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A review by chubby_little_butter_books
Ascend by L.R. Friedman
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
‘I finally understood what it took to be one of Arafax’s champions…I’d give my blood to the cause regardless. Only mine would do.’
Returning to the world of Celaria, Ascend is the third book in The Blaze Legacy series. Picking up shortly after the end of the last instalment, Scale, we follow a cast of characters as they seek to form alliances between the kingdoms of Celaria. These missions take the established cast of characters to new realms, to deal with inhabitants unknown. Will their efforts be enough to save the realm from the growing power of The Enchantress? Only time will tell.
I was excited to return to The Blaze Legacy series, having thoroughly enjoyed parts one and two. Reentering the world following the arrival of a new cast of characters I was excited to see where we would go next. Spreading the adventure into other lands within Celaria, both of which were beautifully rendered by Friedman was magical. Alucinor, land of the weavers, was particularly of interest and I found this to be the most intriguing section of the book. Learning more about the provenance of a number of the characters we already knew and loved was fascinating, leaving areas open for further exploration int he future. There were some pacing issues, for me, which slowed my reading as I became disengaged a couple of times. This was usually when it felt like the story was pausing to serve some spice/smut, which felt out of place particularly as the action of the book started to pick up. However, if you are a lover of spice (I am not) this will likely not interrupt your reading experience as it did mine.
Overall, a good addition to the cannon and I will definitely be back for books five and six. If you are interested in reading, The Blaze Legacy is available on Kindle and in paperback. If you like fantasy with a building level of spice, this is the series for you.
Please be aware, this series is written for adults and contains explicit, on page sexual content, graphic violence, death, mental health themes, mention of child abduction and magical drug and alcohol use.
Thank you to boundbymischief and LR Friedman for the opportunity to review this book.
Returning to the world of Celaria, Ascend is the third book in The Blaze Legacy series. Picking up shortly after the end of the last instalment, Scale, we follow a cast of characters as they seek to form alliances between the kingdoms of Celaria. These missions take the established cast of characters to new realms, to deal with inhabitants unknown. Will their efforts be enough to save the realm from the growing power of The Enchantress? Only time will tell.
I was excited to return to The Blaze Legacy series, having thoroughly enjoyed parts one and two. Reentering the world following the arrival of a new cast of characters I was excited to see where we would go next. Spreading the adventure into other lands within Celaria, both of which were beautifully rendered by Friedman was magical. Alucinor, land of the weavers, was particularly of interest and I found this to be the most intriguing section of the book. Learning more about the provenance of a number of the characters we already knew and loved was fascinating, leaving areas open for further exploration int he future. There were some pacing issues, for me, which slowed my reading as I became disengaged a couple of times. This was usually when it felt like the story was pausing to serve some spice/smut, which felt out of place particularly as the action of the book started to pick up. However, if you are a lover of spice (I am not) this will likely not interrupt your reading experience as it did mine.
Overall, a good addition to the cannon and I will definitely be back for books five and six. If you are interested in reading, The Blaze Legacy is available on Kindle and in paperback. If you like fantasy with a building level of spice, this is the series for you.
Please be aware, this series is written for adults and contains explicit, on page sexual content, graphic violence, death, mental health themes, mention of child abduction and magical drug and alcohol use.
Thank you to boundbymischief and LR Friedman for the opportunity to review this book.