Temper the Flame

𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱.

This book follows the story of Ivy, who is working at a dead-end retail job, questioning her life choices. When all of a sudden, a man bumps into the shop window, smearing blood everywhere and holding his guts in his hands. What was going to be a very mundane, boring day turned into one of the most pivotal moments of her life...

"𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆,"

I found myself laughing out loud numerous times whilst reading this book - the dialogue and internal monologue is so funny and relatable! The plot kept me on my toes and the story flowed smoothly and at a fast pace.

Devlin - a fallen angel- is our classic 'bad boy' character who isn't exactly a bad boy - he's kind and considerate and would do anything for his people.

"𝑺𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍, 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕,"

Ivy is a strong-minded character from the very start and knows what she wants but sometimes has trouble admitting it - she may have moments of insecurity due to her troubled past but she will always stand up for herself.

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕,"

I'm usually more of a 'slow-burn romance' type of girl so this pushed me out of my comfort zone - it was definitely an 'instant-love' kind of tale but it worked nicely. There's a couple of steamy scenes in this book but they weren't written in too much detail and they seemed to be kept quite short but it allowed the story to keep up to pace, so I wouldn't put it as a criticism.

The only criticism I have is that I wish it could've been longer! The ending had me craving more and I feel as if the story isn't fully complete yet!

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻...𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀... 𝗼𝗿 𝙚𝙭-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀...

I really enjoyed this story. It was fast paced and captivating. There wasn't a single moment I was bored or needed to put the book down. I thought the plot was an interesting concept and loved the way it was done. I finished this book so quickly because I needed all the information. The setting and scenes were described well enough that I could fully immerse myself into the story without getting confused.

I adored these characters. Ivy is a protagonist I can always get behind. She's sassy, strong, and hard to get to know but deep down has a good heart. She has lost people before that causes her not to get attached, which is fully understandable. Her growth throughout the story is wonderful and made me so proud of her. I also really enjoyed Devlin. He is strong and would do anything for his people. He will also do anything for Ivy, which melts my heart. I really liked seeing scenes from his perspective I think it added a nice element to the story. I loved the side characters as well. Freddy is a favorite of mine and would love to see a book of him. Jas took some time to warm up to but I did enjoy her character as well.

Overall, I would recommend this book to any fantasy or paranormal romance lover. I think this was a solid book, my only complaint is I wish it was longer or hard more details since this is a stand-alone. I would love to see more from this world and the characters.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for this free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Okay, so I’d like to start off by saying a huge thank you for allowing me to have an arc copy of this book! I absolutely adored it! It has the perfect balance of witty sarcasm, steamy romance and fast-paced action (with a small helping of gut-wrenching scenes that made me CRY.)

It says enough that I finished this in under 24 hours, but I’ll just follow up with some things I loved about this read:

- I loved the relationships in this book, especially the development between the love interests!
- The main character is so sassy, sarcastic and absolutely HILARIOUS!
- Jaz. That is all
- The story was fast-paced which I really enjoyed. It was like *boom* action from the get go.

I would highly recommend for fans of fantasy with romance aspects and those who like a gripping story.

Things I am not happy about with this book:

- There is currently not a second book. I need more 😂