UMMMMM THE CLIFFHANGER??? HELP?????

What a fun ride!! Reading this book truly felt like being in a fantasy movie. All the action, moments between friends, and the intimacy between our main characters….goodness. The world building in this series is beyond epic. You truly fall in love with majority of the characters each in different ways.

Wrath of the Dragons throws you into the story immediately following the end of Fear the Flames. Cayden & Elowen’s dynamic is top tier. Im pretty sure I highlighted every single thing Cayden said. I could NOT. STOP. BLUSHING. My guy is a gonerrrrr for El.

I’m not sure what to do after that cliffhanger besides stare at the wall for the rest of the night. I truly did not see this cliffhanger coming and I am so curious to see how book 3 plays out!

Thanks NetGalley for the arc!

I was really excited to get into this book, I was obsessed with the first one! However I was a bit underwhelmed. The first half was very slow, the plot was so slow moving it felt a bit irrelevant at times, and the romance wasn’t growing. Once it started to pick up I enjoyed it but was still underwhelmed with some of the plot, I felt like her coming into her magic could have been a more important point that could have been expanded on.
The ending was rushed however I liked where it ended up, despite the first half of the climax also being a bit flat.

This universe is fun and I do enjoy the characters a lot and I’m just a bit sad that maybe my expectations were a bit too high, I am interested to see where the next book goes.

This book was amazing! It was so so so different than the first but it moved the story forward so beautifully. While I miss the heists of the first book, the FMC really comes to embrace her new power and standing. The MMC’s pov was so refreshing and developed. This book has the same vibe as Shadow and Bone, and was an excellent sequel.

SO GOOD!

Some times sequels can be hit or miss and this one was a homerun slam!

Olivia took us right back into the world of Elowen and Cayden, and while it did take me a chapter or two remind myself of everything that happened in book one, I never felt like I was missing huge chunks and spending most of the book trying to remember everything or thinking I needed to do a re-read of book one. That just shows how great of a write Olivia Rose Darling is!

I absolutely LOVED getting Elowen AND Cayden's POVs in this book! That was something I was really missing in the first book and having the ability to read into both of their minds and backstories was a huge boost in my like of this book. Cayden was such an interesting character in book one and I really enjoyed getting to learn more about his thoughts and perspectives. BOY IS OBSESSED!

Elowen is such a badass and she really grew into her own in this one! She was a lost princess no more...she was the Dragon Queen and she has no mercy when it comes to defending her people.

Cayden is the ultimate partner for Elowen. He will defend her to no ends, but also let her do her own thing and solve her own problems because he knows that she is MORE than capable of being independent. The smirks and looks of pride he gets when she's being her badass self is so good! He also helps her deal with her mental health in a positive way and reminding her that she doesn't have to face them on her own. He literally says to put him on the front lines the next time she is dealing with her anxiety over anything. He WANTS to help her and take the pain away, and he was her to WANT him to help her. Boy doesn't shy away from anything.

I could go on forever, but my fingers are starting to cramp. LOVED this one and highly recommend it!

THAT ENDING...WHOA.

When is book 3 coming out?! Please say 2025!!!

Firstly, thank you Netgalley for the ARC! I am beyond honored.

The ending of this book is SO shocking? That is not the turn I expected to take, omg.

Cayden carried this book on his mf BACK! Loved him!

What I struggled with, was the pacing of this book. The beginning was strong, but once you hit the 60% mark, the story lulls a bit. It’s a lot of info dump vibes, and then the story picks back up at 90% and it’s all action from there.

I also, sometimes struggled with the politics and magic system. They felt a bit messy.

The dialogue would get a bit confusing and I didn’t know who was saying what, which could also be jarring.

However, I love the love story in this, and the found family. Which is what saved this book for me, and after that ending I do plan to read book 3, because WTF!!?

3.75-4 stars ⭐️

an incredible second installment!

the first installment of this romantasy series follows the lost princess and her reluctant alliance with the commander of the enemy kingdom to free her dragons & seek revenge over her father. the journey elowen, cayden, and their loyal band of thieves undergoes is perfectly picked up with ‘wrath of the dragons.’

without a doubt, in my most unbiased and humble opinion, ‘wrath of the dragon’ is the blueprint for what a second book in a romantasy series should be! this book consumed my heart and soul! picking up right where we leave off, our dragon queen is left to figure out how to work with cayden in order to win back her throne, now that she has (SPOILER FROM FTF) freed her dragons! liv did an INCREDIBLE job of allowing our main characters to feel the weight of the events from the first book, balancing both their desire to fight for a better world for the future, but also for the ones that they loved. seeing elowen & cayden take on their new roles so effortlessly showed how, even coming from such different backgrounds, they were chosen to lead vareveth, together.

one of the most beautiful (i say one because everything about this book was beautiful) was being able to learn more about our demon king cayden veles through his pov. watching him open up to elowen about his past, and learn more about the way he sees himself through his inner monologues just truly solidified him as the best book boyfriend in the entire world. the way he treats elowen with such a level of love that, at times, he truly doesn’t understand just shows how perfect they are for each other. the angst. the tension. the banter. everything about this was ABSOLUTELY incredible. cayden is the yin to clown’s yang and it was so incredible to read their journey together.

finnian, ryder, and saskia were characters that we all fell in love with in ‘fear the flames’ and being able to learn more about them makes my heart HURT for them. they are all so pure and have gone through so much, and knowing that they are all fighting this battle together is just perfect.

liv!! you have truly outdone yourself with this book! the balance between adventure, action, emotions, and love was handled so incredible! you can truly see how much care you put into this story and it feels like a labor of love! you are a literal angel, and you deserve all of the flowers for this one!

⚔️ 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐬 ⚔️

♾️⭐️ | 3🌶️

-marriage of convenience (but not)
-celestial symbolism
-DUAL POV 😮‍💨
-overseas journey
-epic battles
-“my wife”
-lots of breadcrumbs
-morally grey/black MMC

I have never had a book affect me as deeply as this one did.

Olivia Darling creates the epic and dream-worthy world that any romantasy girlie who grew up watching LOTR fantasized about, for those of us who want to wear ethereal gowns but also stab some people and slay armies on our dragons, and make a man skilled with a sword yearn.

Both our characters introspection and development are so emotionally impactful and inspiring. Elowen, is a top tier FMC, who overcomes so much, but at no point in the story did she ever feel unrelatable. I would follow her into battle without a doubt.

“𝙈𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨.”

And Cayden… I could write a separate post for him. He’s so damaged but devoted to Elowen, he’s the ruthless Demon Commander, but he’s good to her. He’s possessive but never holds her back. He would destroy anyone who stands between them. And he’s officially been bumped up to Slade/Kingfisher level book boyfriend. I said what I said.

“𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨.”

And side characters are becoming so involved that I’m dying for their POVs because I’m so deeply invested in what happens to them too.

Furthermore, the fantasy elements in this are the best of the best and I’m so excited for all of it. There are breadcrumbs galore sprinkled throughout the book but you still won’t be prepared for what’s to come. The mystery and lore will have you highlighting and theorizing like crazy.

To sum it up, this book was EASILY my top read of the year and I’ll never be the same.

Get your preorders in now! Wrath of the Dragons releases July 29th, 2025. Thank you Liv, Random House and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

There aren’t words to describe the excitement I had at being selected for this ARC. I absolutely loved Fear the Flames and shamelessly begged for a chance to read Wrath of the Dragons early. I will definitely admit that I had high expectations. WOTD absolutely delivered and I enjoyed every minute - even the gut-wrenching ones.

Elowen was already an incredible MC and the addition of Cayden’s POV made you love him all over again. We saw the world expanded on page, and Olivia did an incredible job showing us instead of telling us. The new characters we met were interesting and I cared about them almost immediately. I already have suspicions about some relationships that may be brewing. I also thought the increased involvement of the gods was done really well!

The ending ripped my heart out.

OLIVIA. You know what you did.

But we love it.

I’m really torn with this book. I really liked Fear the Flames. I thought it had great focus and heart. This book has serious tone issues. The first half at least is like whiplash between feeling like a contemporary romance vs. Game of Thrones. I guess they have restaurants with hostesses in fantasy where they ride horses and dragons???? Why did they need to fake love when they were engaged and she was mad at him for the benefit of the kingdom?? These are just two examples where it read very contemporary romance to me, but then the next chapter we are in a war camp speaking to generals?? My brain was just really confused. And I think this author would dominate if she wrote contemporary romance!!!! I wish she would switch genres!! A dragon book needs more time and focus on the dragons. I was expecting more bonding and training with them. Now I will say the last 200 pages of this book were great and very emotionally rewarding. I just struggled on the path to get there. I will keep reading though because I liked the cliffhanger.

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC from NetGalley, of one of my most highly anticipated reads of 2025, Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling! I finished it last week and I’m finally getting around to posting my review but oh my gosh…
if you like dragons, epic love and epic adventures, found family, MEN WHO YEARN, “my wife” , celestial symbolism, politicking and diverse world building you should read this book!

This is how you do a second book! This book made me blush, it made me cry, it was so exciting to explore new parts of the world and meet new characters. There was so much world building in this sequel and so much character development. The first book in this series, Fear the Flames was such a comfort read to me (not a single character has ever known comfort, ever in their lives) but it’s such a cozy ambiance, I just love it idk what else to say. I absolutely cannot wait to receive my official copy of Wrath in a few months when it releases

One of my most anticipated books of the year and it didn’t disappoint 🥰 I was so excited when I received an early copy from NetGalley, I do believe I squealed LOL
Where to start, chapters from Cayden’s point of view - yes please! More history about the dragons - very interesting!
And a ending where the author unapologetically ends on a cliffhanger ☹️🫣😢 this was me the last chapters of the book 😃😍🤨😟🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I can’t wait for the next book I need to know what’s gonna happen! Thank you so much for the early copy!!

𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒔 6⭐️

✨ Spoiler-Free Thoughts ✨

Olivia seriously outdid herself with this one. Prepare to swoon, scream, and suffer. The writing is absolutely captivating—you’ll want to devour it in one sitting. The plot is fast-paced and full of that perfect blend of yearning, banter, and delicious romance that leaves you on your knees begging for more. And the ending... It's been days and I still catch myself staring at a wall, mentally spiraling into the void.

I don't even know how to write a spoiler-free review of a book that wrecked me, resurrected me, and then left me emotionally shredded all over again...

All I can say is:
Cayden Veles.
Cayden Veles.
𝑪𝑨𝒀𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑺.

I was already down bad for him in 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔... but now... I’m absolutely feral. His chapters are EVERYTHING! The dual POV delivers, hard.

And Elowen… our sweet, fierce QUEEN. She’s climbing fast to the top of my favorite FMCs list. I adore her. She’s the perfect mix of twirling in a pretty dress and stabbing someone without a second thought. Easily one of the most likable and fierce romantasy heroines out there.

Topes we all love!
-Dragons with attitude
-DUAL POV
-Morally black MMC
-Burn the world for her
-Fierce found family vibes
-“My wife” energy
-Celestial symbolism, gods & goddesses

"𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆."

WHAT DID I JUST READ?! A cliffhanger?!😫
Wrath of the Dragons was everything I wanted it to be! I read this one slower [than Fear the Flames] because I wanted to SAVOR every last bit. That ending was so unexpected!👏

The writing is excellent and the story is captivating. There's love woven through every relationship, a found family that will do anything to protect eachother, battles that get your pulse racing & speeches that make you feel empowered. There's smart politics, exciting magic, revenge, death, and DRAGONS! Honestly, what more could you want?!

Elowen and Cayden's love is one of my favorites. She's the light to his dark and they're each stronger because of it. I said it after the first book and I'll say it again, I love every one of their little found family. Their bond is deep & they're also funny together. I love the dragons so much!

I'm so happy I got this ARC! Thank you Olivia Darling, Dell Romance, & Netgalley!

🔥"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆."

Cayden’s POV 😍 his I’ll burn the world down for you vibes 😍 screaming crying throwing up unwell at the cliffhanger I CANNOT WAIT for book 3 and this one isn’t even officially out yet 😭😭 Literally amazing in every way i am obsessed.

Wrath of the Dragons is everything I hope for in a sequel! It expands the world in so many different ways, further exploring the kingdoms of Ravaryn, building on the initial lore and history, and so much on page time with the dragons!

I adored the found family Elowen and Cayden created with Ryder, Saskia, and Finnian. I could read pages upon pages of their banter. I enjoyed the additions to their crew/alliance and hope to hear more of their stories in the next books.

The yearning and tension between Elowen and Cayden is the stuff of ballads. I loved getting both their POVs and thought it added great depth and balance to the overall narrative. This series truly scratches that romantasy itch with epic battles, a unique magic system, feminine rage, and a world-ending love.

Spoiler alert: the story ends in a pretty epic cliffhanger! (How could you leave us like that Olivia Rose Darling?!?!) I cannot wait to get my hands on book three and see where the story takes us next.

Thank you to NetGalley, Dell Romance, and Random House for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I knew I was going to love this novel—but I didn’t realize just how much I’d love it.
Fear the Flames was great, but Wrath of the Dragons? Absolutely phenomenal. A show-stopping continuation of a series I’m full-on feral for.

Cayden officially takes his place in the Romantasy Love Interest Hall of Fame—and he does not care if you approve.
He’s so down bad. Like, Fear the Flames Cayden could never.

So yeah… prepare to fall in love, friends. Hard.

The dragons? Flawless.
The secondary characters? Deepening in all the right ways.
The world? Expanding faster than my emotional capacity to handle it.

And that ending?
Awful… in the best, most agonizing way possible. (But also—why?!)

You’re going to love this book—so get your hands on it the moment you can. Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling releases on July 29, 2025 . Preorder now and prepare your heart.

A million stars!!!!

I highlighted so many parts of this book I should’ve just done the entire thing. I LOVED this from start to finish, and OMGGGGG that ending. Keeping this spoiler free for now and will post a more thorough review once it’s released.

If you loved Throne of Glass, Game of Thrones, Kingdom of the Wicked, you will LOVE this book.

The plot, pacing, spice, characters are all amazing, and the DRAGONS!??! Love all their personalities!!

I already NEEEEED the next book! Olivia, girl, you are amazing, and I cannot wait for more of this amazing world you’ve created!

I’ll share a few snidbits while keeping it spoiler free, needless to say Cayden has rocketed up to one of my top book boyfriends.

“She’s the poison I’d willingly lift to my lips without an antidote in sight, and force myself to survive, knowing death would offer me no relief if it cleaves me from her.”

“I’ll sacrifice myself at your altar a thousand times over to be the man you deserve, knowing I’ll always fall short because a man good enough for you doesn’t exist.”

“She’s the life that stems from the death that’s plagued me, and the light that breaks apart the darkness encroaching me.”

•• ”𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦”

Well I’ve pulled myself off the floor, dried my tears, found the kindle I threw, and now I might finally be able to form coherent thoughts about this book. I thought I couldn’t love this story and these characters any more than I did in Fear the Flames, but I was happily proven wrong.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
Elowen and Cayden have a love that is all consuming, everlasting, and absolutely beautiful - and the addition of Cayden’s pov makes it even sweeter. We get to be truly immersed in his obsession with Elowen and it leaves no room for uncertainty in his devotion to her. He truly loves her not for her dragons or her power, but is in 𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.

•• “𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴”

The definition of a man obsessed. His pov is truly breathtaking and I hung on to every word and thought he had. The sweetness between Elowen and Cayden is the perfect balance to their fierce personalities and I truly loved getting to see the softer side of them both. But have no fear, they haven’t lost their edge and remain relentless in their quest for blood and revenge.

•• “𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐’𝘥 𝘣𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 - 𝙀𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙣 𝙑𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴“

And while the beauty of this love story increases, so does the complexity. This is not just a simple story of forbidden love and revenge, and the layers of the plot really expand in this installment. Breadcrumbs and hints are scattered throughout and I loved how the lore and history of this world weave into the romance seamlessly.

As the end draws near, the feeling of foreboding becomes impossible to ignore, and I my heart was racing waiting for the worst but hoping for the best. You’ll truly feel the heaviness and unease and will fully expect tragedy, but the ending of this book will still take you by surprise. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀. I’m truly hard pressed to express just how much of an impact this book has made on me, and it will be special to me forever.

ARC Review-

I have been eagerly awaiting this release ever since reading and loving the first book in the series, Fear the Flames. I, admittedly, found the book slow to start but once I found my footing and finally remembered everything that happened in book 1, I ultimately really enjoyed the book! I loved the expansion of their found family and really loved the dual pov in this one. One of my favorite minor scenes was absolutely Cayden meeting little Ollie, and it was little interactions like that which really sold the story for me. I definitely cried at the end (iykyk), and my reaction honestly took me by surprise. I was not expecting to have such a strong reaction to that scene but I sure did, and if that’s not credit to Darling’s writing prowess then I don’t know what is. I now impatiently await book 3, fully aware that I have read books 1&2 as ARCs which means I will be waiting quite a while.

Thank you to Olivia Rose Darling, Penguin Random House, and NetGalley, for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Ugh that ending. 🖤 I loved this book. The perfect amount of fantasy and action that just makes you NEED more after it's done. When I heard about the first book, I bought it right away and devoured it. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of book 2 and DEVOURED it. That ending, ughhhh. I need more!! If you loved the 1st Book there is no way this will be less than a 4 Star for you. This was beautifully written.