A review by doomfaery
Promised in Fire by Jasmine Walt

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

It's an ensemble adventure story. If you're more accustomed to stuff like Blood & Ash, this might not do it for you. 

It's categorized as a enemies to lovers romantasy but the relationship is more softly antagonistic than anything else. The form could use work. There are a lot of little mistakes - incorrect and inconsistent grammar, misuse of colloquialisms, forgetting that a character has changed their eye color, etc. It reads like a self edited story.

That being said, I thought it was cute. It kind of reminded me of Inuyasha, with a magic system more similar to Avatar. It's a relaxing read with very low stakes.