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Smoke & Ashes by Alexis Hall

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kays_pallet's review against another edition

4.0

There was a lot going on in this book. There were like 4 storylines and each one was interesting. This book was my introduction to the series and while I had to learn the characters quick, I feel like I was given enough information to understand what was happening. I really enjoyed it and would go back to read others in the series. The reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is because there was so much happening, I felt lost at times. Like if someone was to ask me what this book was about, I wouldn't be able to give them a two sentence response. It would take time to explain.

idaols's review

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adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

3.0

captainraccoon's review

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5.0

Me, after reading Fire & Water: Wow. Kate has reached Peak Disaster Lesbian. Surely she can’t keep making bad choices? Surely there are no more bad choices for her to make???? I’m looking forward to her attempting to get her life together!!!

librarycatnip's review

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

This is a very realistic development for Kate given the trauma of the last book. I hope that things resolve alright for her in the next (and last) book. It was kind of a hard read.

dobbsthedog's review

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4.0

I feel like this series takes a bit to get in to…. There are so many characters and so much going on in each book! But they’re totally worth it.
This one takes place a couple of years after book 3, which took me a minute to get used to. Kate’s in a bad place after losing her best friend and breaking up with her vampire prince girlfriend. Then a bunch of crazy, supernatural stuff happens, and Kate is left better than she was at the beginning (try for no spoilers!). And a new bad guy is introduced, so now I can’t wait for book 5!
I listened to the audio of this and it was a different narrator than the first 3 books, which was a bit jarring. I liked this narrator’s ability to do more accents and I think she did a great job, but personally I didn’t like her voice. The pitch was just not one that gets along with my ears, so I’ll likely be reading the physical book for any more in this series.