4.75⭐️/ 5 🌶️

Oh my goodness! It has been quite some time since I last read about Sera and Nyktos! The last time we saw Sera, she was in the midst of being captured by Kolis, and it seemed like all hope was lost. This story picked up right where the last book ended on quite the cliffhanger, and I just had no idea what was going to happen next?! With more of Sera being a formidable force, this story showed Sera going beyond in order to save those she cherished and the man she loved, Nyktos.

As you would imagine, this book entailed a lot of things namely those being that Sera was captured, and imprisoned in Kolis’s palace. I’ll admit that the beginning seemed kind of slow, but there was still plenty of things happening that kept it intriguing. Also, this review is going to be covering things mentioned in the past books or this book specifically so, don’t read this if you haven’t read the books. Anyways, with Sera now in close confinement with Kolis it was a daunting challenge for her as she faced against the biggest obstacle in her life, trying to get Kolis to believe she truly was Sotoria and trying to save Nyktos a.k.a. Ash.   The thing with Sera and Sotoria’s souls was a bit confusing, but from my understanding, Sotoria’s soul was trapped inside Sera so while Sera wasn’t lying exactly about Sotoria being part of her, it wasn’t necessarily the whole truth when it came to telling that to Kolis. Sera’s only was of survival was playing into Kolis’s love and obsession for Sotoria. 

Honestly, I don’t know how Sera did it in this book because, between trying to make Kolis believe she was Sotoria and give him the hope that they could be together, it was at times difficult to stomach. Sera was willing to do anything in order to save and protect Nyktos a.k.a. Ash, but it wasn’t easy that was clear. This was a new side of Sera that I don’t think many people realize when reading this book. There were times Sera had to literally hold back on her snarky comments or fighting in order to appear “submissive” to appease Kolis. I could feel the uncomfortable feeling Sera often felt when in Kolis’s presence and having to put on this facade of being open to being with him. 

OMG JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THINGS WEREN’T GOING TO GO DOWN, IT HAPPENED EXACTLY AT THE PERFECT MOMENT! The majority of the beginning was as I mentioned having Sera imprisoned in Kolis’s palace and basically trying to get Kolis’s trust, but thankfully Sera’s moment to blast the Kolis away from her came at an epic time. The moment Sera unleashed the power of the embers unlike never before was epic, and more importantly gave her the chance to FREE ASH! OMG WHEN ASH AND SERA WERE REUNITED I WAS AO FREAKING HAPPY! MY FAVES WERE TOGETHER AGAIN! Definitely feel like once Ash and Sera were together again was when things started to pick up even more in the story as well as give me even more truth bombs that made me shocked! Plus, after what felt like FOREVER, I feel like the story became even better seeing Ash and Sera together. In the midst of all that, even more things came to light, and phew, it was a lot to take it but I was just soaking it all up, and along for the crazy ride! 

WHOA…once again JLA knew exactly what she was doing when she wrote this book! I’ll admit, at first I wasn’t exactly sure why the beginning half focused on Sera being imprisoned in Kolis’s palace, but after reading from JLA her reasoning why she did that it actually made a lot of sense. Seeing Sera in Kolis’s court, living where he was gave me insight to how Kolis was truly dark and twisted with his subjects, and how far he was willing to go in order to have Sera, who he believed was Sotoria, his lost love. Kolis was all kinds of messed up, but I was just glad for that epic takedown Sera accomplished against him, and FREED ASH! I’ll say that towards the end was when things got a lot better and I was thrown even more information that changed everything for Sera and Ash. I genuinely don’t see the book going in the direction that it did, but I LOVED IT! Once again, nothing could keep Sera and Ash apart! With Sera being The Primal of Life, and she was ascended by Ash, she was a stronger force to be reckoned with, but she was also still the same, loving, fierce Sera I’ve come to love! I’m really excited to see how the final book will play out from Ash and Sera assuming their roles as King and Queen of the Gods to dealing with Kolis, potentially other Primals who may not be fans of Sera being the new Primal of Life, and who knows what else the Fates will throw at Sera and Ash. One thing is clear though, that no matter what happens, Sera and Ash have each other’s backs, and I’m positive they will rein victory over anyone who dares to go against them.