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Helfyre by Mariel Pomeroy
4.25
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"Show me that helfyre tonight, little goddess. But more importantly, show them."

3/5 🌶️

Aheia flees her home, her dark life and she runs straight into Arioch's arms. She must pay a high price for her asylum, and perhaps she's not as safe as she thought.
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I don't even know where to begin, because I'm afraid of giving too much away.
This was a whole new world to me. It's incredible and you have to experience it for yourself.

The writing style and world building were great. I don't even have words for it. 
I'm not gonna lie, it took me a good minute to come along. It was a lot, but once I was in, I was in! 
This world engulfed me with my entire being.

There are a lot of my favorite tropes, but somehow they're very different from anything I know. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that.

Aheia is a strong FMC who's not afraid to show her weakness. I was enchanted by her.
Arioch is an incredibly awesome villain and such a hot shadow daddy! The "touch her and die" trope here? Ugh, I'm swooning. Well, actually it's "speak badly about her and die". Literally. 

It's hard to describe it further because I really recommend going in completely blind!

Just know that I loved it, devoured it, and can't wait for Honey to be released!
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Read if you like:
✨️ enemies to lovers 
✨️ high fantasy
✨️ touch her & die
✨️ MMCs found family