Book Chat: The Ascended

Step into the Bloom & Flame bookshop and settle in — today we’re chatting about The Ascended, a story packed with trials, betrayal, morally gray men, twin bonds that make your heart ache, and a heroine whose strength carries the entire realm on her back.

In this episode, we break down everything: — the characters who surprised us (and the ones who broke us) — Thatcher and Thais’ twin dynamic and why it works so well — Xul’s chef’s-kiss MMC energy — the trials that nearly destroyed us — the plot twists we should have seen coming but absolutely did not — and whether this book lived up to the hype (spoiler: I have thoughts)

If you’ve finished The Ascended, pull up a chair. If you haven’t… go read it and come back. I’ll be waiting right here in the shop.

As always if you want to connect with Bloom and flame you can find me on Instagram @bloomandflamepod and on YouTube with the same name!

Until next week!