A Shadow in the Ember

A Shadow in the Ember

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  • Create Date:2021-09-15 11:20:58
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  • Author:Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L。 Armentrout returns with book one of the compelling Flesh and Fire series—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。

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Lisa

Advanced Readers Copy Title: A shadow in the emberSeries: flesh and fire #1Author: Jennifer L。 ArmentroutPublisher: Blue Box PressEdition: KindleAmount of Pages: 710Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance Spice:  2 1/2 /5 peppers Cliffhanger: (view spoiler)[ not really, but it leaves you wanting more (hide spoiler)]HEA/HFN: (view spoiler)[ Hard to say (hide spoiler)]Cheating: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)]Triggerwarnings: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)]Love Triangle: (view spoiler)[ No Advanced Readers Copy Title: A shadow in the emberSeries: flesh and fire #1Author: Jennifer L。 ArmentroutPublisher: Blue Box PressEdition: KindleAmount of Pages: 710Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance Spice:  2 1/2 /5 peppers Cliffhanger: (view spoiler)[ not really, but it leaves you wanting more (hide spoiler)]HEA/HFN: (view spoiler)[ Hard to say (hide spoiler)]Cheating: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)]Triggerwarnings: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)]Love Triangle: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)] Insta Love/ Insta Lust: No(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]Single Parent/Kids/Pregnancy: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)] Date Read: 13-09 - 14-09Favorite Quote: "If I had a child, or if any descendant of mine had been harmed, I would burn through both realms just so I could flay the skin from the body of the one who’d hurt them。" Review: I don't know where to start with my review, so many thoughts! I wasn't expecting to feel so suspenseful about the relationship considering what we know already but i was proven wrong! Jennifer managed to bring us yet again great romance, tension, great workbuilding and blowing my mind with how everything fits together。 That and considering some of the twists i didn't expect nor see coming this book was just amazing! After finishing I was ready to start again and pay closer attention to everything。I must say this book started out a bit slow but not annoyingly slow where you loose interest, anyhow when it took of, it really took of and I had a hard time putting the book down after that I really see why it is recommended reading this book after the crown of gilded bones, it helped being familiar with some of the gods and their names etc。 What is this book about: This books is about Seraphena, or sera as she goes by。 Sera was trained her entire life for one thing and one thing only。 It's all she has ever known。 When things don't turn out the way everyone wanted, Sera had to figure out how to deal with that and how to still do what she was told she is destined for。 She certainly didn't expect to run into a silver eyed god and definitely didn't expect to walk away after talking back to him。 Things are only starting and everything Sera knew is about to changeWhat did I like/love: I loved the banter and dynamic between Nyktos and Sera。 As i've said before I wasn't expecting certain twist and I loved them。 I also liked how certain tropes where twisted around and handled realistically。 I really liked seeing where it all started and seeing how things fit and work out in fb&a (as far as we know)。 Nyktos also wasn't what I expected, well he was and wasn't。 I didn't expect him to he so kind and sweet and just him。 What did I dislike/hate: /Rating:5 stars 。。。more

Jessica

ASITE was。。。whoa! Lemme back up first。 While this can be read before the Blood and Ash series, I would suggest reading that series first (books 1-3) to fully comprehend everything。 This story was a whirlwind of action, drama, romance, sexy times, heartache, and sweet moments that I felt as if I was on a rollercoaster for emotions!I loved Sera's character。 She was protective, kind, witty, strong, and a warrior。 Her backstory broke my heart, but it built her character。 I loved how she stood her gr ASITE was。。。whoa! Lemme back up first。 While this can be read before the Blood and Ash series, I would suggest reading that series first (books 1-3) to fully comprehend everything。 This story was a whirlwind of action, drama, romance, sexy times, heartache, and sweet moments that I felt as if I was on a rollercoaster for emotions!I loved Sera's character。 She was protective, kind, witty, strong, and a warrior。 Her backstory broke my heart, but it built her character。 I loved how she stood her ground against Nyktos。Nyktos was。。。yeah。 He's charming, witty, protective, and a total bad-a mofo that I would NOT want to piss off。 I loved how he was with Sera, even after the drama happened。 I especially loved that he let her fight/defend herself, instead of treating her like a damsel in distress。 He def knows how to make me swoon。All in all, this was a fabulous read and I can't wait to read the next installment of this series (as well as the Blood and Ash series)! 。。。more

Salli

the 3 teaser chapters? i sense Good Things

Louise Pike

OMG!!!!!!! My head is spinning absolutely phenomenal 😍❤😍 Review to come

Jeraca

I received this free eARC novel from the author。 This is my honest review。 I。 Love。 This。 Book!! Honestly, I may even say that I loved it more than the From Blood and Ash series。 And only because Sera is such warrior and she is so intense。 Don't get me wrong, I love Poppy, but Sera is just on another level of amazingness。 Nyktos is on another level as well, and boy, when he gets angry? Anyone in his line of vision will be demolished, and I honestly loved those scenes so much。 He is so in control I received this free eARC novel from the author。 This is my honest review。 I。 Love。 This。 Book!! Honestly, I may even say that I loved it more than the From Blood and Ash series。 And only because Sera is such warrior and she is so intense。 Don't get me wrong, I love Poppy, but Sera is just on another level of amazingness。 Nyktos is on another level as well, and boy, when he gets angry? Anyone in his line of vision will be demolished, and I honestly loved those scenes so much。 He is so in control and exact in his decisions, but also very out of control and exploding with emotion。 And when he has his sole focus on Sera? Let's just say that I really, really, really want to be Sera during those moments!!The most heartbreaking moments in this novel was when Sera reflected on her life。 She is 20 years old, and has never really known love - real love - and that breaks my heart。 When she got a gift for the first time in her life, I was bawling like a baby because I would have given her so many gifts throughout her life。 And when she got her first hug? I'm serious, I felt so gutted and so much sorrow for her。 It makes me livid toward her mother, who treated her so wrong, and I may have sent many terrible scenarios her way throughout this book。 I still do, actually。 This entire book makes you run through so many emotions, and it really has everything one will need to be satisfied。 I can't even express how shell-shocked I feel about this masterpiece, but I will say that it is a must read novel!And the amount of information overload we get is insane! Usually I gobble up a JLA novel in a day, but with this book, I really took my time and just got immersed into the story and the details we receive about the characters, the world, and the setting。 And already I want to dive back in and start again because I am missing everything so much (and it's only been 20 minutes since I started this review!)。 I have decided that Jennifer L。 Armentrout is a goddess who graciously shares her amazing brain and visions to us mere mortals and shares her outstanding stories。 I have read all of her books, 60+, multiple times, and I'm always left stunned and amazed at her effortless stories she creates。 Many readers have gotten hooked, and will continue to get hooked, on her stories and I'm ever so glad I have been reading her novels for the past 9 years!I'm very intrigued to see what the next novel will bring, and what our favorite characters will do with the new knowledge they received in the last chapter。 I know it's going to be fantastic, no matter what happens, and, as always, I'm now just going to wait patiently for the next masterpiece from this outstanding author :) 。。。more

Alexandra

HOLY WOW!Review to come

Zola

5⭐️Um, yes, hello。 I’ve been personally victimised by this book because I wasn’t ready for it to end and UH THE ENDING????????This was so good。 Ridiculously good。 Very well-written and had me absolutely glued to the page。 It’s steamy, and swoony and I wanted to cry and laugh and DRAGONS。Honestly this review is a mess because that’s how this book left me。 October 19th。 You need to read it。

mandy ♡

4 STARS*ARC provided through the author's ARC Team in exchange for an honest review*A Shadow In The Ember is the first book in Jennifer L。 Armentrout's new Flesh and Fire series, which is the prequel of her very successful Blood and Ash series。 This is meant to be read before you read the fourth book in the Blood and Ash series (The War Of Two Queens)。 Many questions that the B&A series has left you with are answered in here and JLA has mentioned that eventually both series will come together。 S 4 STARS*ARC provided through the author's ARC Team in exchange for an honest review*A Shadow In The Ember is the first book in Jennifer L。 Armentrout's new Flesh and Fire series, which is the prequel of her very successful Blood and Ash series。 This is meant to be read before you read the fourth book in the Blood and Ash series (The War Of Two Queens)。 Many questions that the B&A series has left you with are answered in here and JLA has mentioned that eventually both series will come together。 So, it's important to read ASITE。ASITE follows the story of Seraphena aka Sera。 She was Chosen at birth to one day become the Primal Of Death's Consort, which basically is just a fancy term of saying she will marry him。 It's a very important duty for Sera because becoming his Consort will allow her to save her kingdom of Lasania that has fallen to a horrible ailment, causing many deaths of the lands and people。 Saving her kingdom isn't just as simple as marrying the Primal。 She must kill him。 But in order to do that, he must be weakened。 And there is only one thing that can weaken a Primal - love。Sera is a morally grey heroine。 She's been raised from birth on all the ways to take down her future husband-to-be。 To the point where she almost doesn't even see herself as a person, but more as a weapon to be used。 That's how her mother in particular has made her feel。 She's been isolated, stripped of her very identity so no one knows who she truly is but a select few, and sent off in her mother's stead to "take out" certain individuals that could be a threat to the kingdom。 Her whole life is basically focused on killing and her duty, and she's good at it。 She's a badass, no question about it。 But she's also plagued with thoughts of whether her actions make her more monster than mortal。 There are many facets to her that you learn along the way。 It's truly an interesting journey to read about。 And with the way things are left, we are in for one wild, angst filled ride。Nyktos is everything you probably imagined a Primal Of Death would be。 He's intimidating, powerful, and definitely doesn't like when people mess with things that are his。 However, there is a surprising kind and soft side to him。 That I didn't expect at all, but I absolutely loved seeing that side of him just as much as I loved seeing him go feral when the moment called for it。 He was a very layered character in that way。 I enjoyed reading about him and learning about his family, his past, and how he got to be where he is at the current time we're reading about him。The new cast of characters we get in this book were so awesome! From Gods to little baby drakken, you will for sure love meeting them all。 It was just so entertaining some of the scenes。 They made me seriously laugh out loud。 Either because it was too funny or too adorable。 I'm looking forward to more of this content in future books in this world。Now, onto Sera/Nyktos。 I have to admit that at first I was only going to rate this 3 stars。 Personally, I felt like initially the dynamic between Sera and Nyktos felt way too similar to the one PoppyCas have。 Some of their interactions just read like a repeat of stuff PoppyCas already said/did/went through。 I didn't feel as though SeraNyktos were truly their own relationship for the first half of the book。 Thankfully, though, the second half made up for it。 It got a lot better then and I could finally see these two as their own story and not living in the PoppyCas shadow。So what can you look forward to in this book? A loosely-based Hades and Persephone plot。 Bad ass heroine。 Feral yet soft hero。 Slow burn spice。 AND ANGST!Don't miss out on A SHADOW IN THE EMBER when it drops on October 19th! 。。。more

Sabrina

AMAZING!!!!!! OMG!! So freaking good!!! I will post my review closer to release date, but this is one book you don't want to miss when it comes to this world!I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 AMAZING!!!!!! OMG!! So freaking good!!! I will post my review closer to release date, but this is one book you don't want to miss when it comes to this world!I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Grace

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Full review to come but I literally just finished reading it and holy crap I loved this book so much! Like so much more than I loved From Blood and Ash, which is a pretty amazing feat。 I loved this story & the characters so much that for the first time I can remember I actually procrastinated finishing a book (couldn’t hold out for long though lol) because I didn’t want it to end。 I cannot think of a time I’ve ever done th I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Full review to come but I literally just finished reading it and holy crap I loved this book so much! Like so much more than I loved From Blood and Ash, which is a pretty amazing feat。 I loved this story & the characters so much that for the first time I can remember I actually procrastinated finishing a book (couldn’t hold out for long though lol) because I didn’t want it to end。 I cannot think of a time I’ve ever done that with a book。So yeah, definitely add this one to your TBR- even if you haven’t read FBAA (I think you could easily read this & understand the works without having read FBAA)。 。。。more

The Dark One

Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his consort。Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then。。。。end him。A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout is a prequel series that ties in to her Blood and Ash series。 This book is meant to be read after The Crown of Gilded Bones and before The War of Two Queens which is the 4th and upcoming book in the Blood and Ash Series。 It answers so many of the questions that we all had after reading Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his consort。Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then。。。。end him。A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout is a prequel series that ties in to her Blood and Ash series。 This book is meant to be read after The Crown of Gilded Bones and before The War of Two Queens which is the 4th and upcoming book in the Blood and Ash Series。 It answers so many of the questions that we all had after reading the first 3 FB&A books and kinda preps you for what's to come。 Now that I'm done explaining what this book is, let's get to the good stuff。。。。Have you ever finished a book and just sat there staring at nothing for a good 15 minutes? Because, that was me after I finished this book。 There was so much explained but also so much that absolutely shocked me and now I have so many more questions, lol。First, let me say that this series felt more mature to me than FB&A。 I don't know how to explain why but I just felt more connected to both Sera & Nyktos and I'm in my late 30's。 Sera grew up in a home that wasn't really a home。 She wasn't treated like a daughter or a sister or even a friend but instead, a weapon and a means to an end。 It was actually kind of hard for me to read about how she was treated and her feelings because I related to her so much that I could almost feel what she was feeling which had me super emotional。 She's completely a morally grey character and totally justified in being this way。 Let's just say, I just got Sera! She is definitely my new fave as far as female heroines go。 She's violent, doesn't give a crap, and will stab you with no remorse whatsoever。 LOL, I love her。 Nyktos is the Primal of Death。 He is scary and sexy and angry and sexy when he's angry。 From the minute him and Sera meet, you can feel the attraction and the snark between the both of them is hilarious。 They both are hotheads and they make Poppy and Casteel look like soft and cuddly kittens。For all you spice lovers。。。。The spice was incredible in this book。 These two will have your eyeballs melting while reading。 Again, Nyktos= Angry & Sexy & PowerfulAs for the plot, you will learn so much more about this world and I don't mean little things here and there but huge crater size revelations that will have you going, "I love this author's mind, but I'm kinda scared of her too。" Anyway, this is now one of my favorite books of all time and I can't wait for the next one because I need more of this world and I need more Nyktos & Sera!!! 。。。more

Lindsey Domokur

It’s all coming together, and it’s blowing my mind。 My heart swelled, I had tears, my stomach was in my throat for most of the book, but it was worth it for Sera and Nyktos。 Full review to come!

Gabs

RTC- I stayed up all night to finish reading this even though I told myself not to 😅

Jess Schmit

I got an ARC as part of Jennifer's review team。 I stayed up until 3am finishing this after I got it。 It was amazing。 Bear with me, this might be incoherent。 I promise to edit it once I can speak English again。Okay, so Sera might be my new favorite female character。。。。ever。 She's badass, relatable, curvy, and just FANTASTIC。 She struggles with a lot from how she was raised and it's so nice seeing her continue to deal with that throughout the book。 The world building continues to be maybe my favor I got an ARC as part of Jennifer's review team。 I stayed up until 3am finishing this after I got it。 It was amazing。 Bear with me, this might be incoherent。 I promise to edit it once I can speak English again。Okay, so Sera might be my new favorite female character。。。。ever。 She's badass, relatable, curvy, and just FANTASTIC。 She struggles with a lot from how she was raised and it's so nice seeing her continue to deal with that throughout the book。 The world building continues to be maybe my favorite part of Jennifer's books。 She manages to craft this dynamic, complex world and then throws you into it and lets you discover it along with the characters。 It's amazing。 THE SPICE。 Holy crap the spice。 I loved every second of it。 It's a different kind of spice than FBAA, but it fits these characters better and I just loved it。 Jennifer is an artist, seriously。 Without giving spoilers, (I will eventually, just once it comes out, not now), the ENDING。 JENNIFER MA'AM。 It's not a heartbreaking one, but it is one that made me sit up in bed at 3am and go "Um, where's the rest of it?" I can't wait for you all to read this one! It's amazing! 。。。more

Bookbesties

Make him fall in love with you, then end him。。。。。A Shadow In the Ember is I guess you could say a spinoff prequel to Jennifer Armentrout's widely successful From Blood and Ash series。 It takes place in the same world, just a reeeeeally long time before the events in FB&A。 In this we meet Seraphena(Sera) who has been chosen and trained for one thing and one thing only。 Make the primal of death fall in love with her, then end him。 Its the only way she knows how to save her kingdom。 But When that t Make him fall in love with you, then end him。。。。。A Shadow In the Ember is I guess you could say a spinoff prequel to Jennifer Armentrout's widely successful From Blood and Ash series。 It takes place in the same world, just a reeeeeally long time before the events in FB&A。 In this we meet Seraphena(Sera) who has been chosen and trained for one thing and one thing only。 Make the primal of death fall in love with her, then end him。 Its the only way she knows how to save her kingdom。 But When that time comes, things don't go as planned and now Sera has to face a new reality, Or so she thought。 When the primal does come, he is like nothing she was expecting。 The slow burn of Sera and Nyktos was one of the best ones I have read in a really long time。 I thought no one could beat out Poppy and Casteel(from Blood and Ash) for my fav couple, but I'm telling you now, SERA & NYKTOS have surpassed them so much and this only the first book in this series! Sera is everything you want in a strong female lead。 Cunning, smart, fierce, strong and yet, vulnerable and loyal。 And Nyktos is。。。he's。。。well he's Nyktos。 He's a Primal, THE Primal of death and gives of BDE(Big D Energy) BIG TIME! The book answers a few questions we may have from the Blood and Ash world, and tied in some key elements that we will need for the next book in the Blood and Ash world。 It also left me with my pulse literally racing by the end and my mind blown。I have been a long time reader of Jennifer's and the way she wove this story into all the elements from the past and what I hope will come in later books is simply amazing。 I feel like I say this with every book she puts out lately, but this book was amazing! I'm speechless at how much this world has grown and how it keeps growing! I can't wait for the next book! 。。。more

Amy Cooper

Literally counting down the days and it still feels so far away that I could scream, the sampler just made things WORSE。 I was so prepared to be somewhat inwardly salty whilst reading this bc THIS IS JUST DELAYING THE JOINING EVEN FURTHER OKAY but boyyyyyyy did those first few chapters do a number on me, my god I'm so ready。 Literally counting down the days and it still feels so far away that I could scream, the sampler just made things WORSE。 I was so prepared to be somewhat inwardly salty whilst reading this bc THIS IS JUST DELAYING THE JOINING EVEN FURTHER OKAY but boyyyyyyy did those first few chapters do a number on me, my god I'm so ready。 。。。more

Anita Prakasam

I read the first 3 chapters from a shadow in the ember which was a free version from author。 Anybody who has read blood and ash series must definitely go for it as the book focuses on the story which you might excite you from a different perspective which you haven't expected! Waiting for Oct 19 which seems to be official launch of the book!。。Thanks for the author who gives us a fantasy to lurk upon。。。 I read the first 3 chapters from a shadow in the ember which was a free version from author。 Anybody who has read blood and ash series must definitely go for it as the book focuses on the story which you might excite you from a different perspective which you haven't expected! Waiting for Oct 19 which seems to be official launch of the book!。。Thanks for the author who gives us a fantasy to lurk upon。。。 。。。more

Ceres

İlk 3 bölümle beni benden aldı… kollarımı açtım bekliyorum。 19 Ekim, çabuk gel。 🥲

Nicole Collins

I cant wait jla is just showing everyone that she is a boss ass ***** ive always adored her book shes my favorite author for a reason and she just keeps getting better im so excited for this book and so many more!! ILY JLA you are a freaking goddess!!!

Lana

Is this a single book or a new series starting?

‧͙⁺˚*・༓ ☾ klaire ☽༓・*˚⁺‧͙

5 stars。。hasn’t come out yet but is it really gonna be anything else than perfect i mean cmon the synopsis is legit 90% similar to fbaa and i am for it, i don’t mind, but with the god of death? just kill me now before nyktos does😁

Alyssa

alright fine, I pre-ordered it。

Jen

When you want to talk about THINGS but you can’t。 So I’ll say this…fans of Blood and Ash will NOT be disappointed。

Malissa

I have so many thoughts, none that I can really say right now except to say this is a MUST read and you most definitely want to read this before moving on to book four in the B&A series, TWOTQ。 Some really interesting ‘discoveries’ are made…。 ♥️♥️♥️♥️

rylie

i don’t like the blood and ash series but i guess i’ll read this 🤨

Meishuu

This sounds just like the first book, with exactly the same characters。 Incredible。 Is this self-plagiarism? "Loosely inspired on Hades and Persephone myth。。。without the kidnapping and stuff。"Oh god。。。 it's worse。 1-star because I already know is gonna be bad, but I like to hate-read。 This sounds just like the first book, with exactly the same characters。 Incredible。 Is this self-plagiarism? "Loosely inspired on Hades and Persephone myth。。。without the kidnapping and stuff。"Oh god。。。 it's worse。 1-star because I already know is gonna be bad, but I like to hate-read。 。。。more

Sarah Anne

The sounds a lot like The Shadow Between Us from what I can tell…

becky

Me thinking I don't want to fall in love with a fictional character:*adding a book to my TBR where I DEFINITELY know I will fall in love no matter what* Me thinking I don't want to fall in love with a fictional character:*adding a book to my TBR where I DEFINITELY know I will fall in love no matter what* 。。。more

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Ok, I just finished Jennifer’s Harbinger series on Audio and I will soon be getting to the Blood and Ash series which I have already purchased on Audio as well。 So I really must have this one too。 I can’t wait。 Ok, I just finished Jennifer’s Harbinger series on Audio and I will soon be getting to the Blood and Ash series which I have already purchased on Audio as well。 So I really must have this one too。 I can’t wait。 。。。more

Alisson Dávila

Estoy esperando este libro con tantas ansias que creo que voy a morir! Me he enamorado de esta serie tan mal。 Lo necesito YA! YA!