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A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

5 reviews

headinthepages's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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hannalizzy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was great. At first, I was kinda peeved because the story felt like a carbon copy of Poppy and Casteel. But then, DADDY NYKTOS SUCKED ME IN. Omg I love him, I am SO excited to finally dive into War of Two Queens now that I’ve read this!! I feel primed and READY TO RUMBLEEEE YESSS
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ka_ke's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

As a “prequel” A Shadow in the Ember is great for people who want to know more about the lore of the From Blood and Ash series. I read it after reading TWOTQs and I don’t know that there is much difference compared to if i had read it before TWOTQs. I found that Sera’s character was thoroughly more enjoyable than Poppy but I also understand why Poppy is the way she is in From Blood and Ash. 
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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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

2.5

I thought, "Oh! This book is a spin-off from FBAA so maybe it'll be a little more interesting to me and it'll be different enough from the other books that I'll really enjoy it." Boy, was I wrong. THESE CHARACTERS ARE IDENTICAL.

Like - was there any point when JLA thought, "maybe I should give them different and unique personality traits?" Because Poppy is stabby and inquisitive. So therefore Sera is stabby and inquisitive. Poppy went off to have sex with randos to feel something. Sera went off to have sex with randos to feel something. I genuinely felt like I was reading FBAA all over again with different character names. The only difference? I somehow disliked Sera and Nyktos more than Poppy and Casteel. If they're the same characters, how is that possible? I don't know, it just is.

Someone noticed what I was reading when I was on vacation and said, "do you like your book?" I said, "no, not really." They said, "oh, well, does it at least have good writing?" I said, "no, definitely not." And they said, "why are you reading it then?" And I genuinely didn't have an answer. Why did I read this? Solely because I was hoping it would be a different formula than FBAA.

If you've read FBAA and are hoping for something new - THIS ISN'T IT. It even had the same pacing. Slow as molasses, repetitive as heck, and a super fast-paced and interesting ending with a MASSIVE reveal in the last few pages. I need something new. Stat.
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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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