A Light in the Flame

The story of this book picks up immediately after “An Ember in the Ashes” and because of that, I would recommend rereading the last chapters of the book to refresh the memory of the last events. Sera is trying to deal with the discovery of the life embers inside her, that she has Sotoria soul and may be the only weapon to end Kolis, and that, because she tasted some of Nyktos blood, she will inevitably go through the culling, resulting in her death.

The end of the Rot in both realms is dependent on Sera survival of the culling and consequent Asecension to Primal of Life, or on the successful removal of the Embers and subsequent transfer to Niktos.

This book feels like a middle book of a series and doesn't have a lot of action, consisting mostly of the build-up of Sera and Niktos relationship, some political dynamics between the Primals and set-up/ preparation for the next part of the story.

JLA writing continues to improve and it has been a delight to see her grow as a writer.

3.5 starts rounded up because of Nyktos.

P.S - I knew this would happen, but cliff-hangers should not be allowed.