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  • Heat of the Everflame

  • The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book 3
  • Written by: Penn Cole
  • Narrated by: Amanda Dolan, Will M. Watt
  • Length: 34 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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Heat of the Everflame

Written by: Penn Cole
Narrated by: Amanda Dolan, Will M. Watt
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The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem's allegiance—or her death.

After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she's falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves…even from each other.

The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.

Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies—while others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.

But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything...

Heat of the Everflame is the third book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series that follows our feisty, bad*ss heroine Diem Bellator in her fight against injustice, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of betrayal and intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love.

This slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mythical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter. This series will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Blood and Ash, The Plated Prisoner, Grisha, and Crowns of Nyaxia.

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A let down of a third act

The first two books were 5 star reads for me. While the story has some very compelling moments and captivating plot lines... the slow burn has burnt out. I think Penn missed the exit on when this spark needed to ignite. There was more tension between these two in their first encounters than many mannny chapters later and now I just don't care. Luther would have killed anyone for touching her in the first book and now there are horrible people doing horrible things to her and he's just like in the background growling or whatever. We get it. She wants to save the mortals. She doesn't want to kill anyone. Idk I'm just bored.

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cliffhanger!

love, love this story! although at times the protagonist drove me crazy at how immature and naive she was but then it made sense since she's only 20. story ended in a cliffhanger. I really hope book 4 comes out soon.

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Aahhhhhhh!

this book takes you by the throat and doesn't let go from the 1st word to the last.
I think this has to be one of the MOST STRESSFUL AND BEST books I have read in a LONG time and it's torture the last book doesn't have a release date.

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It's like really good Sarah J Maas fanfiction

First of all... What on earth was with that weird, sudden clip with the other English actor putative Luther all of the sudden? IT WAS SO CREEPY.


Writing at the level of SJM isn't easy, she's masterful at her craft, however this will come close and if you think of it as an homage you might come to reality care about this storyline and it's characters as I have. For me, this is where a better editor would have really shined through to help bring things together.

Does the plot have some huge, gaping plot holes? Oh yes. You'll be screaming out loud as you listen frustratedly, so much that you'll begin to wonder if this obviously kink obsessed author isn't trying to get you into the mood by edging you along too. Although our heroine is often disappointing, she is interesting and an obvious submissive bear.

A few things really bothered me about this book, there's an interaction with a teen that gave me the ick, chaste but inappropriate interaction regardless. I also am extremely disheartened at the way the main character encourages Luther's controlling territorialness and revels in it, she's the most powerful women in the continent.... Let's see her backbone and his respect.

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Slow burn!!!

Amazing book! Will be listening to it again. The performance of Luther’s POV was slightly off putting for me. The accent was wrong.

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Love this series!!

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4.5 stars, 8.29 on CAWPILE
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Starting right after the cliffhanger from book two, Heat of the Everflame is a wild ride that expands the world of Emarion and takes us on a journey where Diem is finding strength. This third entry is best book in the series so far. I really liked that Diem is finally losing her naivete and taking charge. It was also great to see some of the other realms. Exploring their different cultures and environments helped give the world of these books much needed detail. Plot wise this book did feel a little too long at times and did suffer from the long page count in the middle section. I liked the way the story was set and how learned about all the reveals through out the book. The one thing that I didn’t particularly enjoy was the secret Luther was keeping in the middle that felt like an unnecessary repeating of all the back and forth from the previous book. The ending of this book had me on the edge of my seat and with that cliffhanger I can’t wait for the fourth and final book to be in my hands.

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can't wait for the final book!!

Where to begin. Performance is great, and I'v heard many and so far it doesn't have me cringing.

Story: It's predictable,but once in a while you get thrown a curve ball and just sucks you back in. The twists are what keeps me listening and it's what I think helps to make a good story. There are too many story's that overlap nowadays that it's hard to find an original and just enjoy a fresh new story. Just as someone else mentioned in their review, this is Saga is ACOTAR mixed with Fourth Wing, BUT, still it's own story and I love it!

This book also ups the steamy parts. I honestly think it didn't need it, but sex sells. The first 2 books had mild spiciness to it, and I enjoyed those books.

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The main character not making the right choice

Good book great story and world but wow did they have to make it like a sucky baby soup story half the time.

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A bit of a let down

Before I start, I want to say that it is a huge accomplishment to write a novel, and I know this is the authors piece of art. I have respect for anyone who can commit to writing not just one book but a series.

However, this was a bit of a let down - the main character showed zero growth just dithering about wanting to protect mortals at all cost, despite them doing questionable things, and self-betraying left, right, and center. The inclusion of her mother in the story was an annoying let down, and Luther lost all flavor - he became a bland, fawning idiot. The sexual chemistry was annoying - there is build up and then there is whatever this is, that once again, became annoying. How the story ends is one giant eye roll.

Had hoped the story would evolve but it seems stuck. Had hoped we’d see a female lead in a fantasy novel with more depth, and challenging the narrative that women aren’t just stupid, boy crazy, and inept at war… but that is basically a Cole’s notes of the character development.

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Plot has seriously gone downhill

I’m so disappointed with this series. I started off really enjoying it. Into this book I found myself questioning multiple times if I even wanted to finish it. Every “turn of events” (a lot of predictably) were just infuriating and not in an interesting thought provoking way. In a, you can’t be this naive way. There are about 100 insanely long monologues about what she would do for the people she loves so prepare to hear that over and over again as she seems to get in the exact same fight with different people every chapter. She cycles through the same things over and over again and brings in one new plot twist in the last chapter. And it’s riddled with the same annoying monologues

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