Heat of the Everflame

The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book 3

By: Penn Cole

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan, Will M. Watt

Length: 34 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem's allegiance—or her death.

After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she's falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves…even from each other.

The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.

Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies—while others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.

But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything...

Heat of the Everflame is the third book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series that follows our feisty, bad*ss heroine Diem Bellator in her fight against injustice, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of betrayal and intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love.

This slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mythical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter. This series will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Blood and Ash, The Plated Prisoner, Grisha, and Crowns of Nyaxia.

©2022 Penn Cole (P)2024 Podium Audio

If you live TOG or ACOTAR this great

I don’t review books ever because everyone has different taste. The first book took me a while to get into but this weird is sooo well written. Unlike anything I have read before with character development. I highly recommend this series and can’t wait for the next book

Amazing!

There is not enough talk about how amazing these books are! I’m gut wrenched at the end of this one and can’t wait for the next one! Love the narrator and love this story

Trauma corn

This book is punishment for a reader. It is trauma corn for the sake of being stressful. The character development is severely lacking and Diem’s naievte and impulsivity is maddening. There is so much telling and not showing regarding Diem’s intelligence, passion to save others at any cost, her respect for those surrounding her, etc. The entire Luther plotline that took up practically the entirety of the first quarter - half of the book was so unnecessary. The miscommunication trope is constant between characters and between author and reader. The constant interruption just as a conversation or incident is about to happen is predictable, unrealistic, and frustrating at this point. There is very little balance in this book, actually not at all. Diem’s character growth is nonexistent. She is not being forged through her hardships in any tangible way. The other books were far more balanced. It’s one thing to put a character through nonstop threats and have some wins, if even small steps forward, without smiting them back to step one. Go to Goodreads and seek my (Alexis) 2* review if you want to commiserate.

My favorite since ACOMAF

So so so good! Ups, downs, and a heart shattering cliffhanger! Cannot wait till book four!

holy. sh****

encore. amazing. long as hell but worth it. i was so scared diem was going to be insufferable for 35 hours but she wasn’t and thank god for that. i love this series. that’s all

Just keeps getting better and better

Wow…. So much happened in this book and of course the end was a cliffhanger. I’m dreading how long until the next book will be available on Audible, I hate waiting.

If you enjoyed the first two books you’ll LOVE this book.

Love!

I have absolutely loved listening to this whole series and I cannot wait for book for it to finally come out eventually if you’re wondering if you should give this series a try don’t wait. Definitely get it if you loved throne of glass and this is for you.

Whoa!

So much happens in one book I can’t quite believe it!! I highly recommend this Reid! Though it will leave you wanting more!! The romance, tension, and adventure are all there… There’s only one occasion in which I felt frustrated with the author… Knowing that the main character was taking too long to figure something out

FMC is Unbearable

I want so badly to love this story but every time the FMC overrules the MMC she does it with a childish desire and purely out of ignorance and anger! She cannot think two steps ahead and each book becomes more unbearable to stick with. The world built it wonderful and I love all the other characters but the FMC makes me cringe with each poor decision.

Soooo much betrayal, last minute decisions, lots of surprises

Great cliff hanger. Next book please. Lots of foreshadowing that can give you many ideas as to how the next book may go.