Amanda Bouchet

'A heart-pounding and joyous romantic adventure that swept me away.' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author Who is Catalia Fisa? With the help of pivotal figures from her past, Cat begins to understand the root of her exceptional magic, her fated union with Griffin Sinta, and Griffin's role in shaping her destiny. Only Cat holds the key to unlocking her own power, and that means finally accepting herself, her past, and her future in order to protect her loved ones, confront her murderous mother, and taking a final, terrifying step - reuniting all three realms and taking her place as the Queen of Thalyria. What doesn't kill her will only make her stronger . . . we hope. 'Absolutely fabulous. I didn't want to put [Breath of Fire] down. Amanda Bouchet is now on my auto-buy list! I highly recommend her books to my readers and to anyone looking for a great blend of fantasy and romance.' C.L. Wilson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Winter King 'This book is utterly breathtaking!' Darynda Jones, New York Times bestselling author of the Charley Davidson series 'A Promise of Fire made me laugh out loud more than once.' Thea Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of the Elder Races series

Heart on Fire

Steysha

Soooo, the only good thing I can say is that Cat`s usual snark is back, and there were only two or three sex scenes - that`s a plus for those who didn`t like the sequel because there was too much sex and almost no banter between Cat and Griffin. 

But that`s all. I think this book was the worst in the trilogy.

First of all, it`s unbelievably dragging. Every chapter could be shortened in half. And that’s because half of it was Cat`s whining or explaining obvious things. For example, she thinks her mother is a bitch and she should be killed. Okay. And THEN she explains for two pages why her mother is a bitch and why she should be killed. We already fucking know why, it`s the third book, give me some action! 5 pages of whining how pathetic she is, 2 explaining how evil is her mother and 5 more cheese pages of thinking how lovable and smart is Griffin – ta-daaaaa! We have a chapter! It`s like the author didn`t know what to do with the plot but needed to write at least 300 pages.

My second problem with this book was Cat`s praising. She has an ichor in her veins, she`s an Origin, she`s a Goddess, she`s a Kingmaker, she`s all-powerful and bla-bla. Seriously, it was said so many times that I don`t get why is there even a problem? She could just snap her fingers and destroy the country. But that`s the deal, when it comes to the battle Cat`s doing nothing. She just gets beaten or stands and watches her people die. All-powerful, my ass! Seriously, it`s boring to read about a person who can do everything. There shouldn`t be a problem. So the author decides to make it so that she can`t use all her powers because SHE DOESN`T BELIEVE IN HERSELF AFTER ALL SHE SUFFERED. For fucks sake! That`s the lamest excuse I`ve ever heard. She doesn`t use her magnificent powers even to save her life or her child`s life! Shouldn`t it be instinctive? Still, everyone kiss her ass in awe. 

And here we come to the third problem – the Gods. This is the most illogical part of the story. They conveniently save Cat EVERY TIME she gets in trouble. She doesn`t even need to do something, because Gods will always be there to set things right. At the same time, they basically created her to save Thalyria. They gave her unlimited powers, wings, created her a perfect husband, yada-yada, but they have to intervene in every battle, because she`s helpless. Why bother making an invincible person when you could do everything she was created for in a blink of an eye? The author tried to explain it, and I loled so hard at that moment. There was a dialog, something like:
Cat: “Why don`t you kill my mother yourself?”
Gods: “Humans are not marionettes, and you don`t dance when we pull strings”. 
Reeeeeally? You created Cat, matched her with Griffin, gave her a task to save Thalyria, even though she didn`t want it at the beginning, made her suffer through the loss of her sister, and you are saying she`s not your puppet? 

When the Gods see she can`t do a shit against her mother, they shout at Cat, because she didn`t use her unlimited powers, though she didn`t know about them. And when Cat asks why they didn`t tell her about those powers, they answer that SHE WASN`T READY. O_O????!!!! So you concealed her powers and now you`re angry she didn`t use them? Hello, logic, where are you? 

Moreover, when Cat FINALLY uses her almighty powers, the Gods PUNISH HER, because she did what she wasn`t supposed to do. Again, no puppet at all. So, I have a question. Why the fuck did you give her those powers if she`s not supposed to use them? 

The only thing that wasn`t dragging was the ending. It was SO abrupt, guys! Like, “okay, we won, bye”. No epilogue, no “happily ever after”, nothing. Like, what was the point of this story if we`re not even shown the result of all their work? What happened with them after? 

All in all, the third book is all about telling, not showing, and it centers on super-specialness of our snowflake, though she was powerful from the beginning, but I guess that wasn`t enough. There`s almost no plot, no real ending, and too much whining and idle talking. But I liked the humor and battle scenes – they were pretty epic and action-packed.

Belle Waters

Kelly Casey

Well I just finished the series. I was really enjoying the last book. There were quite a few intense moments. A few frustrating moments. And one or two incredibly heartbreaking moments. As much as I was enjoying the book I feel bereft at the ending. I felt like the ending was rushed and unsatisfying. There are far too many things and relationships left open-ended to the point where I am genuinely curious if there is a spin-off series that continues with some of the characters like Kato, Piers in Attica, Ianthe, Flynn and Jocasta, or Carver and Bellanca. I'm going to check after writing this because if there isn't than I will be truly upset with this ending. I need more. All that being said the book was still a five star for me if I ignore the open-ended ending. Great series!

Amanda J 

Not as good as first. Dragged toward the end. Still, satisfying conclusion. Could see AU progress in writing throughout series. 

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One of Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now and the riveting conclusion to the Kingmaker Chronicles! GODS. I'M AN IDIOT. Without Griffin—and apparently a few meddling Gods—to push me along, I'd still be telling fortunes at the circus, lying about my past, ignoring my future, and living as far away from my tyrant mother as humanly possible. True understanding thuds into place. Hope isn't just an abstract concept; it's me. Flesh and blood me. Griffin knew it all along. Probably everyone did. I'm an idea in human form. I have the power of the Gods at my fingertips. The only thing ever stopping me has been me. The Kingmaker Chronicles: A Promise of Fire (Book 1) Breath of Fire (Book 2) Heart on Fire (Book 3) Praise for the Kingmaker Chronicles: A NPR Best Book of 2016 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016 A Washington Post Best Romance of the Month A Bustle Best Romance of 2016 Readers are raving about the Kingmaker Chronicles "A heart-pounding and joyous romantic adventure. Amanda Bouchet's talent is striking."—NALINI SINGH, New York Times bestselling author "Give this to your Game of Thrones fans."—Booklist STARRED Review "Utterly breathtaking!"—DARYNDA JONES, New York Times bestselling author "Bouchet sets the bar for high-concept fantasy romance. Simply brilliant."—Kirkus STARRED Review "Loved it!"—ELOISA JAMES, New York Times bestselling author "Absolutely fabulous."—C.L. WILSON, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter King "Easily my favorite book of 2016!"—Bookriot "Top-notch. A fantasy romance that will blow your chest plate off."—Adrian Lang, Amazon.com's Omnivoracious "I think you all should just go read it now."—Smexy Books

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The riveting conclusion to the Kingmaker Chronicles, available January 2018! Who is Catalia Fisa? With the help of pivotal figures from her past, Cat begins to understand the root of her exceptional magic, her fated union with Griffin Sinta, and Griffin's role in shaping her destiny. Only Cat holds the key to unlocking her own power, and that means finally accepting herself, her past, and her future in order to protect her loved ones, confront her murderous mother, and taking a final, terrifying step--reuniting all three realms and taking her place as the Queen of Thalyria. What doesn't kill her will only make her stronger...we hope. The Kingmaker Chronicles: A Promise of Fire (Book 1) Breath of Fire (Book 2) Heart on Fire (Book 3) Readers are raving about the Kingmaker Chronicles "A heart-pounding and joyous romantic adventure. Amanda Bouchet's talent is striking."--NALINI SINGH, New York Times bestselling author "Give this to your Game of Thrones fans."--Booklist STARRED Review "Utterly breathtaking!"--DARYNDA JONES, New York Times bestselling author "Bouchet sets the bar for high-concept fantasy romance. Simply brilliant."--Kirkus STARRED Review "Loved it!"--ELOISA JAMES, New York Times bestselling author "Absolutely fabulous."--C.L. WILSON, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter King "Easily my favorite book of 2016!"--Bookriot "Top-notch. A fantasy romance that will blow your chest plate off."--Adrian Lang, Amazon.com's Omnivoracious "I think you all should just go read it now."--Smexy Books

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