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Heat of the Everflame

Penn Cole

4.21 AVERAGE


I liked the plot. That’s about it.
I found the writing and the characters incredibly aggravating and I kept finding myself rolling my eyes or sassing back to things. I don’t like the romance or understand where the chemistry is between Diem and Luther. I will not be rereading any of this series before the last one comes out and I’m only planning on reading it so I can talk about it with my husband. 
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional tense 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: Yes

I found this book very gripping and there were multiple times in the book that made me go “holy shit man!”
I listened to this at work and to say the least, I said to myself that this is similar to Avatar the last air bender. 

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adventurous emotional tense slow-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: Complicated

I got so annoyed with almost all of the main character’s decisions
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Omg. The cliffhanger. But it's so good!! 
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Where to even begin..?? I made several notes throughout reading and got salty reflecting on them all over again. First, didn’t realize the fourth book isn’t out yet and I’m dying? Unwell. Ends on a crazy cliffhanger and I need MORE. That being said there’s so much wrong with this book too but I still want book 4. So am I dumb? Idk man. Spoilers below

1. How is it possible that we see her get forgiveness for the fire situation but there are multiple times where she fails to disclose the full truth????
2. The device of “oh we’re about to f*ck but we get cut off” or the “about to get key info but gets cut off” got utilized WAY TO FUCKING MUCH. like made me super pissed off used too much. 
3. Case in point, both Luther and FMC about to nut in the woods and her mom literally interrupts. This is not sexy, I would rather burn my eyes out than read a scene like this in a book ever again. Ick on max volume. 
4. Vance is somehow still alive? Like plz just kill this mfer already. Someone willing to kill children to prove a point should prob just die and I feel like that’s not a hot take idk. 
5. Ppl that can read your mind would know you’re ick’d out by them? Like you suddenly flirting with them after being revolted before you protected your mind against them…? 

All that to say certain things just failed to add up. And there were lines that took me directly out of the story, including a time when FMC addresses the reader directly, literally stating “you get the point”. Like girl. This is not a tell and tell to the reader. 
AND yet. I’ll still read the 4th book whenever the f it comes out I guess. 
adventurous challenging 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
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adventurous emotional funny tense slow-paced