A Fire in the Flesh: A Flesh and Fire Novel
By Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Release Date: 2023-10-31
- Genre: Paranormal Romance
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her beloved Flesh and Fire series…
The only thing that can save the realms now is the one thing more powerful than the Fates.
After a startling betrayal ends with both Sera and the dangerously seductive ruler of the Shadowlands she has fallen madly in love with being held captive by the false King of the Gods, there is only one thing that can free Nyktos and prevent the forces of the Shadowlands from invading Dalos and igniting a War of Primals.
Convincing Kolis won’t be easy, though – not even with a lifetime of training. While his most favored Revenant is insistent that she is nothing more than a lie, Kolis’s erratic nature and twisted sense of honor leave her shaken to the core, and nothing could’ve prepared her for the cruelty of his Court or the shocking truths revealed. The revelations not only upend what she has understood about her duty and the very creation of the realms but also draw into question exactly what the true threat is. However, surviving Kolis is only one part of the battle. The Ascension is upon her, and Sera is out of time.
But Nyktos will do anything to keep Sera alive and give her the life she deserves. He’ll even risk the utter destruction of the realms, and that’s exactly what will happen if he doesn’t Ascend as the Primal of Life. Yet despite his desperate determination, their destinies may be out of their hands.
But there is that foreseen unexpected thread—the unpredictable, unknown, and unwritten. The only thing more powerful than the Fates…
Reviews
I wanted to like this so much
3By alov12Like others have said this book could have been much shorter. I am halfway through the book, and NOTHING has happened. It’s Sera making the same decisions over and over and over and over again, while thinking about how she should make different decisions. The story itself is so interesting, and the world building in the series is amazing. I really hope the next books in the Flesh & Fire and Blood & Ash series are better. I would like to keep reading them, but I hope JLA reads the feedback from the readers.5 stars
5By readinghealsYep I gave it 5 stars even though there was way too much thinking that I skipped over. Guess I am truly hooked.FANTASTIC
5By saraannlock34782561This prequel series is absolutely amazing. The characters are so alluring, plot is 100%, and the writing is phenomenal. I would recommend this series to anyone and everyone that would listen.Horrible
1By TerionicaI’ve read horrible stories before but this one takes the #1 spot. There’s only two good chapters, 37 and 38. The book is drawn out and filled with useless rambling from start to finish. 80% of the book is Sera thinking. The last 3/4 chapters is soft porn. They literally have sex for 3 chapters. The author filled in a lot of the empty pointless narrative by over detailing Sera’s day…i.e “how she brushes her teeth, how she ate her food, how she decides what to wear for the day”. You never get a complete story on a few characters, like what happened to Vesse, Callum, Nye…hell Kolis! The book just ends. She’s literally in a cage for 70% of the book. There’s a reason why it’s $7.99 and that’s even too much to waste on an unedited, horribly written book… this is not a slow burn, it’s not even a slow fizzle… it’s a never lit match. Yeah this author played in our faces with this messKinda disappointed
3By PinkpixiewonderlandI am honestly a little upset, I have loved every book in both series and don’t think twice about diving into this one. Unfortunately the hype was overrated.. it takes until page 345 to start getting good. Most of the book if not half is about kolis and honestly I could have cared less. Just sayinDisappointing, worst book of the series
1By Pezabelle57There are a lot of comments in general about this book and I have to agree with all of them that are criticisms. This feels disconnected from everything the author had established. Do we need to spend 2/3 of the book reading only torment and sexual assault? No. Once that part ends it’s just chapter after chapter of repeated conversations until the final 6 chapters. But even those end up repeating each other all over again. This was a total waste. So much of this book was unnecessary and feels like JLA lacked an editor telling her to cut it all down. I had loved this prequel series until now. This is just not good. It’s poor, lazy writing. Like someone who just doesn’t want to end their story so they go off the rails.Trigger warning
4By Ari__KariI have loved every book in this series, but this one should come with a HUGE trigger warning for survivors of SA/DV. The story was beautiful as always, but this book was hard to get through as a survivor.Exceptional…
5By Chanchan15Worth the wait….sooo good. Every book in this series is amazing.Came from Blood and Ash—ended up loving this more!
5By AJohnsSteadI came from the Blood and Ash series (which I LOVED), but this story has captured me even more. Definitely recommend!!Disappointing
2By dddrrrgggAfter the total disappointment that was the most recent FBAA book, I was hoping that this would redeem JLA in my eyes. I hoped that the reason Soul of Ash and Blood was phoned in was because she was putting all of her energy into this series. But it doesn’t seem like that was the case. ~SPOILERS~ Nothing happens in this book. She’s held captive for most of it, and we see the same situation happen over and over (Kolis hurts her, then apologizes / gaslights her- we get it, he’s a classic abuser, can we move on?). She finally escapes and we see the result of the Culling that has been built up over the past 2 books, only to find out that we never needed to worry. To make it so Ash having his kardia removed never stuck / was never a problem undoes so much and felt cheap. Idk where my girl JLA is putting her energy these days, but it’s clearly not in FBAA OR this series. This was one of my favorite, if not my favorite, YA series and I am praying that the next book redeems it.
