Thorns & Fire The unmissable spicy sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Iron & Embers

I'm a little torn with this one. As expected, the pace was well balanced and I'm so happy we continue to see old friends and family. Kipp alone is worth reading the whole series ;) Of course there is a lot of tension after Iron & Embers. Personally, it annoyed me because we have seen that move in the Legends Of Thezmarr already. The conflict could have been solved quite early, if only Wren and Torj would speak to eath other openly. Yeah, that's intended to create the conflict and keep it alive, I know. But it took a little too long. I missed Zavier in Wren's found family. He has some appearances in the book, but they are minor than in Iron & Embers. He added a nice dynamic to Wren's inner circle and I hope he regains more spotlight in Silver & Smoke. But it's a solid read and nice addition to the world of Thezmarr.

I loved learning more about the History of Thezmarr and Magic, rolling my eyes at Wren and Torj for being so stubborn (I want them to have a happy ending, ok? ) and unfolding twists and turns as the story continued. It made me laugh and gasp, I had a lot of fun reading / listening! And the room definitely got hotter and hotter, not only due to the weather ️ might have been a bit too much for my taste tbh, but well written nontheless. I am very much looking forward to the final book in this series and have a few thoughts how the plot might unfold - we'll see!