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A Shadow in the Ember

A Shadow in the Ember

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  • Author：Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Sanne ，

4。5*

Tracey-J ，

I always find the hardest part of writing a review is the beginning， you know what I mean？ I have all the opinions ready to go in my brain， but then having to mould that into sense that’s the killer。。 anyone else feel like that？ No？ Just me？ Ok let’s dive in。 I love the FB&A series but I was little apprehensive in starting this book - its almost a full set of new characters to learn about that somehow ties in with the main book - I mean how was that going to even work？ However Jennifer really di I always find the hardest part of writing a review is the beginning， you know what I mean？ I have all the opinions ready to go in my brain， but then having to mould that into sense that’s the killer。。 anyone else feel like that？ No？ Just me？ Ok let’s dive in。 I love the FB&A series but I was little apprehensive in starting this book - its almost a full set of new characters to learn about that somehow ties in with the main book - I mean how was that going to even work？ However Jennifer really did pull it out of the bag。 I’m just going to say it now， there is a lot of info dumping which makes the story feel a little heavy but I think that is the main point of this book right - to give us some background on what will happen going forward in TWOTQ。 So many things from FB&A make sense now like my MIND IS BLOWN… Hang on I’m getting way ahead of myself。 So Sera， probably one of the most unique characters I’ve read， so very different from Poppy also similar at the same time。 I think I may even prefer her to Poppy。 I enjoyed her mindset and how she sees the world。。 it was a refreshing change seeing things through her perspective。 Just like Sera the Primal of Death is just as complex。 I would have loved some scenes from his perspective - I’m really interested in his thoughts and feelings because is actions were so interesting and sometimes really unexpected for what he is。 The spice level was on another level - it was all in the little details。。 ahh I just loved it - the chemistry was instant and the love part was a long slow burn *Chefs kiss* I loved the world building and discovering what things were like before From Blood and Ash。 In a Nutshell。。 This story was damn good。 If I could give it more than 5 stars I would。 。。。more

Richa ，

I shall be reading this only once I know that Poppy-Cas books are over 🤡🤡 That'll probably take another year of my life 😭Life is short， but you know what's not？ My TBR。 😔 I apologise to Nyktos and Sera， it's nothing personal。 I shall be reading this only once I know that Poppy-Cas books are over 🤡🤡 That'll probably take another year of my life 😭Life is short， but you know what's not？ My TBR。 😔 I apologise to Nyktos and Sera， it's nothing personal。 。。。more

Brittney Cotter ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Going to try and keep this as spoiler free as possible， but still tagged this as having spoilers just in case。 JLA has done it again and rocked my world with her story telling。 I finished this in an 11 hour power read （thanks to the hubby for keeping the 5 year old busy and keeping me fed and refreshing my drinks lol）。 First thoughts: Holy shit that was fantastic， but I’m devastated I will never again get the emotional high of reading it for the first time。 There were plot twists galore that had Going to try and keep this as spoiler free as possible， but still tagged this as having spoilers just in case。 JLA has done it again and rocked my world with her story telling。 I finished this in an 11 hour power read （thanks to the hubby for keeping the 5 year old busy and keeping me fed and refreshing my drinks lol）。 First thoughts: Holy shit that was fantastic， but I’m devastated I will never again get the emotional high of reading it for the first time。 There were plot twists galore that had my jaw dropping。 I loved meeting younger versions of characters we met in the FBAA series （here’s looking at you Reaver and Nektas）。 Sera was everything I hoped for and more。 Definitely Poppy’s grandma if you know what i mean （🔪）。 There’s definitely a ton of similarities between the two of them， obvious ones aside。 Similarly to Poppy she is trying to figure out who she is， what she is， and what this means for not only her future， but the future of her world。 I definitely look forward to seeing how her character progresses。Nyktos - I wanted to fall madly in love with you… immediately。 And I did a little bit， but I definitely was not getting the full vibe I expected from him。 I realize that this is the first book in this series， and a lot of character building will occur in further books。 And I’m very much looking forward to some serious Nyktos action 😉 The only issues （and I hate to call them that） I had were: 1） the book was full of very obvious grammatical errors and few spelling errors。 As an English major， this killed me。 Your average reader probably wouldn’t mind so much。 2。） There were more than a few scenes/chapters like were too much like FBAA for my liking。 There were times where I felt like I was reading a scene directly from FBAA that just had a few words tweaked。 I realize that an author can usually has a writing style that follows through all of their books， but this was more than that。 。。。more

Morgan A Kelley ，

The prequel series I didn’t know I needed。 I was initially disappointed that JLA was released a prequel before the fourth book of FBAA， but I ended up really liking this book。 I had so many questions after the conclusion of book three， and JLA has started to answer a lot of those questions in this book。 I was also pleasantly surprised that Sera and Nyktos weren’t carbon copies of Poppy and Casteel。 Can’t wait for book two。 Side note: spicy， but not a court of silver flames spicy。

Lindsey ，

Okay， this book completely and utterly DESTROYED me。I absolutely LOVED Seraphena。 She is absolutely bad ass。 She does have a few similarities to Poppy but that's mostly due to both female characters being strong and determined。。。 annnnnd both like to stab people。Nyktos。 *DADDY* NYKTOS。 HOW DARE YOU。 HOW DARE YOU SLIGHTLY OVER POWER MY LOVE OF CASTEEL。 Nyktos was such a WONDERFUL and well written character。 I adored him from the moment he stepped into the scene and now I just absolutely love that Okay， this book completely and utterly DESTROYED me。I absolutely LOVED Seraphena。 She is absolutely bad ass。 She does have a few similarities to Poppy but that's mostly due to both female characters being strong and determined。。。 annnnnd both like to stab people。Nyktos。 *DADDY* NYKTOS。 HOW DARE YOU。 HOW DARE YOU SLIGHTLY OVER POWER MY LOVE OF CASTEEL。 Nyktos was such a WONDERFUL and well written character。 I adored him from the moment he stepped into the scene and now I just absolutely love that cinnamon roll of awesomeness。I know this is a prequel but I absolutely LOVED that this book gave us new information and new insights to From Blood and Ash and how things are starting to become how they were when Hawke and Poppy were first introduced to us。 I loved the new characters as well as getting to learn some of the old ones we were told about。But really， this book just absolutely BROKE MY HEART。 （view spoiler）[You learn about Viktor and what his purpose was in FBAA。 It just。。。 destroyed me。 I sat there and fucking CRIED。 （hide spoiler）] But it's so wonderful I would absolutely love to reread it for the first time as it's just SO GOOD。Thank you Jennifer for giving us this book of amazingness but。。。 NOW I HAVE TO WAIT！？！？！ EVEN MORE？！？！ UGH。10/10 highly recommend。 。。。more

Ana ，

Actual rating is 4。5 stars。I got an E-ARC copy of this amazing story in exchange for an honest review by JLA， so I'm about to get real with you！It should come as no surprise to all of you that once again， queen JLA is releasing another book series and she killed it！I mean it's hard for me to describe to you how good it was， because it's like I've said this at least 20 times with Armentrout's books， they are great。 There is nothing less to it， every story she puts out， it's just amazing （to me an Actual rating is 4。5 stars。I got an E-ARC copy of this amazing story in exchange for an honest review by JLA， so I'm about to get real with you！It should come as no surprise to all of you that once again， queen JLA is releasing another book series and she killed it！I mean it's hard for me to describe to you how good it was， because it's like I've said this at least 20 times with Armentrout's books， they are great。 There is nothing less to it， every story she puts out， it's just amazing （to me anyway。）A Shadow in the Ember is no exception。You might be questioning my rating if literally paragraphs ago I said it's an amazing book， and it is， but there were a couple of things I felt a bit repetitive。Sera and Nyktos remind me of a couple Armentrout already introduced us to。 They are amazing on their own way， but at the beginning it felt like rereading one of her other books。  Though it quickly changed，  it still made the first like 20 percent of the book drag on a little bit。But I think the reason why it was a little bit slower to begin with is because of what was to come。I cannot explain to you how good this story is without giving you major spoilers， but I will try。Seraphena is a Maiden。 She was promised to the Primal of Death as his consort。 She has been trained， but not in the way you might think。 She was trained to bring the Primal of Death to his knees。 She is expected to end him。 To use love as a way to end him and end with a century's old debt。Sera is ready for this task， but somehow she fails miserably， why you ask？ Because the Primal of Death has no need or want for a consort。 So it's her fault （not really， but that is what she believes，） everyone and their grandmother blames her for it。 So now she is trying to fix it somehow， she has no idea how， but she is looking for a solution。She is a trained assassin， she can kill you in less time that you'd have to blink， so maybe that will help。。。 if it doesn't get her in trouble first （spoiler alert， it does）。This story is all about Sera， about her journey to accept what she really is and what she is worth。 There is a silver-eye-god that's gonna be there and they will have a fun time learning all about her and what she is capable of doing。There is so much that happens in the first installment of this series that if I tried to describe everything about the book， this post would be infinite， so I'll just summarize a little bit some of my favorite parts。There is death， that is something you should expect a lot of， but also some of it it's not in the way you might be thinking of。A silver-eyed god。You can read a few more items of the list of things I absolutely loved about this book， by going to my blog， Then There Were Books。 。。。more

Amna Rahim ，

TODAY IS RELEASE DATE！！！！！！！！

Taylor Smith ，

she’s back baby。

Nerdy Chic ，

A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in the Flesh and Fire series， a prequel set years prior to the Blood and Ash series giving us the story of the first Maiden， Seraphena and Nyktos。 Little did I know how badly I needed this story before I sat down and devoured over 700 pages in a couple of hours and was left with a book hangover that feels like it’ll never be over。Seraphena was born for one purpose; to save her people from the Rot that is destroying them and become the consort of the Primal A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in the Flesh and Fire series， a prequel set years prior to the Blood and Ash series giving us the story of the first Maiden， Seraphena and Nyktos。 Little did I know how badly I needed this story before I sat down and devoured over 700 pages in a couple of hours and was left with a book hangover that feels like it’ll never be over。Seraphena was born for one purpose; to save her people from the Rot that is destroying them and become the consort of the Primal of Death by making him fall in love with her and then kill him。 Her entire life， she was trained to destroy him。 What Seraphena never expected was to be the one that falls for him。“I knew these were the kinds of kisses I’d read about in those books。 The ones I’d never experienced at The Jade when I sought to ease the restless energy in me。 Because I could do this for hours and never grow tired。”Much like Poppy， Seraphena is another badass female who can hold her own against a tough fight。 But Seraphina also has a family that treats her horribly and a childhood that wasn’t hers， her days filled with training to be a weapon against the Primal。And then there’s the delicious Nyktos who we initially meet in the Blood and Ash series but now in a whole new light。 Mystery and temptation all rolled into one package。 This brings the character to a whole other level， especially when we get to the Shadowlands。 While Seraphena and Nyktos butt heads， the heat and tension radiates from them at every interaction。 Hello slowburn romance！“He drew my head back， as he kissed me like he wouldn’t allow a single part of my mouth to go unexplored。 As if he’d been waiting for ages to do this。”I need so much more and I need it ASAP！ Armentrout had me at the edge of my seat the entire time and I could not put the book down。 I loved every second of it because as always， the Queen of romantic fantasy gave us gold！ 5+ Stars！！*ARC provided by Social PR Butterfly in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more

cekiah thornton ，

Wow this book was amazing！ I absolutely love the MC Sera she is such a strong independent woman。 Her love interest complements her perfectly。 This book is so unique and amazing and I love reading about this world。 The ending was so good and I can’t wait to read more into this realm

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Tori - Novel Life ，

4。5 Stars - Fantasy Romance

Emma Marsden ，

Five quick thoughts for the first read:First of all， I *still* have questions。 Mainly， how the fuck does everyone just know what STALE LILACS smell like？？Second of all， when is the next one coming out because this was addictive and I need more。Third， Nyktos can get it 🥵Fourth， Sera is a mess and I’m obsessed。 Fifth， I want to know more about how this court system works。 Can I get an org chart？？

AJ ，

Thank you Jen and social butterflypr for sending me an arc of this book in exchange for an honest reviewAt this point I’m convinced Jen couldn’t write a single thing that wouldn’t completely enhance my obsession with her worlds， her creatures， and her relatable and seriously HAWT characters。ASITE is a prequel to From Blood and Ash and it helps us understand the events leading up to it。 The first few chapters are a bit of an info dump but after a while you’ll definitely see why it’s needed and I Thank you Jen and social butterflypr for sending me an arc of this book in exchange for an honest reviewAt this point I’m convinced Jen couldn’t write a single thing that wouldn’t completely enhance my obsession with her worlds， her creatures， and her relatable and seriously HAWT characters。ASITE is a prequel to From Blood and Ash and it helps us understand the events leading up to it。 The first few chapters are a bit of an info dump but after a while you’ll definitely see why it’s needed and I garuntee how Jen is so brilliant。 Nyktos。。 Oh Nyktos。。 Where do I begin？ An angry， sexy hot as hell God who will have you questioning whether your other book boyfriends deserve that title。 The chemistry between he and Sera was phenomenal。4/5 ✰’s 。。。more

Ewelina Nawara ，

I'm obsessed。 I'm speechless。 I'm so happy that I read A Shadow in the Ember。 Another absolutely fantastic book from @jennifer_l_armentrout。To be honest， I have no idea what to say， what to write about this book。 It was a perfect， slow-burn romance in an amazing word created by Jennifer。 I' m in love with Nyktos。 I really like Seraphina。That was sooooo damn good。And I need the next book in the series！If you don't read A Shadow in the Ember， I highly recommended this book！ Dear Jennifer，never sto I'm obsessed。 I'm speechless。 I'm so happy that I read A Shadow in the Ember。 Another absolutely fantastic book from @jennifer_l_armentrout。To be honest， I have no idea what to say， what to write about this book。 It was a perfect， slow-burn romance in an amazing word created by Jennifer。 I' m in love with Nyktos。 I really like Seraphina。That was sooooo damn good。And I need the next book in the series！If you don't read A Shadow in the Ember， I highly recommended this book！ Dear Jennifer，never stop writing。 Never。 I ask you for even more - write more books， pretty please。With love，Ewelina。 。。。more

Erica | ，

A Shadow in the Ember is book one of the Flesh and Fire series， which is a companion to the Blood and Ash series。This is the story of Nyktos， the Primal of Death， and Sera， his Consort。Nyktos and Sera have never had a choice。 A deal made centuries ago has bound them together。 Trained to become his weakness， Sera must get Nyktos to fall in love with her。 But is the Primal of Death even capable of such an emotion？Nyktos is so much more than The Primal of Death， and there is a reason his people fee A Shadow in the Ember is book one of the Flesh and Fire series， which is a companion to the Blood and Ash series。This is the story of Nyktos， the Primal of Death， and Sera， his Consort。Nyktos and Sera have never had a choice。 A deal made centuries ago has bound them together。 Trained to become his weakness， Sera must get Nyktos to fall in love with her。 But is the Primal of Death even capable of such an emotion？Nyktos is so much more than The Primal of Death， and there is a reason his people feel safe with him。 He is protective and thoughtful。 His sweetness to Sera， and his willingness to give her what she needs， without taking for himself， speaks volumes。 And it also seems like the complete opposite of what one would assume the Primal of Death to actually be like。 He has a conscience and understands what taking a life does to the soul。 But he is also closed off and in need of more。 Don't get me wrong。 He is powerful and dangerous， and he can be eerily calm， detached， and downright scary。 His power is unbelievable and unfathomable。 It's interesting to see Nyktos here after meeting him in TCOGB。 In TCOGB， he seems a little broken （for obvious reasons）。 Here， he is so young and humorous （at times）， but he is also jaded and burdened by so many things。 Seeing him open up to Sera is both beautiful and heartbreaking。 Sera was born with a single purpose。 End the Primal and restore life to her kingdom。 She is fiery， unapologetic， and willful。 A complete badass！ She is also reckless and impulsive， and seems to have little regard for her own life。 And I get it。 She was raised to be a weapon with an expiration date。But Sera is also lonely underneath her bravado。 A simple， kind gesture from Nyktos begins to unravel everything， and it places her between duty to a kingdom and loyalty to herself and her heart。I absolutely love the connection between Sera and Nyktos。 And I can't get into the why of it without spoilers。 They are so right together， but neither seems to trust easily - or even understand why they cannot seem to stay away。 So many questions from the Blood and Ash series are answered through Nyktos and Sera's story。 There are interesting twists， and I am a fan of the larger world building。 We meet some fascinating characters in this story and learn about the politics of Iliseeum - where things aren't necessarily what they seem to be。I am very much looking forward to book two！ 。。。more

Teresa Mary Rose ，

This book managed to answer so many questions I’ve had and also add so many more！ No surprise but I loved this。 The pacing was so good。 It all built so slowly and then ramped up to insanity at the end。 This one was a killer ending that has me dying for the next installment in this world。 First off， I love Sera。 She has so many layers。 She is reckless and impulsive and strong and cares deeply。 I adored her。 And Nyktos。 I haven’t met a hero from JLA I didn’t love and well we aren’t starting now。 S This book managed to answer so many questions I’ve had and also add so many more！ No surprise but I loved this。 The pacing was so good。 It all built so slowly and then ramped up to insanity at the end。 This one was a killer ending that has me dying for the next installment in this world。 First off， I love Sera。 She has so many layers。 She is reckless and impulsive and strong and cares deeply。 I adored her。 And Nyktos。 I haven’t met a hero from JLA I didn’t love and well we aren’t starting now。 So much tension and chemistry between these two。 And it was a slow burn that delivered so well。 Which speaking of slow burn， I loved the pacing of this book。 I was able to really take my time and take it all in but was never bored。 The world was built out so well and I was hooked。 I love that JLA delved into the fantasy world because she does it so well。 It’s my favorite genre with my favorite JLA romance blended together perfectly。 A Shadow In The Ember was just so good and has me so excited for the next book in this world。 JLA is one of my favorite authors for a reason and it’s because she never lets me down and this series is really something special。 。。。more

Robin （Bridge Four） ，

This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartReview copy was received from 。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。A Shadow in Ember is the first book the Flesh and Fire series which is also a prequel to the Blood and Ash series。  You should have read the first three books in the Blood and Ash series before jumping into this。  I am a total rule breaker apparently since I've only read the first two books of that series， but I knew enough enjoy i This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartReview copy was received from 。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。A Shadow in Ember is the first book the Flesh and Fire series which is also a prequel to the Blood and Ash series。  You should have read the first three books in the Blood and Ash series before jumping into this。  I am a total rule breaker apparently since I've only read the first two books of that series， but I knew enough enjoy it。  I probably am just missing out on some of the plot correlations but I'm hoping to catch up with that soon。  It is a Persephone and Hades retelling without the kidnapping so I was interested to see what a god of death would look like in this world。A Shadow in Ember is set many years before Blood and Ash。  The land of Lasania is dying; the blight as it has been called， encroaches on the land a little more everyday。 Seraphina has a chance to remedy that。  She was promised to the primal of death a decade before her birth， to be his consort。  Most think that is all there is to her destiny， but she knows her job is to make him fall in love with her and when he is weakened she must kill him。  That is the only way to save her home。Sera is pretty easy to like。  She is headstrong and tries to help those around her。  She is a fighter for the people and there are some mysteries to be solved。  Like why is the blight eating the land and why are some of the gods randomly killing people in Lasania。  Sera meets Nyktos on a night she sees the horrific deaths of a family。  He didn't know what he was getting into when he stopped her from trying to confront two gods。  She is a tempersome  creature who likes to fight with him more than anything else。  I did like how the heat between them was almost instantaneous as they bantered with each other。Nyktos wasn't ever going to claim his consort。  He tried to let her have the life he thought she wanted， but after spending time with her that is out of the question。  He has so many enemies; it is not safe for a mortal he cares about to be in his court。  Still Seraphina has a way of getting under his skin and making him make unwise decisions。  She might just be his undoing。I really felt for Sera， how hard is it to know that you will have to kill someone， even more so if you have to sacrifice someone you are growing to love。  Nyktos/Ash seems like a good guy in the grand scheme of things。  He is a god capable of terrible things but he is also much more kind than most of the gods。  He still has some humanity left in him which makes Sera's task all the more troubling。  I spent the entire book wondering if she could ever really go through with it。There are people from the Blood and Ash series in this book and we get more of the history of the gods， the ascended and can compare the happenings in this series to what they become later in the timeline。  It is great seeing the Draken （dragons） at multiple stages of their lifecycle and how they are so protective of Nyktos。  I really liked how the realm of death worked for both gods and mortals and how both Nyktos and Sera were so similar in they had been both been so alone before finding each other。I have one small complaint about this book。  It is long， like 700 pages long。  Armentrout uses the same storytelling technique of Blood and Ash series where a lot of the world is explained in Q&A type sessions。   There are action moments too but conversations and discussions are really how we get details about much of this world。  I really like the show me in fantasy much more than the tell me。  Still there are enough steamy drawn out lusty moments between Ash and Sera to make this hotter than many books in this genre and put it firmly in the Romantasy category。I will be very interested to see where the author takes this series next and how it ties in with the Blood and Ash series。 Narration: Stina Nielsen was also the narrator for the Blood and Ash series。  She does well with the characters and I like her innocent portrayal of Sera and of Poppy in the other series as just curious girls who have also been trained to kill。  She does a great job with the more sultry moments of the book and I have enjoyed her performance of the story。  Even through the slow parts of the book she is able to keep me interested in the story。Listen to a clip: HERE 。。。more

CowtownReader ，

My gods！ This prequel series to From Blood & Ash is going to be everything we readers have needed to fill the void between FB&A books。 Sera， Consort to the Primal of Death， is such an amazing female main character。 She’s strong， fiercely independent and brave。 You’ll see a lot of parallels in terms of personality to Poppy but I might favor Sera a little more to her。 The way she matures and grows， not only as a woman with an impossible task but also through her relationship with Nyktos， is superb My gods！ This prequel series to From Blood & Ash is going to be everything we readers have needed to fill the void between FB&A books。 Sera， Consort to the Primal of Death， is such an amazing female main character。 She’s strong， fiercely independent and brave。 You’ll see a lot of parallels in terms of personality to Poppy but I might favor Sera a little more to her。 The way she matures and grows， not only as a woman with an impossible task but also through her relationship with Nyktos， is superbly written。 It’s so hard to write reviews for each of these books as there are so many spoilers that could accidentally be revealed。 I did see some of these spoilers coming throughout but JLa always gets a few one-two punches in that I didn’t see coming。 If you’re a fan of FB&A， this is a must read！ 。。。more

Vicki ，

Wow。 Just really - WOW。 A Shadow in the Ember completely blew me away。 After devouring the offerings in the Blood and Ash series， I was so excited to dive into the history of the world Armentrout has created， when Gods and Primals still roamed the earth。Promised to the Primal of Death years before her birth， Seraphina was born in the shroud of the Primals， trained to become his consort from birth。 And trained in secret to fight - to be strong enough to stop the Rot killing the lands。 When she wa Wow。 Just really - WOW。 A Shadow in the Ember completely blew me away。 After devouring the offerings in the Blood and Ash series， I was so excited to dive into the history of the world Armentrout has created， when Gods and Primals still roamed the earth。Promised to the Primal of Death years before her birth， Seraphina was born in the shroud of the Primals， trained to become his consort from birth。 And trained in secret to fight - to be strong enough to stop the Rot killing the lands。 When she was rejected by Nyktos at 17， she was distraught， as she was the last hope to save the kingdom。Three years later， a chance encounter with the God Ash set the wheels in motion for the tide to turn in her favor， giving her hope that she could one day save the lands。 Claimed by Nyktos and taken to the land of the Gods， she was awed by the beauty， and the amazing creatures she would meet。 And let me just say， I am completely and utterly enamored of the Draken。 A Shadow in the Ember is filled with new information - the history of the Gods and Primals。 The deviousness of some， the cunning of others。 I was enthralled from the first page to the very last - and good Gods， what an ending。 The turn of tides is brilliant。。。I don't know how to keep my patience for the next book in the thrilling world of Flesh and Fire。 I am on the edge of my seat - anticipating how Nyktos and Sera will triumph over the evil spreading through both the mortal and godly realm。 I need more - like， yesterday！ 。。。more

Aubry ，

It kept my interest and was an easy read。 I wish JLA could improve her dialogue - it’s too current and juvenile。 She repeats the same jokes。 I appreciate the connections to FBAA， but at the same time， a lot of information is thrown at you。 That said， I enjoyed reading about Sera and Nyktos and I’ll happily continue。 Sometimes reading can be fluffy fun and this fits into that category。

Jess ，

My head is spinning！ This book took me on a journey。 There was plenty of good historical lore for From Blood & Ash that was so awesome to finally get into the meat of。 Our heroine Sera is like Poppy on crack， she’s quick with her dagger， and unyielding。 Sera is a stab first， ask questions later type with a backbone that Poppy didn’t necessarily have at first。 Nyktos is delicious， the banter is so much fun and the build is slow with steamy payoffs throughout。 Oh and and and DRAKONS！ I’m obsessed！ My head is spinning！ This book took me on a journey。 There was plenty of good historical lore for From Blood & Ash that was so awesome to finally get into the meat of。 Our heroine Sera is like Poppy on crack， she’s quick with her dagger， and unyielding。 Sera is a stab first， ask questions later type with a backbone that Poppy didn’t necessarily have at first。 Nyktos is delicious， the banter is so much fun and the build is slow with steamy payoffs throughout。 Oh and and and DRAKONS！ I’m obsessed！ I’m not sure what I can’t wait for more now， War of the Two Queens or From Flesh & Fire 2！！！ 。。。more

Amanda ，

I lucked out and got my hands on it yesterday。 Thank you B&N！ DEVOURED in 24hours。 Will read again。 And again。 This story…。。*chef’s kiss*Waited and waited and was not disappointed。 The story has depth and the characters！ If you have read Blood&Ash series - approach and appreciate this as a separate series。 I will post 0 spoilers but am so excited to see what she does with this series！

Sara Ann ，

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE IN LOVE WITH A BOOK SERIES WORLD THAN。 I HAVE WITH THE FROM BLOOD AND ASH UNIVERSE！！！！！First of Sera， is badass who isn't afraid of death and isn't afraid of standing up to someone more powerful than her。 And Daddy Nyktos wants to protect her from herself and her lack of fear for death。The ending of this book had me screaming because like I need them to fall in love。 I mean based off the FBAA we know they kinda do but still I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE IN LOVE WITH A BOOK SERIES WORLD THAN。 I HAVE WITH THE FROM BLOOD AND ASH UNIVERSE！！！！！First of Sera， is badass who isn't afraid of death and isn't afraid of standing up to someone more powerful than her。 And Daddy Nyktos wants to protect her from herself and her lack of fear for death。The ending of this book had me screaming because like I need them to fall in love。 I mean based off the FBAA we know they kinda do but still 。。。more

Angela ，

So far so good， absolutely love the first three chapters。 What a great set up， they don't oversaturate the story with blood and Ashe details but knowing the context from the other series just makes it so much more juicy！ They hop into the main character interactions pretty quickly and it was so hard to put down！ Pre-ordered and ready to keep reading on Tuesday， two more days til the release！！！ 😍 Will update。 So far so good， absolutely love the first three chapters。 What a great set up， they don't oversaturate the story with blood and Ashe details but knowing the context from the other series just makes it so much more juicy！ They hop into the main character interactions pretty quickly and it was so hard to put down！ Pre-ordered and ready to keep reading on Tuesday， two more days til the release！！！ 😍 Will update。 。。。more

Caitlyn ，

Ran to Barnes and noble when I saw it was out early even though I preordered the physical book and ebook。 I love this series and now I’m just depressed because I finished it in two days and want to know what happens next。 I love the characters and the plot even more than the original FBAA books！

Laural Harrelson ，

I could not put this down！ I unfortunately had to since I have a job， but oh my lord！ That ending！ I absolutely love Sera and Nyktos！ But that ending was absolutely jaw dropping！ Now I’m craving the next book and lord know that’ll be sometime！ Thank you JLA for always creating a masterpiece with each page。

Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨ ，

A Shadow in the Ember is the prequel to From Blood and Ash。 Taking place many years before From Blood and Ash， it follows Seraphena as she is the chosen consort to the Primal of Death。 However， she has been told and trained her entire life that she was chosen to kill him and it will save her people。 I felt like I was back in FBAA again， this is a story that just doesn’t let go once it grabs you。 Sera is the best character too。 I love that we get a woman with the task of saving her people。 She’s A Shadow in the Ember is the prequel to From Blood and Ash。 Taking place many years before From Blood and Ash， it follows Seraphena as she is the chosen consort to the Primal of Death。 However， she has been told and trained her entire life that she was chosen to kill him and it will save her people。 I felt like I was back in FBAA again， this is a story that just doesn’t let go once it grabs you。 Sera is the best character too。 I love that we get a woman with the task of saving her people。 She’s seriously badass。 However， she cares about her people and wants to do what is best for her people and only her people。 In walks Nyktos。 Yes， the Primal of Death， the man she is expected to trick and kill。 Nyktos comes off crazy hot and a serious alpha male。 These two are both unstoppable！Jennifer L。 Armentrout kills this mystical land。 She’s able to bring such a fanciful world to life and give it this real feel to it。 Not just the world but her characters are extremely real feeling。 Sera is one that you will root for even though you might find yourself liking Nyktos too。 You will like Nyktos as well。 Even in his alpha ways， he’s a man you can’t help but fall for。 This is a series not to miss。 I totally recommend it。 The narration by Stina Nielsen was beyond amazing。 This is the same narrator that brought us the Blood and Ash series and she nails these mystery and fantasy books。Thank you Brilliance Publishing for the complimentary copy of this audiobook with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion。 I was not required to leave a review， positive or otherwise， and my opinions are just that。。。 my opinions。Check out my Blog: Next Book ReviewCheck out my Facebook Page: Next Book Review Facebook 。。。more

Lenzie ，

Oh my god……。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=A Shadow in the Ember

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=A Shadow in the Ember&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,A Shadow in the Ember&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0