A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Flesh and Fire, #2, #2
Published by Blue Box Press Publication Date: November 15, 2022
Pages: 570
Also in this series: A Fire in the Flesh
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book two in her Flesh and Fire series…
The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill.
The truth about Sera’s plan is out, shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos. Surrounded by those distrustful of her, all Sera has is her duty. She will do anything to end Kolis, the false King of Gods, and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum, thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm.
Nyktos has a plan, though, and as they work together, the last thing they need is the undeniable, scorching passion that continues to ignite between them. Sera cannot afford to fall for the tortured Primal, not when a life no longer bound to a destiny she never wanted is more attainable than ever. But memories of their shared pleasure and unrivaled desire are a siren’s call impossible to resist.
And as Sera begins to realize that she wants to be more than a Consort in name only, the danger surrounding them intensifies. The attacks on the Shadowlands are increasing, and when Kolis summons them to Court, a whole new risk becomes apparent. The Primal power of Life is growing inside her, pushing her closer to the end of her Culling. And without Nyktos’s love—an emotion he’s incapable of feeling—she won’t survive her Ascension. That is if she even makes it to her Ascension and Kolis doesn’t get to her first. Because time is running out. For both her and the realms.
I’m pretty sure I spent a fair amount of time like this while reading ALITF. Holy hell, Batman! I don’t know how Jennifer L. Armentrout managed to balance the angst, smexy and action, but she did and this book was everything.
Ash and Sera had already topped Cas and Poppy in my mind, but I didn’t realize just how much until this 2nd installment. We spend a lot of time in Sera’s head, so we know exactly what she’s dealing with (and her fated path and her feelings towards Ash do not give her a break) but what was more heartbreaking was the amount of information Ash was keeping to himself and/or dealing with the fallout of that information that impacted in Sera in such a way that I was crushed. If there was ever a class on how lack of or miscommunication can damage a relationship, this two could teach the masterclass.
Let’s talk about some of the secondary characters.
- Nektas – I love his crotchety ass and how he help hold Sera as family.
- Reaver – I love him and can see how he grew up to be more like his adoptive father than any of the other adults he’s been around. I must go back to read ATOTQ just for Reaver
- Jadis – I need more little girl Jadis and Sera <3
- Ector, Bele, Aios, Rhain, Saion, Rhahar, Orphine, Ehthawn- the love this devoted group has for Nyktos is epic. But the fact that they start embracing Sera too is amazing for her. The other stuff…it’s still too painful to think about.
I’m not going o get into the villains of this story, because there are many who all deserve a throat punch. Kolis and Veses are at the top of the list of those that deserve it, but I’m going to let all of you read this book and develop your own list of those that need a slow, painful (oh so painful) death for all to see.
The next year is going to kill me and I know an epic re-read is going to be needed before I delve into the last book in this series, but I can’t wait. Ash…I know that kardis is there…you just don’t know it.
About Jennifer L. Armentrout
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA.
She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
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