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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Too much lore and pointless conversations fo force a character development that we already know it is coming and have seen in the previous books
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Too long, repetitive, more spice than I would like (it seemed so random at times). Still like this story better than FBAA. Quick and easy to get through.
adventurous
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
This may be the biggest mixed bag that I've ever read. The first 65% of the book is largely uneventful and is just sort of...there. It isn't bad or boring, just not on par with how the rest of the series reads. Stuff happens, Sera's post-Kolis trauma is understandably affecting her, and Ash is there to comfort and rage, but it wasn't exactly engrossing reading material. BUT THEN, you hit the last 35% and, boy howdy, you better buckle up because it finally gets <i>good</i>! The last 35% was totally a 4.5 level read for me. I personally felt like Armentrout didn't need to marinate the story as long as she did before the action really started. Born of Blood and Ash could have been a much stronger read. I found it grating how Sera was constantly telling people not to bow to her; I lost count of how many times it happened.
It's tricky for me to rate this fourth Flesh and Fire novel, since it was such a mixed bag. The first 65% was 2/2.5 stars for me (okay/slightly above okay), but the last 35% was easily 4.5. Multiplying it out, 1.3/1.625 + 1.575 gives it a range of 2.875 to 3.2, so I'm going with 3 stars.
It's tricky for me to rate this fourth Flesh and Fire novel, since it was such a mixed bag. The first 65% was 2/2.5 stars for me (okay/slightly above okay), but the last 35% was easily 4.5. Multiplying it out, 1.3/1.625 + 1.575 gives it a range of 2.875 to 3.2, so I'm going with 3 stars.
adventurous
challenging
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Confinement