The heat and overall chemistry between Ash and Sera was palpable. I won’t look into that too personally, but in the first novel the lake scene was a standout, while this time it was an underground pool. There is something about the scenes with water that always become my favorites. I hope, and believe, that this pattern exists to further the relationship between Sera and Poppy’s destinies intertwining, and it also relieves a bit of my anxiety while reading if I know what to expect, to some degree. While this repetitive nature of the story might bother some readers, as I discussed in my review of book 1, I don’t mind it in this context. Is this to match up to the prophecy becoming fulfilled in the future? The plots seem so similar that at times while reading I wished I could go back and reread Poppy’s books to see, to the page, how closely they align. I’m not sure if it’s intentional that Sera and Poppy are living almost identical fates. More than ever with this book I noticed JLA’s pattern of storytelling. I could go on and on about why I find stories set in some sort of Underworld fascinating, but I’m not sure this is the right review for that discussion. I personally find a lot of intrigue around the discussion of the afterlife, and love the juxtaposition between the rulers of the dead and their often hidden kind and gentler sides. However, as time has passed and I’ve had a chance to read many different stories and interpretations of Hades or Gods of the Dead or Underworld, I think it has more to do with Ash/Nyktos being one of the main characters. When I reviewed the first book in this series I said it was my favorite from this world/universe, partly because of the drakens. Book 2 in the Flesh and Fire series by JLA, with no release date for book 3 in sight. I just want to binge read the entire story as quickly as possible. I know I’m not the only person who hates reading an unfinished series.
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