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A review by katemc7
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book has been on my TBR for a minute. I just finally took the plunge and am so happy that I did! The hype is real for this one. It was a wonderful intro to a new world and new characters that left me wanting SO MUCH MORE. I read that this was a slow burn and MAN was it. There really was no spice in this one which was fine but there is a lot to unpack and I'm REALLY hoping spice with a particular prince in the near future. I liked Diem a lot- she was happy to be content with her life and what she didn't know. But then her mom went missing and everything she thought she knew started to change. Her perspective changed. She started questioning things she didn't before. She started to see things outside of her rose colored glasses. She started making decisions for herself. This girl had been through a lot. She was stuck in this world where everyone was in their own box and that was that. She didn't want to be in a box. She wanted to be able to be who she wanted to be whenever she figured it out. Henri was kind of meh. He seemed to be what she thought she wanted before her rose colored glasses got changed out. He pushed her to become a rebel if you will but didn't seem to support her in her decisions. He pushed her but in the wrong way. And then there is Luther. My man Luther who I am guessing is going to end up being Diem's mate or the equivalent in this world. He was a prince. The complete opposite of everything Diem knew or stood for. He knew her mom. He was elusive and terrifyingly powerful, but Diem wasn't afraid. If anything she was more afraid of how he made her feel.
Diem is trying to show the world that everything is fine. She is fine. Life is fine. Except it's really not. Her mom has been missing for more than 6 months and no one seems to care except for her and her brother. Her friend- Henri- who now seems to want to be more is kind of intriguing to her, but she also finds herself not wanting to fit into the box he is trying to put her in. Now that her mother is gone, Diem is a higher up with the healers. So when an accident occurs and Diem saves the princess without realizing it- her life starts to change. Well actually it changes because of her brother Luther. He was so rude and irritated with her but she found herself drawn to him and his power. But he is a Descended. Her kind and the Descended are enemies of a sort. This is what she has been avoiding most of her life, but she can't any longer. She has decided to stop taking a powder her mom has been giving her for forever and things are changing. She seems to have power she doesn't know about. So when it comes to life when she is trying to save someone from a Descended. She has had enough. She decides to listen to Henri and sign up to be a rebel of sorts. Which is how she finds herself back in the palace under the scrutiny of Luther. She has a mission but who does she think she is. She is in over her head. She is getting mixed signals from Luther too- like maybe there is more than this mask he keeps showing her. So when she gives up intel to the rebel group that backfires, she realizes that she has made a mistake. She doesn't want to fight violence with violence. She will find another way. She changes up her life- no longer a healer but figuring it out one day at a time. She can't help but thinking if she will ever see Luther again now that the healer door is closed. But then the King dies and ALL BETS ARE OFF when it comes to Diem. Because there is definitely something going on with her that she doesn't know about yet but apparently the Mother does.
UGH THAT ENDING!! I seriously love romantasy but I question if these authors are out to torture yet. Luckily I have book 2 and plan on starting that right away. I can't WAIT to read more about Luther and Diem- I mean that KISS!! Why oh why do our heroines always fight these strong feelings?? And Henri- I have a feeling that is going to end badly. I have read that the next book is even more of a slowburn so here is to that. I definitely recommend this one if you haven't picked it up yet!
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review :)
Diem is trying to show the world that everything is fine. She is fine. Life is fine. Except it's really not. Her mom has been missing for more than 6 months and no one seems to care except for her and her brother. Her friend- Henri- who now seems to want to be more is kind of intriguing to her, but she also finds herself not wanting to fit into the box he is trying to put her in. Now that her mother is gone, Diem is a higher up with the healers. So when an accident occurs and Diem saves the princess without realizing it- her life starts to change. Well actually it changes because of her brother Luther. He was so rude and irritated with her but she found herself drawn to him and his power. But he is a Descended. Her kind and the Descended are enemies of a sort. This is what she has been avoiding most of her life, but she can't any longer. She has decided to stop taking a powder her mom has been giving her for forever and things are changing. She seems to have power she doesn't know about. So when it comes to life when she is trying to save someone from a Descended. She has had enough. She decides to listen to Henri and sign up to be a rebel of sorts. Which is how she finds herself back in the palace under the scrutiny of Luther. She has a mission but who does she think she is. She is in over her head. She is getting mixed signals from Luther too- like maybe there is more than this mask he keeps showing her. So when she gives up intel to the rebel group that backfires, she realizes that she has made a mistake. She doesn't want to fight violence with violence. She will find another way. She changes up her life- no longer a healer but figuring it out one day at a time. She can't help but thinking if she will ever see Luther again now that the healer door is closed. But then the King dies and ALL BETS ARE OFF when it comes to Diem. Because there is definitely something going on with her that she doesn't know about yet but apparently the Mother does.
UGH THAT ENDING!! I seriously love romantasy but I question if these authors are out to torture yet. Luckily I have book 2 and plan on starting that right away. I can't WAIT to read more about Luther and Diem- I mean that KISS!! Why oh why do our heroines always fight these strong feelings?? And Henri- I have a feeling that is going to end badly. I have read that the next book is even more of a slowburn so here is to that. I definitely recommend this one if you haven't picked it up yet!
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review :)