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A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker

6 reviews

solarmatrixcobra's review against another edition

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It was refreshing to find a romantasy that wasn't built atop a mountain of cringe dialogues and overused tropes.

Sadly, while the book is passable albeit really laggy at times (we spend over 50 pages with the character sitting around in a tower infodumping and then describing a map we already have illustrated at the start of the book), it's just okay/meh, and I have other books I'm more excited to read, so I think I'm just gonna cut my losses and not continue. I don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't really wowed by the creativity, or lack thereof.
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callistag1's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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rexpostfacto's review against another edition

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4.25

Started off slow enough that I was like “ehhh” but then became unputdownable.
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remi_jane's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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supergirled's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.75

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sarah_br's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this book, more than I expected to. I adore reading fantasy books but they can be a little hit or miss, especially when I saw that the author usually writes contemporary romances or another genre. This book reminds me a little bit of From Blood and Ash in the way that
the vampires are portrayed, and that the main female character doesn't know that the love interest is secretly a vampire, but a nice one, not a nasty blood sucker type
plus the
retractable fangs vibe, AND the tongue over the fangs while kissing trope

The book has mystery and intrigue, a new world full of secrets that we're plunged into with the main character, learning as she learns instead of an info dump of world building for the first hundred pages (although sometimes this is enjoyable too). 
Enemies to lovers trope, a little close proximity, throw in a fake relationship - there's tension, yes and it's amazing, but the "spicy" scenes aren't really that spicy. Might change as the serves progresses? And it's more a matter of opinion and preference, some people might be happy with the spice for an NA novel, some might be a little dissapointed. 
It does end on a cliff hanger but the ending wraps up the book well, while still leaving us wanting to know where the characters will go next. We learn new pieces of information up until the last page. I can't wait for the next book, I love the story and the character she's created. 
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