A review by deesquared
A Shadow in the Ember, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3.0
I found this story engaging and entertaining and was left wanting more - there's no doubt JLA is a great storyteller.
However, this story was very familiar. Almost verbatim of FBAA (yes, I know it's a prequel/part of the main series). There was a part where Sera sees a dead baby and is like ~if anything ever hurts any of my descendents I'll annihilate them~... It took away from the story imo.
Moreover, some of the writing itself wasn't the best and would take you out of the story as you're reading it...
However, this story was very familiar. Almost verbatim of FBAA (yes, I know it's a prequel/part of the main series). There was a part where Sera sees a dead baby and is like ~if anything ever hurts any of my descendents I'll annihilate them~... It took away from the story imo.
Moreover, some of the writing itself wasn't the best and would take you out of the story as you're reading it...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, and Sexual violence