Fire from the Midst

Stones of Fire, Book 3

By: Sarah Ashwood

Narrated by: Melissa Kay Benson

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's Summary

With Ellie’s fate hanging in the balance after Nosizwe’s brutal attack, Carter is forced to make a life changing decision—the consequences of which threaten to tear Ellie and him apart. Permanently. However, teaming up again may be unavoidable. Nosizwe, convinced Carter as the Talos is the key to unlocking the Stones of Fire, throws everything she has at him, endangering not only Carter but Ellie as well. 

When the plots of a traitor allied with the shifter queen shove the two into an unescapable outcome, only the highest form of self-sacrifice can preserve Ellie’s life. But Carter’s act of heroism may cause their entire world to go up in flames. 

©2021 Sarah Ashwood (P)2022 Sarah Ashwood

3.5 star listen

3.5 star listen
We find out who the traitor is in this one which I guessed at the start of this book after a conversation was had.

There is steps toward a better relationship in this one finally and Ellie and the Tallis start working as a weird little team.

I’m still not a major fan of the fmc but she’s developing more of a spine in relation to life and not out to think everyone else is in the wrong.

I’m guessing the next book is the finale but who knows.
This one ends in a cliffhanger.

Narration once again does a pretty good job. The voice of Ellie does get on my nerves but I think it’s meant to be that way.

Where is Book 4?!! Great Addictive Series!

Parents- PG13 - high school and up readers
Language- mild
Violence- PG13- some battle gore and shifter fight scenes
Sexual Content- PG13- more discussions and jokes about sex but no details and no sex scenes, more kissing in the book and one heavy kissing scene.

These books are highly addictive, very fast paced with the action/mystery element, and do need to be read in order. Both books two and three leave off on pretty intense cliffhangers, which wasn't a big deal until this book, since book 4 hasn't been released yet! I love that these have still stayed clean enough for my teens to read them but I will say that the underlying sexual tension did kick up a bit more in this book- still remained clean which was a pleasant surprise for a shifter series. I can't wait to see where the adventure goes in book four and I'm now anxiously awaiting it's release!

Narrator- Does a great job with overall narration and differentiation between characters. I preferred listening to this one at 1.35x speed.

—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

5 Star & Highly Recommend!!

This one was an emotional rollercoaster for me and left me with a serious book hangover!! Could not put it down and highly recommend this series!! I'm dying from the cliffhanger ending and NEED the next book!! Excellent audio narration.

Book 3 - Stones of Fire

This is book 3 in Ashwood's Stones of Fire series. I didn't read / listen to the previous books prior and think I would have benefitted if I had done so. Even with this being the first in the series that I've listened to - I really enjoyed it. The storyline was captivating from the beginning, full of action, remorse, renewal and betrayal. Our main characters are Ellie and Carter. I love how Ellie struggles with her religion and upbringing as well as the chemistry she feels with Carter. I love how Carter is so in tune with Ellie and is willing to put her needs and wants ahead of his own. Narration was done perfectly and the accents were fun to listen to as well - loved that they were put in. Oh - the betrayal and the lead into another book was very well done. I have to say, I'm looking forward to hearing what may be next in the lives of these two!

I received a free copy of this book at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

BOOK 3 IS GREAT I LOVED IT

STORY IS GREAT AND EASY TO FOLLOW.

I REALLY ENJOYED THE STORY CANT WAIT TO HEAR BOOK 4. ONLY DOWN IS BOOK 3 AGAIN IS A CLIFF HANGER.
(NOTE TO: SARAH ASHWOOD, THANKS FOR A VERY ENJOYABLE STORY, PLEASE GET BOOK 4 OUT SOON , THE SUSPENCE OF WAITING IS ITS OWN TORTURE).

ACCEPTABLE FOR TEENS AND MATURE LISTENERS.

NARRATOR IS GREAT AND EASY TO FOLLOW.

Great Series

I really enjoyed book 3 of the "Stones Of Fire" series. I was entertained by all the twists and turns found in the story; however, it does end on a cliffhanger. In my opinion, each book gets better than the one before and I'm looking forward to the next one in the series. I recommend this series to others who enjoy this genre. Melissa Kay Benson's narration was good and she kept my attention to the end of the story. I was given a free copy of the audiobook and I have voluntarily posted this review.

Another cliff-hanger ending

Book 3 takes a slower pace after Ellie is severely injured, one which will leave her damaged for life. A deep rift opens up between Carter and Ellie after she remembers that Carter caused the misunderstanding which lead her to be targeted and permanently damaged. This changes their relationship. Later the pace picks up as Carter once again becomes the target for Nosizwe who is still after his blood, and Ellie becomes entangled in Nosizwe's plot to get him. The traitor is made known, and the book end's on yet another big cliff-hanger which is really annoying.

I'm not sure I was a fan of the "will they won't they" aspect of Carter & Ellie's relationship after she got injured. It took up quite a large part of the book and went on for too long. I did like how the author turned their relationship around when an act to capture Carter and Ellie goes wrong. However, I wish there was more action as the pace didn't really pick up until the very end of the book.

I was given this book for free of my own choosing and I voluntarily left this review.

Fire hot listen

Book 3 in the series. Loved this one and the other 2 Excellent seriesl. The author Sarah Ashwood does it again. She grabs your attention and you run with it. Full of suspense, and mystery. Ellie And Carter are caught in the middle of some events. They think it’s the end of them both. But love how they stick together since Nosizwe thinks there is a way to activate the fires of stones. But they soon realized their must be a traitor among the people that Carter hangs out with

Melissa Kay performance was fantastic. Love how she does all the tones for each character spot on

So good

Ellie and Carter are still in danger and someone is leaking things to the rival side . I really thought this was the final book and I’m so peed off as I need to see Ellie and Carter get their HEA 😂

Fire

I enjoyed the narration of Melissa Kay Benson

This is listen has a great mix of suspense and action scenes , oh yes romance

Good

Loved this book. Ellie has really gone through the ringer yet again, but by the end of this book things are so different. Amazing to find out who the traitor is. The ending was fabulous and I'm excited for the conclusion