Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout

9 reviews

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this one. The best book between both series so far. The development that Sera and Ash make in their relationship but also in themselves is amazing. Jennifer Armentrout does a great job of showing these sweet intimate thoughtful moments in between hot and sexy passionate scenes.

The mix of adventure through exploring more of illeseeum, swoon-worthy romance, and anticipation for how they would develop a plan to defeat Kolis had me unable to put it down.

The betrayal at the end and the revelation of truths was so wild and sets up the next book. I’m excited to see how the series will unfold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Suicide attempt, Confinement, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, War, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

jadorelecafe's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Infidelity, War, Gore, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

manaledi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

For the first half I liked this better than the first, but I was less convinced as it dragged on. I wanted more personality from the secondary characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Grief, War, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

jla's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I like getting the history of the gods from FBAA, but I can't help but feel like Sera and Ash are Poppy and Hawke lite. This book definitely went much more quickly than the first.  The dialogue is a weird mix of modern slang and fantasy.  It is probably the spicier of the books so far, but I'm not that into voyeurism/exhibitionism.

I really hate other women drama and the cheating miscommunication trope. 

I'm also upset about Ector.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, and War

zanazy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

That ending… Let me back up first. The book picks up right after ASITE. Sera and Nyktos have been told a lot, yet by the end of this book, they are both still learning new things. Book ends on a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more like right now, but the ending felt rushed. 

My Favorite Couple: Sera and Daddy Nyktos are the best written couple in this series. Yes, it helps we know they get a somewhat, TBD happy ending, but I still learn a lot and am left wondering how we get from where we are now, to where they are in the main story timeline. As a couple, their love for each other,  because YES Nyktos loves Sera is goals. I was all Cas who after ASITE, but this went deeper. We learn more about why Nyktos denied Sera when he was first summoned, and we get to see into the past deal that inevitably intertwines their fates. There are scenes were you get all the warm feels, and there are some heartbreaking, world shattering scenes too. Daddy Nyktos loves fiercely but he has a few moments were the truth would have spared a lot of tears and loves that get frustrating. Biggest gripe is that they each don’t see clearly or refuse to admit how they truly feel to each other. 

Our Lead: Sera is complex, imperfect, and a badass. She gives me hope and it’s her flaws that make her so much more relatable and likable than Poppy. For reals…. There is a lot of character growth for her in this book and seeing her form true friendships and feelings for those around her is beautiful. Sera, Nektas, Reaver, and Jadis are just the best. 

The Story: To sum it up, not a lot happens to advance us closer to where we are in the main storyline so in that sense, I was let down.

Sera remains a mortal as of when this ends.

What we get instead are more prophecies, and more characters with what would seem are minor scenes, but then you realize they connect to our main storyline so it leaves you wondering. 95% of the book is introductions, backstories, and world knowledge. The last 5 chapters are when we see EVERYTHING happen at once so it feels incredibly rushed and then fade to black. It leaves you wanting more, but not in a good way… I want more because it feels like I suddenly lost power as I was in the middle of something, not because I felt this chapter of the story was truly complete with more ?s. Not sure if that makes sense or not….

Overall, Daddy Nyktos and Sera, along with their court of Gods and Draken save this book from being a total filler book. Truly, if you want to read the parts that advance the story, read only the last 5 chapters. Definitely could have been edited better and likely combined with the next book in this timeline, especially since we know where this relationship and the major players end up as of TWOTQ. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Minor: Murder, Slavery, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

emdohco's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

michaela_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really like this series of JLAs. I do think it’s kind of repetitive of the FBAA storyline and characters, BUT I think that’s okay because I kind of like this story better. And I think it also helps show the parallel between Sera and Poppy’s stories since they’re ultimately connected and related. 

This story started off slow and I felt like they were having a lot of sex (don’t get me wrong I love shut), but there wasn’t much plot development. It did pick up in the last half and once that happened I had a hard time putting the book down. The ending kind of snuck up on me and I felt left a lot of plot lines and points open that I thought would be resolved but I guess that’s because there’s going to be another book lol so I’ll just wait to find out! Overall it was a good story and plot with a twist at the end I wasn’t expecting, and I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, Animal death, Grief, War, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Murder, Body shaming, Confinement, and Cursing

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

No. No, it can't fucking stop there. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? And we have HOW LONG until A Fire in the Flesh?? This is not fair. That's it, I'm gonna commit murder.*

*for legal reasons, this is a joke

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Gore, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Rape, Stalking, Vomit, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

samsanator's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, War, Violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death of parent, and Cursing