A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. ArmentroutMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I received this free eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review.
With almost all of JLA's books, the second I get them, I DEVOUR them. Inhale them. One sitting type deal. But with ALITF, I savored it, took my time. I read it for 4 days (which to some may still be speed reading, but I typically read a book a day, so this was definitely "slow" for me).
And ya'll? The EMOTION I felt? I seriously felt every single emotion from Sera throughout this book. And let me tell you, a certain chapter? I felt devastation, utter heartbreak and it took me hours before I could pick up the book again because I knew JLA wouldn't leave it like that. But I couldn't get over how much my heart felt from these characters.
That's how amazing JLA is at creating worlds, characters, stories, and emotions somehow emote off of the page and into my soul. This is why I will read any and all works by JLA. Because she makes me become lost in the moment, sucked into the world, and feel every amazing feeling. Authors are honestly creating magic every time, and JLA will always be my number 1 with her amazing talent.
Sera and Nyktos? They have my heart. I believe more so than Poppy and Ash at this point. I love the way they are with each other, I love the way they react to one another. I love this storyline and how we can see the power growing in both of them. And how determined they both are.
Sera is my favorite. She has been taught to do one thing her entire life, and when that time has now come, everything she knew was wrong. And then she finally gets to LIVE for once, and seeing her discover things she never knew? I was living with her. She is strong-willed, determined, but also level minded. When bad news comes, she is down to earth and understands what every decision means. And she's so selfless. She comes to the bitter acceptance of choices more than most would, and she does so with the understanding that it's the best decision.
And Nyktos? He is so stubborn and thinks he can fix everything. I also loved seeing him grow more throughout this novel. He still made a ton of mistakes that caused a lot of issues that didn't need to happen, but, again, stubborn. He also refuses to think of decisions that will make him unhappy, which is enduring in a sense, but also reckless in my opinion.
That ending? JLA is known for leaving the reader wanting more and that is where I'm at right now. Definitely wouldn't call it a cliffhanger in the sense that I've read a cliffhanger by JLA and I am surviving this one just fine right now. But I am very intrigued to see how everything will unfold in book 3. Because things just got VERY interesting at the end and I am so so excited to see it come to it's conclusion and how it will get intertwined with the FBAA series.
I will honestly be drowning in the emotions I've embraced from this book until I get my hands on book 3 because it was so powerful and dug into my bones how much I felt from this book. I love everything in this novel and I love everything JLA writes. I'm so happy I savored this book and, as always, I cannot wait for JLA's next masterpiece!
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