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A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

18 reviews

alxisrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It’s no secret that the two series that JLA has created are high favorites of mine. I love them, most because of Sera and Poppy being bad ass FMCs and plus size on top of that.

But this book….oh my god, I picked it up. Put it down, paused it, unpaused it. I couldn’t get through it. And it wasn’t till nearly 50% of the book that I realized why….I didn’t give two shits about Kolis or anything related to him.

The moment that annoying ass psychopathic man waltzed into this book - I hated him. And Callum, fuck him too. If I had to read any more about his he was psychotically “in love” with Sotoria I was gonna ram my head through a wall.

I scanned through to find the exact spot Ash comes back into the picture just to give myself motivation. And amazingly the moment I did - finished the book in a week.

And the moment we got back to Ash and Sera I was back into the story, the plot and everything else. And I know that’s bad - cause Kolis is the big conflict. But I felt I was reading the same scene over and over again during Sera’s time with him.

The scene (and no spoilers) between Ash and Sera in the lake toward the end of the book - oh it almost brought tears to my eyes it was so emotional. And then the AFTER. I had to put the book down cause one second I’m panicking, then I’m stressed, then I was crying, and then it was getting steamy.

Now time for the last book - so sad this series is ending. Rumors are FBAA is becoming a show. I would love that but I fear it’ll be butchered and I’ll hate it. ESPECIALLY if Poppy isn’t plus sized!!

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zomigi's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I was going to give this 2 stars, just because this was way too tense and unpleasant for my tastes, but Jennifer very generously made it up to us in the last few chapters, so I bumped it back up to 3.

FTR, the sexual assault in this book is not explicit, it is quite vaguely described, but I still found it disturbing and quickly skimmed over the two worst ones.

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rioreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

A Fire In The Flesh (Flesh and Fire Book 3)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“You’re brave, strong, and resilient. You don’t need anyone to fight your battles. You never have. You don’t now.” My chest rose and fell rapidly as I listened to him.“But I will fight for you.”

A guttural, inhuman growl shook the cage. “Get your f@!*ing hands off my wife.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t get to you sooner, but I’ve got you now, liessa, and I won’t let go. I’ll never let go again.”

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As this is book 3 of the Flesh and Fire series, my review will be short so as to not give any spoilers, but oh my gosh! So many things were happening in this book. I mean there was love, conflict, surprises, twists, and more! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering how this part of the story was going to conclude. Let me tell you, I wasn't mad about it 😉. I feel like this was the perfect conclusion for this section of the story, and I absolutely cannot wait to see where this series goes next!

Also, some of you may feel like this is blasphemous, but Daddy Nyk Nyk and Sera are now sitting at the top of my fictional couples list. I absolutely love these two together! Nyktos continues to be the ultimate man in every way imaginable, and Sera is so strong, resilient, and as I've said before, a true woman warrior. These two together... mmm, chef's kiss 🤌. I just have no words!

P.S. I feel like reading order does matter in this series and the crossover to the Blood and Ash series.

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Language, medium to high spice, adult content, death, war, battle, violence

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viktoriann's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mayllomi's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

4.0

a good amount of the book was rough to read because of everything Sera goes through but I found all the emotional processing around the traumatic events very relatable and well written

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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book felt a little like an extended novella. I felt like some parts dragged and there was a lot of lore dump. I do love Sera and the way her anxiety is portrayed. It’s so nice to see a badass fmc with anxiety. I love the way Ash cares for her but Nektas is really a favorite. So mature and reasonable . I wish the majority of the book wasn’t spent with Kolis. I hate him and I’m not a huge fan of books where the FMC and MMC are apart for so long.

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