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A Shadow in the Ember
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
I have now read 2,594 pages of high fantasy romance this year, but who’s counting?
After I finished Crown of Gilded Bones, I was devastated that the next book in this series was going to be about gods from the main story.
“I want more Poppy and Cas and I want it NOW. No one wants to read the Silmarillion of From Blood and Ash. Give me Poppy riding a dragon or GTFO,” I said.
That feeling did not stop me from preordering A Shadow in the Ember on ebook, so when it showed up on my Kindle I was like, (deep sigh) “Fine, I’ll read it. But I REFUSE to enjoy this.”
Um. I was wrong. A Shadow in the Ember totally delivered, with a few major improvements from the original series:
1. The female MC is a badass, morally grey, fully realized ADULT.
2. Consent! Consent is a main theme in this book and it’s explicit and discussed many times over. Thank the gods.
3. Explicitly fat main character. Sera, our badass MC, lives life in a big body and she talks about it very descriptively. Unlike Poppy, who didn’t always come across as plus size (to me), Sera is unquestionably fat. And super hot and desirable. And a kickass warrior. Right on. May the fan art please reflect the text.
After I finished Crown of Gilded Bones, I was devastated that the next book in this series was going to be about gods from the main story.
“I want more Poppy and Cas and I want it NOW. No one wants to read the Silmarillion of From Blood and Ash. Give me Poppy riding a dragon or GTFO,” I said.
That feeling did not stop me from preordering A Shadow in the Ember on ebook, so when it showed up on my Kindle I was like, (deep sigh) “Fine, I’ll read it. But I REFUSE to enjoy this.”
Um. I was wrong. A Shadow in the Ember totally delivered, with a few major improvements from the original series:
1. The female MC is a badass, morally grey, fully realized ADULT.
2. Consent! Consent is a main theme in this book and it’s explicit and discussed many times over. Thank the gods.
3. Explicitly fat main character. Sera, our badass MC, lives life in a big body and she talks about it very descriptively. Unlike Poppy, who didn’t always come across as plus size (to me), Sera is unquestionably fat. And super hot and desirable. And a kickass warrior. Right on. May the fan art please reflect the text.