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Fire Kin by M.J. Scott

samrushingbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Okay, so I finally finished reading this book. I held off because I didn't want the series to end. Everything wraps up nicely, but I still confess to wanting more. Even if they were just short stories, I think I would like to see little bits of each couple's future, and I'd also like to see a novella or novel revolving around Liam because he was a great side character. I liked that we got to learn a lot more about Bryony in this book and Ash was an interesting new character. Overall I think Lily and Simon are my favorite couple but each book was amazing. I look forward to reading many more M.J. Scott books in the future.

nickystrickland's review against another edition

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4.0

So glad to be able to read this straight off finishing its predecessor Iron Kin (#3). Made for an awesome ride of reading.

slc333's review against another edition

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2.0

My least favourite of the series. I love Simon & Lily from the first book. I really like Holly & Guy from the second book. I like Fen but wasn't crazy about Saskia in the third. In this one I didn't mind Ash but didn't really feel like we really got to see much of his personality at all and I actually didn't like Bryony much at all. I also had the same problem with the alternating view points that I found in the last book - there was no differentiation in the "voices" so I could never tell who was speaking with double checking the chapter heading part way through. I think it is time to end this series.

seeingnight's review against another edition

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4.0

GENRE: Urban Fantasy
THEME: Fae, Magic, Werewolves
RECEIVED: Publisher
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/

REVIEW:
It’s been way too long since I got sucked back into the world of The Half-light City. I adored the first and second and missed the third, but since I did read the first two I wasn’t lost at all stepping into the fourth book in the series. The whole gang is back, my two favorite boys Guy and Simon, along with their kick butt ladies are back in action. But this time the plot focuses on the death of the fae queen and the possibility of vampires and werewolves taking over control. The new couple in focus is Asharic an exiled fae and the healer Bryony.

Fire Kin follows right where the third book left off, which helped me understand what happened in the third that I missed. It follows Asharic a powerful fae who can now return to the City since the queen’s death. Byrony and Asharic have a long history and with him being back tension rises between the two. But Asharic wont give up on Bryony and knows that there is a connection and no matter how much she denies it, they belong together. With a war on the verge or coming to the city they must work together with the fae and templar knights to stop the vampires and werewolves from taking over once and for all.

Bryony is passionate about helping others and is not at all happy to have Asharic back in her life. I had a hard time with Bryony’s character, as she was a little too stubborn and pushy for my liking. It frustrated me when she pushed Asharic into doing something he never wanted in the first place. However M.J. Scott knows how to make her female characters strong and always on the verge of sacrificing their happiness, it just went to show Bryony was only thinking of the city and not love.

Asharic was fantastic; he is a warrior and has a good head on his shoulders, which helps the Templar Knights plan how to stop their enemies. His background was fascinating, he is also so very powerful, but doesn’t seem to care much about it as he only wants to help and get Bryony back into his life. I love his persona of passion and charm, frustrating Bryony to not ends, which makes her cave at some points. In the end he has to make a tough decision that I made me love him even more.

Overall I loved coming back into this world; there is always so much excitement and danger that I never know what going to happen. It was also great seeing how the characters from the other books are progressing. I’m definitely going to step back and read book three now that I’m all caught up, the last duo had a lot happened to them. Again this is one Urban Fantasy series that I will continue to come back too and look forward to seeing where Scott takes them next.

RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel with some violence and adult situations. Fans of authors Christina Henry of the Madeline Black series and Keri Arthur of the Dark Angels series will love The Half-Light City series Blood Kin by M.J. Scott.

evelynpaul's review

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5.0

i really liked this book! It seems like it was set back then and I like ow the humans and the supernatural coexist peacefully. I'm a fan i really liked it. It's not what i normally read so thats a good thing.
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