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challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Sexual assault
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book felt so very very long. I understand it was the last in this series and had a lot of ground to cover, but it was a slog to get through. Not nearly as much happened as I thought would and there was so much filler. I love the first books in this series, but this one could have been half the length to tell the same story.
Much of the filler in this book was spice. The book is so horny. Don't get me wrong, I love some good spice, but when a book is this long, I don't think we need quite *that* many sex scenes. It felt like filler to make the book longer instead of being meaningful.
The book also tried to touch on so many heavy themes or 'hot button' issues: assault, suicide, general trauma, abortion...there's more I'm sure. At first is was interesting, but then it started to feel a little shoe horned in, a writing challenge to see how many heavy/triggering topics can we fit in here or how can we stretch this book out even longer than it needs to be. It stopped feeling genuine very quickly.
You know Sera ends up pregnant at some point, but I don't love how it was done. Maybe its the place I currently am in life (hi from a childless cat lady), but I did not love the long bits going on about being pregnant and how wonderful & magical it is to be a parent. Had I been reading the physical book and not the audiobook, I would have skimmed/skipped those sections. I was over it very quickly.
The whole plot with the prophecy felt very convoluted to me. What they thought it meant, what other characters thought it meant, what it actually means and how it ties to the Blood & Ash series. I got so lost. I have not currently read the last two B&A books, so maybe that's part of the issue? I know enough to be dangerous, but not helpful? I also got lost in the last chapter that was part of the futureCalum and the diamond, the prophecy being fulfilled . It just felt so confusing.
Last notes - I thought this series had way too many characters I did start to mix them up. However, some of them had fun personalities and were very interesting. In this book, too many people blended together and felt flat. The charm that I found it a large cast was lost.
Much of the filler in this book was spice. The book is so horny. Don't get me wrong, I love some good spice, but when a book is this long, I don't think we need quite *that* many sex scenes. It felt like filler to make the book longer instead of being meaningful.
The book also tried to touch on so many heavy themes or 'hot button' issues: assault, suicide, general trauma, abortion...there's more I'm sure. At first is was interesting, but then it started to feel a little shoe horned in, a writing challenge to see how many heavy/triggering topics can we fit in here or how can we stretch this book out even longer than it needs to be. It stopped feeling genuine very quickly.
You know Sera ends up pregnant at some point, but I don't love how it was done. Maybe its the place I currently am in life (hi from a childless cat lady), but I did not love the long bits going on about being pregnant and how wonderful & magical it is to be a parent. Had I been reading the physical book and not the audiobook, I would have skimmed/skipped those sections. I was over it very quickly.
The whole plot with the prophecy felt very convoluted to me. What they thought it meant, what other characters thought it meant, what it actually means and how it ties to the Blood & Ash series. I got so lost. I have not currently read the last two B&A books, so maybe that's part of the issue? I know enough to be dangerous, but not helpful? I also got lost in the last chapter that was part of the future
Last notes - I thought this series had way too many characters I did start to mix them up. However, some of them had fun personalities and were very interesting. In this book, too many people blended together and felt flat. The charm that I found it a large cast was lost.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
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:
Complicated
Once again, JLA did wonders with her book. Sera and Ash's relationship growing stronger through trauma is beautiful. One could wish for more scenes with Jadis and Reaver that are so loveable, and hopefully there'll be a book that gets into them further as well as a book that shows Ires and Malec grow with the two drake, and would go over details as to why they picked these names for the babies, how did Malec's leaving happen, and the main events in between Sera's and Poppy's times. JLA also took her sweet time to have Sera realise she is pregnant, maybe too much time as it was strongly hinted since the previous book already.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
adventurous
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
The world that Jennifer L. Armentrout has created in the FAF and FBAA series is so intriguing and beautifully crafted. I absolutely loved to be back with Sera and Nyktos.
Of the two series, I am definitely more partial to FAF and I felt like this was a fantastic conclusion to the series overall. This one did take me a while to get through however. The book picks up immediately after the last book and I felt there was still so much unnecessary repetition. A lot could have been edited out without it impacting the story whatsoever. But once I got over those initial hurdles, I was hooked and couldn’t put this down.
JLA is an extraordinary storyteller, however, her writing style sometimes doesn’t flow. Oftentimes certain phrases are used that feel more modern/trendy that pulled me out of the story a bit. Phrases that don’t feel rooted in the world that has been built. And, as with FBAA, we again lose a bit of Nyktos to the lust and Sera championing that goes on. While not as bad as FBAA, Nykotos still maintained more of his own personality, he still felt heavily engulfed in his lust for Sera and whatever came with that. She couldn’t even hug her father-like friend without him growling. While I am all for a MMC growling “she’s mine” to some background douche or the villain, the constant posturing against your own friends and family is annoying. I also had a bit of an issue with the pacing of the story. Overall, it felt a bit slow and it wasn’t until I was about 50-60% through before I was finally into it. Too much unnecessary dialogue/scenes and the most important parts of the plot seemed to be jammed into the last 30% of the book. The final showdown with Kolis, unfortunately, was rushed.
I appreciated how JLA handled Sera’s trauma and healing journey from her SA and Nyktos’ gentleness as he helped her through it.
I enjoyed the scheming, strategizing and political aspects. I absolutely LOVED the karma that was doled out. Nektas, Reaver and Jadis were, again, my standout favourites. I need a series just about the drakken. There were moments that made me laugh, cry and moments that had me on the edge of my seat. I loved learning more about the prophecy and puzzling it out alongside Sera. This series did a fantastic job weaving together the events of FAF and FBAA and I’m so excited to grab the next FBAA book to see how everything ties off.
Of the two series, I am definitely more partial to FAF and I felt like this was a fantastic conclusion to the series overall. This one did take me a while to get through however. The book picks up immediately after the last book and I felt there was still so much unnecessary repetition. A lot could have been edited out without it impacting the story whatsoever. But once I got over those initial hurdles, I was hooked and couldn’t put this down.
JLA is an extraordinary storyteller, however, her writing style sometimes doesn’t flow. Oftentimes certain phrases are used that feel more modern/trendy that pulled me out of the story a bit. Phrases that don’t feel rooted in the world that has been built. And, as with FBAA, we again lose a bit of Nyktos to the lust and Sera championing that goes on. While not as bad as FBAA, Nykotos still maintained more of his own personality, he still felt heavily engulfed in his lust for Sera and whatever came with that. She couldn’t even hug her father-like friend without him growling. While I am all for a MMC growling “she’s mine” to some background douche or the villain, the constant posturing against your own friends and family is annoying. I also had a bit of an issue with the pacing of the story. Overall, it felt a bit slow and it wasn’t until I was about 50-60% through before I was finally into it. Too much unnecessary dialogue/scenes and the most important parts of the plot seemed to be jammed into the last 30% of the book. The final showdown with Kolis, unfortunately, was rushed.
I appreciated how JLA handled Sera’s trauma and healing journey from her SA and Nyktos’ gentleness as he helped her through it.
I enjoyed the scheming, strategizing and political aspects. I absolutely LOVED the karma that was doled out. Nektas, Reaver and Jadis were, again, my standout favourites. I need a series just about the drakken. There were moments that made me laugh, cry and moments that had me on the edge of my seat. I loved learning more about the prophecy and puzzling it out alongside Sera. This series did a fantastic job weaving together the events of FAF and FBAA and I’m so excited to grab the next FBAA book to see how everything ties off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Death of parent
Minor: Medical content
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Fatphobia