Lady of Embers

Lady of Darkness, Book 4

De: Melissa K. Roehrich

Narrado por: Laura Horowitz, Gregory Salinas

There was no preparing for her storm

Wrath.

When they met her, she was a whirlwind of shadows and darkness. Standing among the ashes of betrayal and grief, now she is a tempest of rage and malice. Queen Scarlett Aditya will hunt them all down, one by one, and make them pay. Starting with the one who took her brightest star from her.

Acceptance.

She knows she will come for her. Her betrayal was too great. She deserves the storm of fury that will end her, but until then Queen Talwyn Semiria will protect a secret that could turn the tides in the coming war. But when the time comes to pay for her sins, will she be able to give up everything? And will it even be enough?

Hope.

A kingdom wrapped in mystery, locked away behind wards to protect its secrets. That is where the last hope of King Callan Solgard lies to get his throne back. But does he even want it any more? Will it cost him more than what he’s already lost? Or will new nightmares draw him from the light and into the darkness?

It’s time to start a fire and let it burn.

©2022 Melissa K. Roehrich (P)2023 Melissa K. Roehrich

Good but too long

This book, like the previous ones, suffers from being too long, the beginning and ending are really good, but there’s too much filler in the middle. The characters internal ramblings get repetitive.
What’s kept me going with this series is that I like how many different characters and POVs we have. I love all the “side” characters and I believe they shine more than Scarlett and Sorin. The main couple are a little better in this book as they finally seem to figure out how to talk to one another, for the most part anyway. But Sorin’s character becomes so boring. I mean I get it, what’s happening to him is tragic, but he’s just a sad shadow behind Scarlett, no agency whatsoever.
I also like the different couples that start to develop, but it’s a little tiring that they all refuse and fight love so hard. They’re all damaged and have traumatic pasts, all of them. And all of them have trouble processing their feelings and react by treating poorly the person they’re obviously falling for. They all drown in self pity and guilt and are stubborn to a fault (I’m looking at you, Cassius). So I guess what I’m saying is I’d like to see more variation in the relationships dynamics.
I like how big the world in the story has become, but at times it feels too convoluted. The lore has become so complex with so many realms and each book new different beings and levels of power are introduced. It makes me feel like the author only had a vague vision as to where she wanted the story to go and improvises with each new book, because there’s also quite a bit of retconning happening.
But I’m interested and entertained. So I’ll keep going.