Ember’ got announced, I immediately pre-ordered it.
‘A Shadow in the Ember’ pulled me in right from the very first page. In this book we meet Seraphena Mierel. A mortal who has always known what her destiny was. All her life she worked to become the Consort to the Primal of Death. But he, Nyktos a.k.a. Ash, the Primal of Death’ is unlike anything she is thought to believe. To safe her country, Sera must get close to Ash. But he isn’t what she expected. And there is a lot more to their story then both could ever imagine.
Ever since I heard about this book, I knew I wanted to read it. And when I was finally able to start reading, I couldn’t stop reading at all. Just like I couldn’t stop reading the books in the Blood and Ash series. And yes, this book was just as amazing.. Maybe even better. And that cover.. I mean really? Gorgeous right?!
I loved getting to know the world set in this book. The Primals, the Gods.. and Seraphena or Sera. Boy did I love her character! Sera was definitely a character I couldn’t get enough from. I loved how tough and strong she was. And the way she never stayed silent when it probably would have been wiser to do so.
And then Ash, or Nyktos.. Amazing!! I loved him! The chemistry between Sera and Ash was amazing. And I couldn’t get enough of their story. They made me feel so many things! I definitely devoured the pages wanting to learn more about them. And Ash definitely was just so amazing.
But not only the chemistry between the two main characters was amazing. There was plenty of action, and suspense going on as well. There is a lot of world building, and secrets.. and everything in this book kept me sitting on the edge of my seat.
‘A Shadow in the Ember’ is another perfect read by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I simple cannot get enough of this world. And I’m so not ready to let go of Seraphena and Ash. I definitely hope we get to read the next book in this series soon, because I can’t wait to learn more about them.
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#1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Shepherdstown, 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 Border Jack Apollo. 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 an 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 a hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Everyone is loving this one! I’m so curious to read it as well!
It’s such a great read! And this world is amazing.. You should definitely read it. And the From Blood and Ash series too 😉