Name: Lord of Embers
Rating: 3.769230769230769 (52 reviews)

C.N. Crawford

Lord of Embers

Chiara Vitale Zelaia

After loving City of Thorns, I’m so happy I finally dove into LORD OF EMBERS, just in time for the release of the final installment! This one was definitely more character-driven than its predecessor was. I really enjoyed Rowan, and was happy to unravel more of her past and her relation to Morgana. The star of the book was by far the relationship with Orion. Did I prefer the complicity of the first book? Yes. But these two have so much chemistry they delivered on the enemy banter quite well, and I loved watching them both struggling with their feelings following the events of the first book.

Plot wise, I didn’t feel as invested as I did in City of Thorns. I was missing some of that intrigue that made the first installment so unique, and found this one to be slower and less exciting for the most part. However, it did have some great reveals for both characters, and I loved the ending! Very excited to see how this series will wrap up.

Maria Elena Vitale Zelaia

This book was a worthy sequel for City of Thorns! The tension was amazing and the pace was excellent. I couldn't put it down.

Besides having some questions answered, I loved seeing Rowan grow into her newfound demon identity and becoming even more of a badass woman. She's a great female protagonist: strong and determined but with heart. And Orion...goodness, that demon does things to my poor heart. The Lord of Chaos is brutal, but there is a hidden tenderness to him that had me swooning. Together, he and Rowan light fires.

The relationship is so complex and addicting. There's attraction and a deeper connection happening despite they're natural enemies and shouldn't care for one another. Longing and rivalry were a constant throughout the entire book. It's enemies to lovers at its finest, and it makes me even more excited for the third instalment! How will it end? My HEA-loving heart would love nothing more than for the two of them to become allies, lovers and rulers together, but seeing how intense things were in this book...will they? I hope so!

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

Chrissie Smith

“I’m the last incubus in the world. After me, no one else could ever compare. You’ll be ruined forever, love.”

Wow, just wow! C.N. Crawford has done it again. I honestly cannot say that I expected the direction in which the story would take us after that ending in City of Thorns, and I was not disappointed. I love Rowan and Orion, both who have suffered loss, both shaped by those losses, into two different people…or are they?

 We saw a lot of growth in Rowan since discovering her demon powers and saw her step into those powers, ready to accept her destiny to rule, the only problem…Orion, the Lord of Chaos, is also destined to rule. There is so much tension between these two, will they…won’t they…kill each other for the crown? 

So many questions from book 1 were answered but now I have so many more!  The story is very fast paced, I could not put it down, and I cannot wait for book 3! 


Ashley

C N Crawford

Once, I was a broke college student. Now, it seems I'm destined to rule as the Lightbringer--queen of the demon realm. Except I have competition in the form of Orion, the Lord of Chaos. Like me, he has been marked as a leader. We can't keep our hands off each other, even if he swore an oath to kill me. It seems we both want the same thing--the crown. And in this battle of wills, only one of us will be left standing.

Lord of Embers

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