Embers & Echoes

Author: Karsten Knight
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: August18, 2012

Format: ARC

Source: For Review

Goodreads Description:

"Fan the flames: A teen goddess fires up her search for love and family in this sequel to Wildefire.Ashline Wilde may have needed school to learn that she is actually a reincarnated goddess, but she’s ready to move beyond books. She leaves her California boarding school behind and makes for Miami, where she meets a new group of deities and desperately seeks her sister Rose, the goddess of war. But she’s also looking for love—because even though her romance with Cole had to be snuffed, Ash is a volcano goddess—and she doesn’t get burned.

This sequel to the edgy and action-packed Wildefire continues a fiery drama on an immortal scale."

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Embers & Echoes takes place exactly where Wildefire left off, which was great because we get to see Ash’s reaction to Colt surviving a horrific motorcycle accident. In true Ashilne Wilde style, it was priceless.

As with Wildefire, there is a ton of violence in this novel. However, while the violence was a real turn off in Wildefire, it now makes a lot of sense to me. We are talking about a bunch of gods here. They are almost always vengeful and violent! I am so glad Karsten Knight has written a novel that truly embraces the nature of the gods as they are portrayed in traditional myths.

One of the things I enjoyed about Widlefire was the romance between Colt & Ash. The romantic aspect of the novel was still prevalent, but I did not enjoy it as much as I did in Wildefire for reasons that I will leave for another post. I do have to say, though, that I am very excited to see what the rest of their story holds

As with Wildefire, there are boring moments in Embers & Echoes, but once the story line picks up, it is really hard to put the book down. Filled with action, mystery, and violence, Embers & Echoes maintains an accurate portrayal of Gods & Goddesses that die-hard mythology fans will devour. 

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