Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

33 reviews

zg0612's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense 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? No

3.75

This book was really good, besides the times when i had figured stuff out before the characters had,

like the whole Star Diamond being in her cage the whole time. That was obvious since day 1.

But i liked how we got to see more of Kolis’s personality and why is the way he is. I now LOVE Rhain. He’s my bff now. Elias is totally gay. I’m just going to call that rn.

And what on earth is giving on w Attes and Lilah??

Attes is the best btw. And i love how he doesn’t give a fuck abt how people interpret him. And his sarcasm?! Chef’s kiss. He’s Awesome. 

And i love Ash FINALYY saying ily 🥰🥰.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Child death

kaydie96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

maxinesf's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

feelingstabby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I love these books. This one does get a little darker than the others in the series. There was a lot of the book spent with

Sera and Kolis which I was hoping we would've gotten a resolve but really didn't. Maybe next book

That last few chapters though how could you not love Ash even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

brysonchristina1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I absolutely loved the first two books, so much so that I reread them immediately, but this one didn't hit the same.

The first half of the book could have easily been half the length. And it was frustrating that all the romance was shoved into the last 5 chapters or so. I was bored through a lot of this book. Not much happened and I'm not left with wanting for the next book. 

I'm also under the impression that JLA makes up the plot as she goes. This book, especially, has so many contradictions to the earlier books and even the FBAA timeline. The surprise at the end,

that Ash only recently had his kardia removed

, didn't feel believable. I didn't get that "oh duh I should have seen that coming" feeling that I get when reading other fantasy plot twists.

I DNF'd the third FBAA book, and I have the feeling I'll DNF this series too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Blood

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I want my own Shadow Daddy :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit

cryosphinx's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

A let down after how much I enjoyed ALITF. It was just very slow, and a bit repetative. And I love Sera and Nyktos and while I didn't think the they'd immediately find their way back to one another quickly, most of the book they're apart. But once they're back, hoooo boy.

Most of my reading journal notes involve Kolis and

JLA does an amazingly good job at making him extremely unlikable. I think that's the point so good job.

It gets triggering or at the very least uncomfy at times so don't go into this lightly.

I'm thankful that there will be another book since the connection between FBAA and FAF hasn't fully hit home yet, but this definitely could have been edited down. I didn't have a bad time reading it and did thoroughly enjoy parts, especially Sera being her bad ass self, but it was almost a filler book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming and Suicidal thoughts

amidisaster's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the series could have ended here and I'd be happy with the character developments and plot resolutions.<Spoiler> JLA has one final book for this series coming out may 7, 2024. It's nice to know that's there's a release date already planned so fans don't have to wait ad infinitum for the resolution of the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Well. Some of the characters are lovable. Others can rot in the Abyss for eternity. 

I have a lot of conflicted feelings about this book. I think I'd struggle to reread it again, and I hate to say that. However, this book was such a trauma fest. Only the last 15% was somewhat palatable, to be honest.

We deserved that smut fest, tbh.

I really struggled with the fact that it took about 60% of the book for Sera and Ash

to reunite. At least in TWOTQ when they were separated for about half the book, Kieran was with Poppy and we also got Cas's POV on the side. This was just never ending trauma, built again and again on Sera, and that was......rough.

 

There was also SO much info dumping. Like....SO MUCH. I feel like this series is just solid info dumping, so much so that it gets fatiguing after a while. I definitely felt that in this book, and I think the simultaneous trauma Sera endured just made it harder to get through. I really hope someone on insta makes a nice summary infographic on this book, because uuuffffffff. 

MAJOR SPOILER:

The smut fest at the end, though. HOT DAMN. And ASH AND HIS LOVE FOR SERA. I FUCKING KNEW IT. I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT.  The best thing about this book is her ascension and Ash loving Sera. (And Sera hacking Solis to pieces, but who's asking...)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence