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Flames of Rage

by A.C. Pontone

The Lost Fae #3

Fantasy | Reverse Harem | Paranormal Romance

The latest book in an exciting reverse-harem series. Everything is different now that I’ve come to Faery. I don’t even feel like the same person I used to be. I have enemies everywhere. I can't trust anyone but my Twin Flames. With their help I’m fighting to save a world I didn't even know existed until a few months ago. My name is Emma Jones and—ready or not—I'm the new queen. But will I be strong enough to fill my mother’s shoes? Flames of Rage is the third and final book in The Lost Fae, a paranormal reverse harem series intended for audiences eighteen and over.

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Note: I received this book from the author and I voluntarily give this review, it is my honest opinion.

Warning: Slight spoilers from previous books

The Lost Fae is a reverse harem fantasy novel and in it, Emma is an ordinary girl who not only finds out the supernatural exists and she is one of them but that she has twin flames who are her fated mates. Emma gets to know her mates and learns about another world, Faery, and it's history but the real shocker is that Emma is fated to save this dying world. Everything has been leading Emma up to this final moment, it's up to Emma and her dragons to defeat the evil kings and save Faery, the series concludes in the third and final book Flames of Rage.

The overall feeling of the series was a quick pace and easy read, with characters that I liked and an interesting story. The same goes for Flames of Rage, I really enjoyed the story. Plot points from books one and two were realized in this book, plus more backstory was revealed and some interesting characters were introduced.

I did have a few problems with the story, one Emma and her guys. They don't trust Emma to make decisions or is angry with her for making decisions that they don't agree with and while I understand the being upset over a decision they never come to resolve those kinda moments. Some of the events went a little too quickly and could have been done better and the final thing was the ending. The ending went way too quickly and I had somehow missed how the bad guy was defeated, I got the gist of it but something got lost.

Other than that I loved Flames of Rage, I like seeing Emma with her mates and getting stronger while learning so much about Faery and coming to understand things by finding out about the past. I loved learning Faery's origin story and seeing how everything came full circle again. There were a few huge plot twists that I was completely blindsided by, they were so good. I love reverse harems, fantasy and most importantly the fae, so of course, I loved this book and this series. A.C has another series already in the works and I am interested in seeing where she takes us next.

Overall 4 stars

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My name is Emma Jones. I'm a typical seventeen-year-old . . . except that I can see the future. Or, at least, what might happen in the future.I've never revealed my secret to anyone. I've always tried to fly under the radar and not attract anyone's attention. But this year there are some new boys at school. There's something different about them.I have a feeling things are going to change for me this year.

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Note: I received this book from the author and I voluntarily give this review, it is my honest opinion.

One word... dragons. Last year I started getting into more books with dragons and I love them. All the dragon books I've read are about shifters, which are one of my favorite type of supernatural. Also love a good reverse harem so when the opportunity came up to read Flames of Truth, the first book in a paranormal romance reverse harem I was so on board.

The story centers on Emma a girl who lives in a small town, who is poor, and trying to make due, taking care of her sick father all they while trying to survive the horror show that is her high school. New people come to town, things get weird and then things get dangerous. Emma's world has been turned upside down and she is going to have to navigate her new (all be it strange) life all with the help of a few new faces.

I really enjoyed Flames of Truth, I pretty much read it in one sitting which is unusual for me but I was enjoying the story so much. The book does have the typical stereotypes, girl is beautiful but doesn't know it, she smart but poor, she is a chosen one and etc. but I was also surprise to see it didn't follow the typical reverse harem theme.

Emma goes through a lot and a lot of darker subjects are highlighted. A sick parent, a child being the parent, bullying and other adult themes. I have to admit that Emma goes through a lot more than another protagonist I have ever read about. I don't like the fact that she appear meek by letting the bullies treat her like that but I understand it because in real life bullies (most of the time) get away with doing things. While she does stand down to the bullies she realize that high school is not life and that things will get better. Another aspect of Emma is that she is so stubborn and when it comes to the guys she does hold her ground.

The guys... I think they are okay but I still need to warm up a little more to them. I think it was because this was not a "you are my mate so I love you" type of situation. Both sides of the equation had to work towards some kind of relationship and not exactly a romantic one at that. This is more of a slow burn romance, while things are tense the relationships aren't moving a break-neck speeds. I can't wait to see how the relationship between them develop in the next book.

Lets talk about plot. I enjoyed the basic story, it was able to keep my interest throughout the book and everything flowed nicely.  I do wish I got a little more background to the supernatural world. I know this is the first book and that more may be revealed but I just got a basic look at the world and I would really love more details.

Overall Flames of Truth was a good reverse harem. I enjoyed the mythology, the drama, romance, mystery and Emma's internal monologue. As with all good books, some of my questions were answered but I also have a lot of unanswered questions. I need to know about Emma's back history, who did what, what actually happen to whom and so much more, plus there was a such a shocking cliffhanger at the end that I am looking forward to the next book.

Overall 4 stars