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Heat of the Everflame

Penn Cole

4.21 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

mariquitateik's review

2.5

The FMC is way too naive and the plot is so obvious that it is painful to read.
adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Giving this book a 4 star. As a whole I am enjoying the series and I'm having a good time while reading it. There's just something that when I get to the end of the books I'm not dying over. I am able to set the book down at key moments and I'm not getting that feeling where I have to keep reading. The characters are entertaining and lovable but the plot itself is basic in a lot of aspects unfortunately. I am having a good time and I cannot wait to pick up book 4 but there's just something not making me fall in love with the series and I don't know what it is.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Ehh a bit disappointed with this one and I wanted to love it so much more than I did. I should be rating the sequels higher not lower..

I had such rocky time with Diem - her naivety and brashness is really starting to great on me, we had some growth in second half of book 2 but that just went completely out the window in this one. 

I really wished this could have been a multi pov story or least dual so I could get a break from being in her head constantly. 

Look I still love Luther but fuck he has turned into a bit of love sick puppy constantly just following her around and letting her make all these dumb decisions. I feel like book 1 and book 2 Luther had more of back bone, and I feel like his character is being dumbed down to prop up diem. Also I am burnt out on this slow burn by the time we finally did get to the intimate scene which is literally right at the end i was over it. 

I still enjoying the plot and premise of the story and watching that unfold but definitely dragged at times and was repetitive in parts. 

I am not sure if I will pick up book 4 at this point which is same cause I did enjoy the first 2 alot. 
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

The first 200-250 pages was a drag and I was not sure whether I would be able to continue reading. But it did get better, a lot better!!
Yes, I did struggle reading the book, sometimes the story was dragging a lot but continued because I absolutely love the whole story.
Can’t wait for the 4th book!

This book has made me and unmade me so many times. I have cried and laughed and cried over and over, especially with anything regarding our precious Luther.

I fell truly in love with this series, even though at times I wasn't loving the FMC, Diem. We have her grow, but she still comes across as reckless and naive, making me roll my eyes. But, Luther is there to make everything right.

The cliffhanger was heartbreaking and now I have to wait to see it to the end. But, I will be waiting, patiently.

rainbowpaca's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

Found the main character insufferable. Her poor choices throughout the second and third books are the primary cause of most of the story’s conflict, and her character development is nonexistent. She refuses to learn from her mistakes over and over again. The world and story itself are so promising and interesting so it’s a shame that Diem cannot learn to trust and have faith in the people around her. 

Thank you NetGalley for sending me this ARC.

I have been enjoying the Kindred Curse series, however this book definitely didn't need to be this long. Some parts were repetitive, and Diem is prone to being naive - like taking Luther's reluctance to be with her or let her touch her as rejection instead of what it clearly was, him being injured/dying.

I am intrigued to see how Diems powers will develop and seeing the war play out.

4 stars!
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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