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A Shadow in the Ember

A Shadow in the Ember

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  • Create Date：2022-01-22 09:51:02
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jennifer L. Armentrout
  • ISBN：1952457793
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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

Paty L4 ，

Amazing She do it every time。 I was unable to stop reading from page one。 It a story full of all that what other books lack。 Thankew Jennifer。

Jessica Dillema ，

3 tot 4 sterrenRecensie volgt

Kelso ，

I really enjoyed this book。 It is so similar to FBAA and I sort of kept picturing sera as poppy but I’m honestly not mad about it。 I really loved their chemistry and I loved the story。 An easy and fun read。

Fleur ，

Is it just me or was this a bit samey？ I had a really good time reading it but ehhhh haha。I didn't love Sera and much as I loved Poppy but I definitely preferred Nyktos to Hawke。 I enjoyed getting more world building and learning more about the history and creatures。I'm excited to see where this series goes because I think there's a lot of potential and tbh I'm a sucker for JLA's romance！ Is it just me or was this a bit samey？ I had a really good time reading it but ehhhh haha。I didn't love Sera and much as I loved Poppy but I definitely preferred Nyktos to Hawke。 I enjoyed getting more world building and learning more about the history and creatures。I'm excited to see where this series goes because I think there's a lot of potential and tbh I'm a sucker for JLA's romance！ 。。。more

Tania Abigail ，

Me encanto él misterio y cómo cada cosa que al principio lo dejaba con dudas en el proceso se iban contestando y tomando sentido aunque me hubiera gustado ver un poco más desarrollada la relación entre la protagonista y el protagonista pero el libro es hermoso 😍

Marifer ，

Porque me hago esto a mi misma cuando se que el próximo libro no esta listoooo？Que final。

Pingu ，

4。25/5⭐3/5🌶️Jennifer L。 Armentrout lo ha vuelto a hacer！La historia comienza un poco lenta， llegando a hacerse incluso un poco pesada。 Pero madre mía， pedazo de remontada que consigue Armentrout en la segunda mitad del libro！Ese ultimo 50% de la historia es todo lo que merece la pena de este mundo: es divertido， dulce， intenso， sexy e increíblemente shocking。Y ese final al más puro estilo Armentrout。。。 madre del amor hermoso。Deseando leer la segunda parte。 4。25/5⭐3/5🌶️Jennifer L。 Armentrout lo ha vuelto a hacer！La historia comienza un poco lenta， llegando a hacerse incluso un poco pesada。 Pero madre mía， pedazo de remontada que consigue Armentrout en la segunda mitad del libro！Ese ultimo 50% de la historia es todo lo que merece la pena de este mundo: es divertido， dulce， intenso， sexy e increíblemente shocking。Y ese final al más puro estilo Armentrout。。。 madre del amor hermoso。Deseando leer la segunda parte。 。。。more

Daniella Layseca ，

（may have slight From blood and Ash spoilers）3 stars。 Unpopular opinion here。 A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in a spin off series in the From Blood and Ash World。 It follows Sera， who has been training her whole life to be the consort of the Primal of Death in hopes this will put an end to The Rot， which is literally rotting the soil of Lasania and slowly killing its people。 I want to start with the things I didn't like to end this review in a lighter mood。 First thing I want to say is （may have slight From blood and Ash spoilers）3 stars。 Unpopular opinion here。 A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in a spin off series in the From Blood and Ash World。 It follows Sera， who has been training her whole life to be the consort of the Primal of Death in hopes this will put an end to The Rot， which is literally rotting the soil of Lasania and slowly killing its people。 I want to start with the things I didn't like to end this review in a lighter mood。 First thing I want to say is that I felt this book was unnecessarily long。 The plot moved super slow and there was absolutely no action in it。 I did like the last 100 or so pages， I was very interested and the plot was finally moving。 I understand authors need to foreshadow for the big reveal but 500 pages was a little bit too much。 Second， the characters。 They were literally Poppy and Hawke。 The similarities were too much for me。 Poppy and Sera use the exact same weapon and the kiss scenes were too similar。 There was an event that literally happened in both books exactly the same way and had me rolling my eyes。 Sera's inner struggle is very similar to Poppy's too。 Also， the whole identity reveal also had me rolling my eyes。 Like， again？ Finally， the plot。 Apart from it moving super slow， I thought it was so predictable。 I saw the ending coming from miles away and I was not surprised at all。 Maybe it is that I have read too much fantasy like this or that I like darker fantasies where everything goes awfully wrong。 Also， I don't like when the author introduces a character that literally tells you the plot twist。 I like when characters slowly find out information by themselves or through something they did， not when someone else just tells them what is going on。 On the other hand， there were some things I enjoyed。 For example， I really liked Sera's openness with her sexuality。 It was really refreshing to see a female main character owning her sexuality and not being ashamed of her desire。 In addition， this gave huge me Hades and Persephone vibes， which I really enjoyed。 The Shadowlands were giving me Underworld vibes and Veses gave me Minthe vibes。 Finally， I did really like the last 100 pages， there was action and plot development。 And there was a scene in the end that directly referenced Poppy and Hawke that had me screaming。 I will continue with this series because I have high hopes that the plot will get so much better because it has lots of potential。In conclusion， if you are looking for something super similar to From Blood and Ash， I feel like this could be a 5 star read for you。 Also， if you are looking for a fantasy ROMANCE， then this is also for you。 I was let very let down by this because I was expecting something different， with an explosive plot and unique characters。 。。。more

Delia ，

Loved this book！ It started out very slow as the characters were built up。 Half way thru it started to pick up speed and kept me on the edge of my seat。 I love how this book is connected to The Flesh and Fire series that I loved。 IMO these are the best books that she has written！I’m totally waiting for The War Of Two Queens！

Samantha Gill ，

I loved it！ It cleared up a few things from the Blood & Ash series。 Can't wait for the next one！ I loved it！ It cleared up a few things from the Blood & Ash series。 Can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more

Kate ，

These cliffhanger books are gonna drive me nuts！ When is book 2 out？！But ok， this one was good， however too many elements of FBAA。 I get its a "prequel" so to speak but still could have use a bit more break off from FBAA。 These cliffhanger books are gonna drive me nuts！ When is book 2 out？！But ok， this one was good， however too many elements of FBAA。 I get its a "prequel" so to speak but still could have use a bit more break off from FBAA。 。。。more

Beth Hesik ，

A Shadow in the Ember was。。。 interesting。 For the entire first half of the book I was completely lost。 I thought this was a stand-alone novel。。。 but I think I had to read something else beforehand maybe？ I finally started to understand things halfway through， but really only enjoyed the last 150-200 pages。 I hate that it left off on a huge cliffhanger！ If the book was more like the ending then I would have really enjoyed it。

redlouder ，

Comment on peut à la fois surkiffé un livre et en même temps en être déçue ？ C'est ce qui s'est passé avec ce roman。 J'ai adoré retrouver cet univers que j'aime beaucoup。 Les personnages sont plutôt sympa à suivre en revanche pendant toute ma lecture j'avais l'impression d'avoir déjà lu cette histoire et il n'y a pas longtemps。 Le plot est beaucoup trop similaire à Kingdom of Wicked du coup m'a lecture s'en est vu un peu gâchée j'avoue mais j'ai tout de même passé un bon moment。 Comment on peut à la fois surkiffé un livre et en même temps en être déçue ？ C'est ce qui s'est passé avec ce roman。 J'ai adoré retrouver cet univers que j'aime beaucoup。 Les personnages sont plutôt sympa à suivre en revanche pendant toute ma lecture j'avais l'impression d'avoir déjà lu cette histoire et il n'y a pas longtemps。 Le plot est beaucoup trop similaire à Kingdom of Wicked du coup m'a lecture s'en est vu un peu gâchée j'avoue mais j'ai tout de même passé un bon moment。 。。。more

Shannon Rocha ，

4。5/5

Willa ，

4。5 stars， I could not put this book down！ Might have enjoyed it even more than FBAA， at least the first half。 Then for a long time I felt like the plot was going nowhere， but it really did pick up by the end。 I enjoyed the characters， the romance， though I am so so mad with Ash right now。 The end was just frustrating。 The worldbuilding was great though， but I am still super confused by how many different species of dead/undead/bad creatures there are， they all seem the same to me。 Also， sprinkl 4。5 stars， I could not put this book down！ Might have enjoyed it even more than FBAA， at least the first half。 Then for a long time I felt like the plot was going nowhere， but it really did pick up by the end。 I enjoyed the characters， the romance， though I am so so mad with Ash right now。 The end was just frustrating。 The worldbuilding was great though， but I am still super confused by how many different species of dead/undead/bad creatures there are， they all seem the same to me。 Also， sprinkling in names from different folklore was a bit distracting at times， like the horse being Odin。 Seems like the story is a very complicated mash of vampire， Norse and Greek mythology， so that was confusing。 I can't wait to see where this story goes， now I'm very excited for fall！ 。。。more

Cristina ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So this is very similar to From Blood and Ash and guess what？ I do not care。 Full disclosure， this took me awhile to get into。 I tried reading this a few times but couldn’t get into it。 I started the audiobook and that is what got me to finally dig in。 Daddy Nyktos is hot。 The scene by the lake？ Yes。 Do I think it’s unrealistic this primal god is a virgin who basically knows what he’s doing the second time they have sex？ Absolutely not。 But I don’t care。 I enjoyed the plot in the same unrealisti So this is very similar to From Blood and Ash and guess what？ I do not care。 Full disclosure， this took me awhile to get into。 I tried reading this a few times but couldn’t get into it。 I started the audiobook and that is what got me to finally dig in。 Daddy Nyktos is hot。 The scene by the lake？ Yes。 Do I think it’s unrealistic this primal god is a virgin who basically knows what he’s doing the second time they have sex？ Absolutely not。 But I don’t care。 I enjoyed the plot in the same unrealistic way I enjoyed FBAA。 Did we all expect it to be Nyktos who she runs into？ Yes。 But again， do I care？ No。 This would get 3。5 stars from me。 The ending was a bit of a weird cliffhanger。 The ol’ love can save the world and shit。 Will I read the next one？ Absolutely。 。。。more

Sandy ，

Oh my。。 this read definitely did not disappoint。 I honestly can't （and don't want to） return to normal life just yet。 It's too epic。 First of all - ASH。 He is everything I would ever want him to be。 Need I say more？ Sera ❤ Honestly one of very few female MC's that I genuinely love。 Despite everything life has thrown at her she remains good。 She's fierce and so so strong （& she doesn't take shit AND she will tell you exactly what she thinks and I am totally here for it）。 Really， she continues to Oh my。。 this read definitely did not disappoint。 I honestly can't （and don't want to） return to normal life just yet。 It's too epic。 First of all - ASH。 He is everything I would ever want him to be。 Need I say more？ Sera ❤ Honestly one of very few female MC's that I genuinely love。 Despite everything life has thrown at her she remains good。 She's fierce and so so strong （& she doesn't take shit AND she will tell you exactly what she thinks and I am totally here for it）。 Really， she continues to stand up and fight no matter what。 Admirable。 The setting。 🥰 I devoured FBAA not too long ago and it was so interesting to learn more about the Shadowlands and other familiar places and creatures。 It's similar enough to understand what's going on， without it feeling like a retelling of FBAA。 The storyline CAPTIVATED my heart from the very beginning。 It was never boring and even though it's a semi-long book it didn't feel like @Jennifer Armentrout included any unnecessary events or scenes。 The world building was beautiful and we as readers got to be part of so many facets of the story。 I felt like I'm part of the story。 Like I'm actually there。 Isn't that what we most love about reading？ An escape from reality？ Can't say enough good things about this read。 Pick it up - I promise you won't regret it。Ah and if you're wondering if you need to have read the FBAA series first， the answer is no。 Though I also highly recommend all of those books （can't wait for the next one！！）。 。。。more

Kait Wolfe ，

What can I say？ I loved every second of this book。 JenArm really pulled me in and spit me out two days later with a book hangover and a craving for more。

liraz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *Suena exile de Taylor Swift* I think I've seen this film before。。。Tal vez fue por mis grandes expectativas en este libro， pero no me gustó tanto como pensé que me iba a gustar :/。 No mentiré， el primer tercio de este libro estuvo entretenido， pero lo demás fue。。。 normal。 También tengo que incluir que hubo muchas similitudes entre Sera y Ash y Poppy y Casteel， desde las personalidades por separado hasta la misma dinámica de la pareja， y eso es algo que ya conozco， jajaja， aunque definitivamente *Suena exile de Taylor Swift* I think I've seen this film before。。。Tal vez fue por mis grandes expectativas en este libro， pero no me gustó tanto como pensé que me iba a gustar :/。 No mentiré， el primer tercio de este libro estuvo entretenido， pero lo demás fue。。。 normal。 También tengo que incluir que hubo muchas similitudes entre Sera y Ash y Poppy y Casteel， desde las personalidades por separado hasta la misma dinámica de la pareja， y eso es algo que ya conozco， jajaja， aunque definitivamente fue interesante conocer más sobre el worldbuilding ¡¡！！ 。。。more

Katie ，

will write a review once i've stopped screaming into the void。for now i'll say: this book is like Blood and Ash on crack。 these characters are darker and less cuddly。 the world is older and way more complex。 the parallels between Sera/Nyktos' story and Poppy/Casteel's story are admittedly quite glaring but it was satisfying instead of boring。 every new scrap of information that impacted the original series was like gold dust to me。 i loved every word of this， even with that awful tight feeling t will write a review once i've stopped screaming into the void。for now i'll say: this book is like Blood and Ash on crack。 these characters are darker and less cuddly。 the world is older and way more complex。 the parallels between Sera/Nyktos' story and Poppy/Casteel's story are admittedly quite glaring but it was satisfying instead of boring。 every new scrap of information that impacted the original series was like gold dust to me。 i loved every word of this， even with that awful tight feeling that sat in my gut for the last like 150 pages。 the betrayals！ the savagery！ the cruelty！ she made me feel it all！ i can't pick and choose favourites when it comes to this world， these books and these characters BUT if Book 2 of this series does what A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire did for From Blood and Ash， then i know it will be JLA's best work yet。 。。。more

Kim ，

Noooooooooooo！ Dammit， another series？！ I need these books to be finished and ready for me to read…NOW！ I cannot get enough of anything to do with the Blood & Ash series。 I didn’t think this book was going to reel me in。 I should’ve known！ I was hooked from that first page。

Emma ，

This book seemed a little slow at the start but as the book moved along， it was so good。 Also， all the connections and realizations I made between this book and the From Blood and Ash series were 10/10 as I knew there would be a lot， but I didn't realize how many connections there would be！ This book seemed a little slow at the start but as the book moved along， it was so good。 Also， all the connections and realizations I made between this book and the From Blood and Ash series were 10/10 as I knew there would be a lot， but I didn't realize how many connections there would be！ 。。。more

Haley | wickedbeebooks ，

What can I say… I loved this。Is it tropey， a little messy， in need of better editing and just generally imperfect in a way that is similar to the original FBAA？ Yeah， totally。 And I still loved it。

DA ，

This book was a reminder of why I love JLA so much。 Despite all the love Casteel was getting， he was never my favorite character for some reason。 He was okay in the first two books but in The Crown of Gilded Bones， he was so blinded by love that his character felt flat and boring。 I did not swoon for him。 Now， Nyktos on the other hand owns my whole being。 I swooned left and right for that man and he literally gave me butterflies in my stomach。 I loved how soft he was compared to Casteel。 He felt This book was a reminder of why I love JLA so much。 Despite all the love Casteel was getting， he was never my favorite character for some reason。 He was okay in the first two books but in The Crown of Gilded Bones， he was so blinded by love that his character felt flat and boring。 I did not swoon for him。 Now， Nyktos on the other hand owns my whole being。 I swooned left and right for that man and he literally gave me butterflies in my stomach。 I loved how soft he was compared to Casteel。 He felt more real to me。 Same opinion on Sera as well。 Oh God， the way I find Poppy annoying is not even funny， but Sera was surprisingly not that bad。 I didn't feel the urge to punch her in the throat and was actually rooting for her。 Which is good。 I loved the pacing of this book， another thing TCOGB was lacking severely。 I was dreading going through that book because the pacing was godawful。 But this book was fast-paced in every moment and I loved it。 The storyline was engaging and the book didn't feel dragging。 This book is a chunk but it didn't feel like it was that much。I'm so excited for the next book in this series even more so than the original one haha。 Loved it。 10/10。 。。。more

Lehna ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 AHHHH！！！！ I’m so glad this book came out when it did I lovedevery single second of it even when she was asking a lot of questions like period I need to know everything girl 😌And when Nyktos is he’s kind of like Casteel or Casteel is kinda like him since Nyktos was there before he was， but I can’t choose who I like more their both amazing 🤤 when Nyktos found out she was going to kill him I was so， so shocked because I really didn’t think he would find out like I was sad because he was not going t AHHHH！！！！ I’m so glad this book came out when it did I lovedevery single second of it even when she was asking a lot of questions like period I need to know everything girl 😌And when Nyktos is he’s kind of like Casteel or Casteel is kinda like him since Nyktos was there before he was， but I can’t choose who I like more their both amazing 🤤 when Nyktos found out she was going to kill him I was so， so shocked because I really didn’t think he would find out like I was sad because he was not going to risk loving her and I was like no we love you love us back 😭I was going to so many emotions with this book and I do not regret it。 Best decision of my life reading it。 。。。more

Sara Jones ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 LOVED loved being back in this world and getting to know even more history If they don’t end up in love， I’ll die I know they can do it！interactions between Sera and Ash were so great two halves of a soul…。swoon

Malvine ，

loved it and enjoyed the story even though i have to admit it is basically gender swapped betrayal plot from fbaa 1 if it was from casteel's pov and in the same way completely different than that。 it is simply very enjoyable and enticing loved it and enjoyed the story even though i have to admit it is basically gender swapped betrayal plot from fbaa 1 if it was from casteel's pov and in the same way completely different than that。 it is simply very enjoyable and enticing 。。。more

Robyn ，

I loved all three of the Blood and Ash books， so was excited for this book to come out。 It was incredibly enjoyable， and witty throughout。 I didn’t want it to end！ Cannot wait for the next installment。

Florencia Morales ，

"El amor es más poderoso que el destino"Sera y Nyktos son puro 🔥Desde que nuestro primigenio de muerte apareció en TCOGB yo ya estaba enamorada de él y este libro fue una ratificación。Sera。。。， ¡¡Poppy es digna descendiente de ella！！ Ambas son totalmente encantadoras， fuertes y salvajes！！ Así que fue imposible no querer a Sera y sufrir con ella。Jennifer se supera al 100% en esta saga！！ Todo es tan perfectamente armado que siento que mi cabeza va a estallar 🤯😅Ame este libro （Aunque aveces hay tant "El amor es más poderoso que el destino"Sera y Nyktos son puro 🔥Desde que nuestro primigenio de muerte apareció en TCOGB yo ya estaba enamorada de él y este libro fue una ratificación。Sera。。。， ¡¡Poppy es digna descendiente de ella！！ Ambas son totalmente encantadoras， fuertes y salvajes！！ Así que fue imposible no querer a Sera y sufrir con ella。Jennifer se supera al 100% en esta saga！！ Todo es tan perfectamente armado que siento que mi cabeza va a estallar 🤯😅Ame este libro （Aunque aveces hay tanta información y nombres raros que me encuentro perdida）， sobretodo la dinámica entre nuestros protagonistas y ya estoy sufriendo porque solo sean 2 libros de este spin off！！Y el final fue lo que esperaba y tristeza porque todavía estos dos no se dicen lo que sienten 😩。。。， de igual forma AME ESE FINAL。 。。。more

Sasha ，

Dare I say I liked this book better than From Blood and Ash？！ It probably had something to do with the draken （dragons）。 I didn't mind that this follows a bit of a JLA pattern， in terms of plot/characterization， mostly because it soothes my anxiety to get a brand new story with a sense of already knowing what's going on。 While that may not be for everyone， I cannot wait to continue this series。 Dare I say I liked this book better than From Blood and Ash？！ It probably had something to do with the draken （dragons）。 I didn't mind that this follows a bit of a JLA pattern， in terms of plot/characterization， mostly because it soothes my anxiety to get a brand new story with a sense of already knowing what's going on。 While that may not be for everyone， I cannot wait to continue this series。 。。。more

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