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A review by coolcatalycat
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
February 2025 (3.75):
Okay that first review made me giggle. I wish I was 18 again because everything was a 5 star read. I only re read this because I wanted to continue the series (I clearly remember it being incredible) and I didn’t remember anything (and I couldn’t find recaps online).
When I first read these, I annotated them, so it was reallyyyy fun to see my old notes. It was like I was reading with my younger self. I can’t wait what she wrote in the next one lol
It wasn’t a bad read, just a trashy one. The storyline is actually great (I’m not going to lie), but the writing is a bit cringe at times and the characters are interesting... Other than that, devoured this because it was a fun read, can’t complain much!! Love trashy, fun reads!
Also, the baby drakens were still my favourite part
Jan 2022 (5 stars) :
what the fuck?!!! this was so good i literally couldn’t put it down and when i had to, i was so excited to get back into this world.
i love JLA’s world building so much, and how she’s able to write these crazy stories that have a good plot with twists AND a good love story?? i can’t tell if this book un-lgbtq+’d me or made me gayer lol cause the main characters >> the baby drakens were my favourite part though
i need more now :( also made me miss poppycas
Okay that first review made me giggle. I wish I was 18 again because everything was a 5 star read. I only re read this because I wanted to continue the series (I clearly remember it being incredible) and I didn’t remember anything (and I couldn’t find recaps online).
When I first read these, I annotated them, so it was reallyyyy fun to see my old notes. It was like I was reading with my younger self. I can’t wait what she wrote in the next one lol
It wasn’t a bad read, just a trashy one. The storyline is actually great (I’m not going to lie), but the writing is a bit cringe at times and the characters are interesting... Other than that, devoured this because it was a fun read, can’t complain much!! Love trashy, fun reads!
Also, the baby drakens were still my favourite part
Jan 2022 (5 stars) :
what the fuck?!!! this was so good i literally couldn’t put it down and when i had to, i was so excited to get back into this world.
i love JLA’s world building so much, and how she’s able to write these crazy stories that have a good plot with twists AND a good love story?? i can’t tell if this book un-lgbtq+’d me or made me gayer lol cause the main characters >> the baby drakens were my favourite part though
i need more now :( also made me miss poppycas