A review by asmodeous
Fire, Fury, Faith by N.D. Jones
4.0
First opening this book I felt incredibly excited. The language was very painting, the setting was detailed while not droning on and the character immediately felt real. Within the first few pages, I thought I knew how the book was going to go, high suspense, constant action. The begrudging love between the main characters a subplot added simply for the sex appeal, simply a trope that has been overdone. However I was pleasantly surprised, while the book was indeed high suspense, none of my other predictions was correct. The book had a good balance between action filed scenes and romantic/slice of life scenes. The love between Issa and Serwa is frankly one of the most real relationships I've seen in any sort of media. They seem to truly love each other, but they still have their problems.
Mrs Jones has a very unique writing style, she has a talent for sneaking in information that isn't common knowledge without interrupting the flow of the story. I learned the hierarchy and different types of angels in the span of a few pages, while a conversation and an inner monologue were going on and it still felt cohesive. She also managed to put humour into a sex scene without making the sex scene feel humorous, which I formerly believed was impossible. In addition, the writing is very passionate and personal, at times it almost felt like you were intruding on someone's life.
I would have given this book five stars if not for one thing, the fantasy part was not that complex, I had a hard time really getting into it. Even though the book is mainly a romance, not a fantasy the whole plot rested on the revenge on O´Leary.
In conclusion, it’s a good book, the writing is amazing but the more action-filled scenes lack the passion and enthusiasm that exists in the rest of the book. I would probably re-read this book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Mrs Jones has a very unique writing style, she has a talent for sneaking in information that isn't common knowledge without interrupting the flow of the story. I learned the hierarchy and different types of angels in the span of a few pages, while a conversation and an inner monologue were going on and it still felt cohesive. She also managed to put humour into a sex scene without making the sex scene feel humorous, which I formerly believed was impossible. In addition, the writing is very passionate and personal, at times it almost felt like you were intruding on someone's life.
I would have given this book five stars if not for one thing, the fantasy part was not that complex, I had a hard time really getting into it. Even though the book is mainly a romance, not a fantasy the whole plot rested on the revenge on O´Leary.
In conclusion, it’s a good book, the writing is amazing but the more action-filled scenes lack the passion and enthusiasm that exists in the rest of the book. I would probably re-read this book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.