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A review by purple_reads
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3.0
After TCOGB, this definitely redeemed JLA’s writing for me — just a little bit.
Do I think it’s a work of art? No
But did I hate it? No
I preferred this world to that of FB&A. It was much more enjoyable to read and kept me somewhat interested.
JLA has never had the best of abilities when it comes to the way she gives the readers information, but the info-dumping in ASITE wasn’t as bad as her previous works. I think there could’ve been something sprinkled in the middle few chapters to keep the narrative from being less stale and repetitive but other than that it wasn’t terrible.
The dialogue between characters was very similar to FB&A. It read like mediocre fanfiction and was pretty cringy. That “Daddy Nyktos” line was horrible.
Furthermore, the characters were also very similar to FB&A. I appreciate that it was a gender swap but the vibes were pretty much the same. It was a bit like a replica, but I liked ASITE characters more for sure.
There were a few plot holes — e.g. mix up with the dying woods and red woods, the deal — and a lot of typos and grammatical errors, as well as repetitive and frustrating writing, but overall it wasn’t a bad book, and I enjoyed it when it wasn’t dragging.
Stars ~ 3
Do I think it’s a work of art? No
But did I hate it? No
I preferred this world to that of FB&A. It was much more enjoyable to read and kept me somewhat interested.
JLA has never had the best of abilities when it comes to the way she gives the readers information, but the info-dumping in ASITE wasn’t as bad as her previous works. I think there could’ve been something sprinkled in the middle few chapters to keep the narrative from being less stale and repetitive but other than that it wasn’t terrible.
The dialogue between characters was very similar to FB&A. It read like mediocre fanfiction and was pretty cringy. That “Daddy Nyktos” line was horrible.
Furthermore, the characters were also very similar to FB&A. I appreciate that it was a gender swap but the vibes were pretty much the same. It was a bit like a replica, but I liked ASITE characters more for sure.
There were a few plot holes — e.g. mix up with the dying woods and red woods, the deal — and a lot of typos and grammatical errors, as well as repetitive and frustrating writing, but overall it wasn’t a bad book, and I enjoyed it when it wasn’t dragging.
Stars ~ 3