A Light in the Flame
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- Author：Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L。 Armentrout comes book two in her Flesh and Fire series…
The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill。
The truth about Sera’s plan is out， shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos。 Surrounded by those distrustful of her， all Sera has is her duty。 She will do anything to end Kolis， the false King of Gods， and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum， thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm。
Nyktos has a plan， though， and as they work together， the last thing they need is the undeniable， scorching passion that continues to ignite between them。 Sera cannot afford to fall for the tortured Primal， not when a life no longer bound to a destiny she never wanted is more attainable than ever。 But memories of their shared pleasure and unrivaled desire are a siren’s call impossible to resist。
And as Sera begins to realize that she wants to be more than a Consort in name only， the danger surrounding them intensifies。 The attacks on the Shadowlands are increasing， and when Kolis summons them to Court， a whole new risk becomes apparent。 The Primal power of Life is growing inside her， pushing her closer to the end of her Culling。 And without Nyktos’s love—an emotion he’s incapable of feeling—she won’t survive her Ascension。 That is if she even makes it to her Ascension and Kolis doesn’t get to her first。 Because time is running out。 For both her and the realms。
The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill。
The truth about Sera’s plan is out， shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos。 Surrounded by those distrustful of her， all Sera has is her duty。 She will do anything to end Kolis， the false King of Gods， and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum， thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm。
Nyktos has a plan， though， and as they work together， the last thing they need is the undeniable， scorching passion that continues to ignite between them。 Sera cannot afford to fall for the tortured Primal， not when a life no longer bound to a destiny she never wanted is more attainable than ever。 But memories of their shared pleasure and unrivaled desire are a siren’s call impossible to resist。
And as Sera begins to realize that she wants to be more than a Consort in name only， the danger surrounding them intensifies。 The attacks on the Shadowlands are increasing， and when Kolis summons them to Court， a whole new risk becomes apparent。 The Primal power of Life is growing inside her， pushing her closer to the end of her Culling。 And without Nyktos’s love—an emotion he’s incapable of feeling—she won’t survive her Ascension。 That is if she even makes it to her Ascension and Kolis doesn’t get to her first。 Because time is running out。 For both her and the realms。
Reviews
Tasha
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Knowing that this is very much a prequel series & that a lot of lore dumping for the FBAA series is bound to happen I did struggle with this book more than I did the first one in the series。 It wasn't a bad book by any means， but it did feel like it could have had a bit less lore for FBAA and focused on its own storyline - however， I realize that is impossible to do as they are both so very linked。The story was intriguing & had its own moments that keep it a separate story from FBAA。 There were Knowing that this is very much a prequel series & that a lot of lore dumping for the FBAA series is bound to happen I did struggle with this book more than I did the first one in the series。 It wasn't a bad book by any means， but it did feel like it could have had a bit less lore for FBAA and focused on its own storyline - however， I realize that is impossible to do as they are both so very linked。The story was intriguing & had its own moments that keep it a separate story from FBAA。 There were moments when I was yelling at the FMC for being an idiot， but I believe that is just a part of the story [in a good way]。 。。。more
Sarah Neville
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Hooked on this series - the plot far more engaging than the last few FBAA books。 This story was left on such a cliffhanger！ I now love Ash and Sera just as much （maybe more？） than Poppy and Casteel。 Often I’m not interested in lots of extra characters， but really loved every person introduced to the plot。 Even if you’ve given up with FBAA， I would really recommend reading this spinoff series to bring you back in。 However， as usual， there is a LOT of repetition， especially regarding ‘the embers’。 Hooked on this series - the plot far more engaging than the last few FBAA books。 This story was left on such a cliffhanger！ I now love Ash and Sera just as much （maybe more？） than Poppy and Casteel。 Often I’m not interested in lots of extra characters， but really loved every person introduced to the plot。 Even if you’ve given up with FBAA， I would really recommend reading this spinoff series to bring you back in。 However， as usual， there is a LOT of repetition， especially regarding ‘the embers’。 You just have to try and ignore it… On another note - has anyone else bought the paperback version and slightly annoyed by the size of it？ Difficult to hold and completely disproportionate to the rest of series。 。。。more
Shen
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I loveeee this sequel。 Seeing characters from the Blood and Ash series would get me so excited， like seeing an old friend。 This book definitely showed a side of anxiety and depression that I have not seen in other books- It really helped connect to Sera。 This book also helped me understand a lot of Blood & Ash that I didnt understand。 The whole "prophecy" stuff was （and still is） confusing。 But things are beginning to clear up。 The ending basically ripped my heart out。 All that death and then FI I loveeee this sequel。 Seeing characters from the Blood and Ash series would get me so excited， like seeing an old friend。 This book definitely showed a side of anxiety and depression that I have not seen in other books- It really helped connect to Sera。 This book also helped me understand a lot of Blood & Ash that I didnt understand。 The whole "prophecy" stuff was （and still is） confusing。 But things are beginning to clear up。 The ending basically ripped my heart out。 All that death and then FINALLY Kolis knows the truth about Sera。 And of course Nyktos sweeps in at the last second。 Gosh， I cannot wait for the next installment to come out to see how that scene plays out。 。。。more
Amy Lea
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3 ⭐️Not entirely sure how I feel about this book， neither loved it or hated it， but probably my least favourite book from this world。 I found the pacing to be slow in places and other bits unnecessarily dragged out。 I will say that I will hand on heart will always fall into the emotive writing when its comes to Sera’s mental health， it gets me every time。 I do like trying to link all the bits in the massive FBAA web but I did find myself ridiculously confused in other places。 I also don’t feel I 3 ⭐️Not entirely sure how I feel about this book， neither loved it or hated it， but probably my least favourite book from this world。 I found the pacing to be slow in places and other bits unnecessarily dragged out。 I will say that I will hand on heart will always fall into the emotive writing when its comes to Sera’s mental health， it gets me every time。 I do like trying to link all the bits in the massive FBAA web but I did find myself ridiculously confused in other places。 I also don’t feel I love the side characters as much in this series （Draken excluded cos who wouldn’t love Jadis）， and I think thats one of the reasons I love FBAA so much。 Interested to see what Kolis will do with this latest development though。TWs: depictions of gore， violence， corpse depictions， ref to SA， panic attacks， anxiety and depression 。。。more
Lex
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God I love this freaking series。 This might be my favorite one yet。 SO GOOD！
A。 K。
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What is there to say？ I love JLA！this book was so great。 Sera and Nyktos have my heart in a death grip。 JLA says she is giving us THREE new books in 2023。。。。oh my heart！
Abbie coleman
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The next book is too far away！ It was so good！
Ang
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。75？ Yeesh 😮💨Plot twist: everybody already knows everything except me and SeraThis type of irony just annoys me because I end up feeling like all of that reading was a waste of time。 The lore of this series is extremely confusing。The side characters run together。 I don't know what anyone is supposed to look like anymore。 It annoys me when men are aroused when the woman is sassy and feisty。 C R I N G EBut I guess I still had a good time？？？Wake me up when this series ends and I can just read spo 3。75？ Yeesh 😮💨Plot twist: everybody already knows everything except me and SeraThis type of irony just annoys me because I end up feeling like all of that reading was a waste of time。 The lore of this series is extremely confusing。The side characters run together。 I don't know what anyone is supposed to look like anymore。 It annoys me when men are aroused when the woman is sassy and feisty。 C R I N G EBut I guess I still had a good time？？？Wake me up when this series ends and I can just read spoilers 。。。more
kat。loves。books_
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2，5/5 ⭐
J L
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DNF- 50%。 About to tap out of entire book club because I simply cannot suffer through these books any longer。 Characters: I loved Sera because she was a strong character in a lot of the ways Poppy isn't （which frustrated me with the FBAA books）。 But I don't know where that person is in this series。 I'm so embarrassed for her。 She is becoming insufferable and that feels like such a betrayal to the independent and fierce woman we got to know。Plot: Doesn't exist。 I'm still looking for it。 I'm actua DNF- 50%。 About to tap out of entire book club because I simply cannot suffer through these books any longer。 Characters: I loved Sera because she was a strong character in a lot of the ways Poppy isn't （which frustrated me with the FBAA books）。 But I don't know where that person is in this series。 I'm so embarrassed for her。 She is becoming insufferable and that feels like such a betrayal to the independent and fierce woman we got to know。Plot: Doesn't exist。 I'm still looking for it。 I'm actually begging to find it！ Let me know if you do！Going forward I think shorter books with much more substance is where this series & FBAA need to go。 This is a passionate fan base and we can all wait a few more months for these books with the guarantee that they are getting the intention and editing that both they， and we， deserve。 。。。more
Marin Deutsch
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I took a bit of a break in the middle of this book so I don’t remember the beginning well and it’s been a while since I read the first book in this series but this book did not disappoint。 It was just as hot as I expected and I finally feel like there’s some new material in terms of plot points and details which I enjoyed。 Normally I find her books to be a plot dump at the end but I would say the majority for his book has really good pacing。 I definitely like this prequel series better than the I took a bit of a break in the middle of this book so I don’t remember the beginning well and it’s been a while since I read the first book in this series but this book did not disappoint。 It was just as hot as I expected and I finally feel like there’s some new material in terms of plot points and details which I enjoyed。 Normally I find her books to be a plot dump at the end but I would say the majority for his book has really good pacing。 I definitely like this prequel series better than the other one。 Can’t wait for more。 。。。more
Dsicard
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4。5⭐
Mireia
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ahhh shit。。。 here we go again🤠otro día más en el que los libros de esta autora me dejan muy ？？？？ fui a pasar de hoja y no me había dado cuenta de que se había acabado。 en cierta medida se sintió como que estaban alargando un poco el libro pero no en un modo que aburriera sino que era un poco non-stop y algunas cosas como que sobraban。 LA PUTA PROFECIA IS GETTING ON MY NERVES （durante los 4 libros principales y estos 2 y cada vez que hablan de ella entiendo menos）。 además que algunas hints al fut ahhh shit。。。 here we go again🤠otro día más en el que los libros de esta autora me dejan muy ？？？？ fui a pasar de hoja y no me había dado cuenta de que se había acabado。 en cierta medida se sintió como que estaban alargando un poco el libro pero no en un modo que aburriera sino que era un poco non-stop y algunas cosas como que sobraban。 LA PUTA PROFECIA IS GETTING ON MY NERVES （durante los 4 libros principales y estos 2 y cada vez que hablan de ella entiendo menos）。 además que algunas hints al futuro （que se lee en la saga principal pero no se sabe en esta） me tenían shockiadaprocedo a copiar la profecia para que no se me olvide así que no mireis por spoiler:）。。。“‘From the desperation of golden crowns and born of mortal flesh， a great primal power rises as the heir to the lands and seas， to the skies and all the realms。 A shadow in the ember， a light in the flame， to become a fire in the flesh， When the stars fall from the night， the great mountains crumble into the seas， and old bones raise their swords beside the gods， the false one will be stripped from glory until two born of the same misdeeds， born of the same great and Primal power in the mortal realm。 A first daughter， with blood full of fire， fated for the once-promised King。 And the second daughter， with blood full of ash and ice， the other half of the future King。 Together， they will remake the realms as they usher in the end。’” “‘And so it will begin with the last Chosen blood spilled， the great conspirator birthed from the flesh and fire of the Primals will awaken as the Harbinger and the Bringer of Death and Destruction to the lands gifted by the gods，’” “‘Beware， for the end will come from the west to destroy the east and lay waste to all which lies between。’”“‘For the one born of the blood and the ash， the bearer of two crowns， and the bringer of life to mortal， god， and draken。 A silver beast with blood seeping from its jaws of fire， bathed in the flames of the brightest moon to ever be birthed， will become one，’”“‘And the great powers will stumble and fall， some all at once， and they will fall through the fires into a void of nothing。 Those left standing will tremble as they kneel， will weaken as they become small， as they become forgotten。 For finally， the Primal rises， the giver of blood and the bringer of bone， the Primal of Blood and Ash。’” 。。。more
Rosalie de Jong
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That ending and having to wait till the 12th of december。。。。 Im not okay😭
Angie
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Great book to end the year with … I haven’t had a book hangover in so long and this gave me it😭😭
Aelin
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2。5 stars ✨there are certain parts of it that i like but unfortunately， i didn't jive with how it was written， and most of the time， felt repetitive。 the smut is so bad i skim most of it。 i wish i could love this book but alas。。。 :/tho you can bet on my stupid curiosity to know the series ends that i might pick up the 3rd book lol 🥲 2。5 stars ✨there are certain parts of it that i like but unfortunately， i didn't jive with how it was written， and most of the time， felt repetitive。 the smut is so bad i skim most of it。 i wish i could love this book but alas。。。 :/tho you can bet on my stupid curiosity to know the series ends that i might pick up the 3rd book lol 🥲 。。。more
Daisy
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As much as I love this series， I felt like this was just more of the same with no stakes。 Really hoping the 3rd book picks up again。
Alisha Hendrick
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OH MY GOSH I cannot with the now year long wait till the next book。 JLA why do you toy with my emotions so！！ Side note I adored this book with all my being。
Emilie
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*Didn't actually finish it before the New Year but I got 2/3 of the way through it and I'm counting it in my 2022 reads anyways！ 🤷🏼♀️ If I hadn't been consistently busy the past week， it would have been completely finished， so that's also why I'm counting it* Don't come at me！ *Didn't actually finish it before the New Year but I got 2/3 of the way through it and I'm counting it in my 2022 reads anyways！ 🤷🏼♀️ If I hadn't been consistently busy the past week， it would have been completely finished， so that's also why I'm counting it* Don't come at me！ 。。。more
katia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “I would’ve loved you if I could have。 There would’ve been no stopping me。” this was so tragic。 watching sera fall in love with him knowing he could never love her back hurt。 if he doesn’t get his kardia back somehow i’ll be devastated。 “I never wanted to love。 Not until you。” this series has the most likeable characters。 i even liked them when i was mad at them （ash 🙄） because they’re all just so <333 i love nyktos’s whole court， especially the draken。 jadis and reaver are adorable and nektas “I would’ve loved you if I could have。 There would’ve been no stopping me。” this was so tragic。 watching sera fall in love with him knowing he could never love her back hurt。 if he doesn’t get his kardia back somehow i’ll be devastated。 “I never wanted to love。 Not until you。” this series has the most likeable characters。 i even liked them when i was mad at them （ash 🙄） because they’re all just so <333 i love nyktos’s whole court， especially the draken。 jadis and reaver are adorable and nektas has my entire heart。despite this book not being objectively great， i loved it。 still pissed that jla KIDNAPPED sera though。 how am i supposed to wait 345 days for the sequel？？？ 。。。more
Hannah
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Ok— did I /technically/ finish it？ No。 But I did read 550 pages of a 700 page book that I KNOW I am going to have to reread when the next one comes out， and I barely enjoyed it enough for the first read let alone a reread。 So I did myself a favor and called it quits a little early。 I will finish it eventually， promise！
starfish。d
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LIITERAL LO TERMINE MINUTOS ANTES DE QUE ACABARA EL AÑO。 LPM NO ME。 PODES DEJAR ASI。 TENFO QUE ESPERAR UN FUCKING AÑO NONONKNL
Sarah
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Devoured it and read it in a day。 Liked the story， but didn’t like the bit about Nyktos and Veses - knew there’d be more to it。 Will be interesting to see whether it goes nextSecond read: enjoyed it so much， I’m reading it again already！
Beccy
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Wow。 I think this book just became my absolute favourite of the entire series。 Didn’t think anyone could top Casteel but… I was in an emotional stranglehold the whole way through。 I sustained considerable emotional damage and can’t wait for the next one。。 :）
Viviana
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A little bit of info dumping but I enjoyed this book and could not put it down。 Also that CLIFFHANGER I need the 3rd book ASAP
M VEE
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We left off with the biggest plot-twist， but also so much information。 I thought there wouldn't be anymore surprises， but Jennifer came in clutch and brought forward more theories and concepts and just expectations。 I loved that Nyktos still cared about her。 That he would do anything to protect her。 I loved that Sera wanted to sacrifice herself for the others that felt betrayed by her。 They really are meant to be。 We left off with the biggest plot-twist， but also so much information。 I thought there wouldn't be anymore surprises， but Jennifer came in clutch and brought forward more theories and concepts and just expectations。 I loved that Nyktos still cared about her。 That he would do anything to protect her。 I loved that Sera wanted to sacrifice herself for the others that felt betrayed by her。 They really are meant to be。 。。。more
juliana
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a little slow but other than that really good， especially the last couple chapters
mary m。
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i really try to not give spoilers so i’m going to my best here。 let’s start w the bad and end with the good。 sister………。。 i could not handle the spicy scenes in the middle of like really important things all the time。 it was like i was in a forest of sex that i had to crawl my way through to get to the plot。 i’m all for spice but i just felt like it was in the middle of the plot and was in my way。。 if that makes sense。i also really didn’t *enjoy* the demise of the relationship。 i mean holy shit w i really try to not give spoilers so i’m going to my best here。 let’s start w the bad and end with the good。 sister………。。 i could not handle the spicy scenes in the middle of like really important things all the time。 it was like i was in a forest of sex that i had to crawl my way through to get to the plot。 i’m all for spice but i just felt like it was in the middle of the plot and was in my way。。 if that makes sense。i also really didn’t *enjoy* the demise of the relationship。 i mean holy shit we spent more than half of the book with this love story， hacking our way through spicy scenes， all for it to all literally BLOW UP， and then we spent the end of the book rebuilding a love story we already loved。 there’s a point to it but like the back and forth killed me。 onto the good。。 i really like this series…。 even more so than baa in my opinion， because the characters are more relatable to me。 i also really like the relationship， scratch that， love the relationship between the two main characters。 i also really loved the new characters and i like the plot。 since i read baa i know the end result but i still was invested in this story。 i love the draken。 so much。 i just love how i can related and fall in love with these characters。 i feel so close to them and that they’re apart of me。 all of that being said， it’s not my favorite， but there’s always the next book and i’m so excited that this isn’t the end of the series and that i got to spend more time with the characters i love so much。 。。。more
Mariela Martinez
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Great plot twists and romantic tension between characters。 The amount of insecurity and idiot male adoration was much more manageable compared to other of Jennifer Armentrout’s books。 Overall good book！
Elizabeth Allan Lzzy
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Now the FBAA is one of my all-time favourite series， I freaking love it！ I LOVE the FAF series too， so good。 A Shadow in the Ember was ace as I knew it would be because JLA， am I right！ I was worried yes， a tiny tiny bit that Sera would be a carbon copy of Poppy and Nyktos would be just like Casteel but no they all are different which is amazing to see/read。 I am really enjoying the flip between the FBAA series and FAF as it's building the picture bigger and bigger。 We get a true understanding o Now the FBAA is one of my all-time favourite series， I freaking love it！ I LOVE the FAF series too， so good。 A Shadow in the Ember was ace as I knew it would be because JLA， am I right！ I was worried yes， a tiny tiny bit that Sera would be a carbon copy of Poppy and Nyktos would be just like Casteel but no they all are different which is amazing to see/read。 I am really enjoying the flip between the FBAA series and FAF as it's building the picture bigger and bigger。 We get a true understanding of just how evil Kolis actually is in here， Not too much of Callum in this one but man do I still want to punch him。 This book was amazing。 。。。more
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