| Title | : | Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1948108410 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781948108416 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 414 |
| Publication | : | First published January 4, 2022 |
A fae with impossible magic
Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she’s a water fae who can’t control her magic, making her not just useless, but downright dangerous at times.
When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he’ll stop at nothing to obtain her—including kidnapping and torturing Adara’s own mother.
A dragon awoken from slumber
As the last of his kind, Einar wants nothing to do with the kingdom of Ediria or its problems. The fae hunted his kind to extinction, and he harbors only hatred for them in his heart.
But when a beautiful fae female awakens him from an enchanted slumber, Einar is reluctantly ensnared. And while he would rather die than submit to any fae, every fiber of his body screams to claim her as his own.
A kingdom corrupted by darkness
The last thing Adara and Einar want to do is join forces, no matter how scorching the passion between them is. But a dark magic is sweeping through the land, rotting the kingdom from the inside out. And if the two cannot put aside the centuries-old feud between their races, they will lose everything they hold dear...
If you like steamy, slow-burn romance, heart-pounding elemental duels, and unmatched world-building, then you’ll love this series. Scroll up to grab your copy today!
Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae, #1) Reviews
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kinda spoilery read at ur own risk
Well this was definitely…something™. I originally wanted to read Forged in Frost because I thought this book would be more focused on the dragons (spoiler: it was not). And I think I was right in that assumption due to the series quite literally being called Of Dragons and Fae. But more spoiler the only dragon in here was actually just the love interest who was only a dragon shifter anyways so…I’m basically saying I got absolutely nothing. I was starved.
Besides the lack of dragons—which was annoying and the main reason I wanted to read this story—I was pretty astounded by how young Forged in Frost read. Everything about this story is juvenile; down to:
* The characters: who are 19+ but act 13 at most. The 13 yr old character was more mature than the adults…
* The plot and twists: which read exactly like every YA fantasy ever
* The underdeveloped world and magic system: the world was SUPER interesting, and all the Fae races and factions could have ended up being really cool but everything felt very 1D (young YA…)
* And the very young style of writing.
Like, this book was just as corny as it gets. We literally had characters saying (these are actually direct quotes):
”And you think a scrawny hatchling like yourself can stop me?”
”You won’t get away with this, you know. My friends will come for me.”
and
”If you want to get to my friends, you’ll have to go through me first.”
Author, this is supposed to be a NA book. This dialogue literally reads like Scooby Doo type of shit. And no shade to Mystery Incorporated, I frl grew up with those characters and I still sit down to watch that show when it’s on TV to this day, but when I’m reading an adult fantasy romance I don’t want this type of corny ass dialogue in the book I’m reading. I literally starting laughing out loud when the FMC started spewing these cheesy ass lines. Girl no villain is going to be scared of your corny ass.
So anyways…I think my main problem was this book is that it read so young. This was literally just younger YA with “aged up” characters and (allusions to) smut. I think this story could have been a really cool take on the prophecy trope and the fated/chosen one + adding dragons into it?! The way this could have been a new favorite for me was so high. But our FMC literally had a grasp of her powers that she knew nothing about four days prior. It was just so YA and absolutely hilarious to me. I genuinely couldn’t take her serious, or any of these characters, for that matter.
The romance was also so cringe. These two characters are supposed to be fated mates and they, first of all, have absolutely no chemistry, but they also read like middle schoolers that have a crush on each other. The amount of blushing and corny ass banter between these two was insane. I genuinely didn’t know if I wanted to laugh or cry. There was one scene in here where the FMC was trying to beat the villain and the villain said something like
”She’s mine!”
And the MMC was like
”She belongs to no one but herself😡”
Wow guys what a man who believes in basic human decency and rights, he’s so dreamy. Speaking of the MMC/love interest, this man was such a fucking edge lord I was literally crying laughing at how goofy he was acting. The entire book he’s like ”I hate the Fae so much because they killed my kind😡” and ”Faeries suck so bad, I wish I could have just died out with my race😤” but we’re literally informed his race was also responsible for mass killing and genocide against the Fae race. Like he was such a biased sad boi😣 I literally wanted to punch him after awhile. His POV was absolutely aggravating to read. I guarantee you this man watches sad Bart Simpson edits in his free time and has a Morissey shrine…
And you’re probably like, why did you keep reading if you hated it so much? And this story was really fucking entertaining in the first 40%, I can’t even lie. I thought I would give this a solid 3 stars despite the occasional cringe moments. I was genuinely having a good time; I saw this for what it was but it was enjoyable and easy. But the last 60% of this book was a literal nightmare, I honestly skimmed the last 20% because I could not take actually reading this book for any longer and I was too far into this to DNF. I’m really disappointed about this one. I honestly thought I’d have a new favorite, but I really didn’t enjoy most of this book whatsoever. -
Okay… I’m INVESTED! I really enjoyed the first book in this new series. It has elemental Fae, Dragons, mates, romance, and hidden powers!
This book is in duel POV, which I loved. The balance between world building and plot was perfect!
I’m can’t wait to see what Jasmine has planned for the rest of this story.
I received and ARC for an honest review. -
3⭐️
I might be magically incompetent, but I knew I had what it took to be a warrior.
Promised in Fire is a fantasy story, filled with magic and adventure. The world building was pretty good. And while I consider this book enjoyable, I don't think like the writing very much.
Adara is introduced as a water fae that has problems with her magic. And because of that, she put her focus on her physical skills, which is a smart idea. While she is determined to become a bad ass bitch, she's also undeniably naive. She repeatedly choose the ignore warning signs that blaring right in front of her.“It might be better to keep a low profile right now, especially if this Dune person is trying to get rid of you.”
“I don’t care about that right now.”
You should definitely care, girl.
Einar is the last dragon of the realm and has been sleeping for almost twenty years. He's awakened when Adara touched his skin, mistaking him for a statue. In no time, Einar knows that she's his mate — which is sucks because fae had committed genocide against dragons in the past. But like every other love stories between soulmates, their attraction towards each other is undeniable.I’d never seen anything so beautiful, or so deadly, in my life.
This book is full of adventure and action with a little bit politics and romance — the kind of book that I love. However, the writing is just not doing it for me. It lacks of depth and the last few chapters feel a little bit rushed. I also think that the author made a poor choice to reveal the betrayal through the villain's POV. A betrayal is supposed to make readers feel angry, sad, shock, and... betrayed. By choosing to reveal the villain's plan from head on just made the scene feel flat.
So yeah, it's a decent book to read. But, don't expect it blow your mind. -
I’m sorry but this was bad. And it had so much potential!! Dragons, romance, mates, Fae, magic and everything. However, it sucked. First of it read like a ya novel but then suddenly the main guy talks about his cock?? Pick an age group please. The plot was all over the place. The whole book just felt like a really long prologue for the final few chapters and a set up for the next books in the series.
Also all the characters were so hard to take seriously.
Some moments that pulled me out of the story:
- The rivalry in the beginning between Dune and Adara?? Adara didn’t want to sleep with him and now he hates her so much that he wants to imprison her and her mother??? I get that he sucks, but you can make him suck and make him make sense at the same time. You’re telling me that they hated and insulted each other their entire childhood and nothing ever happened. But now that they hate and insult each other again, he wants to pretty much murder her and her mom? Dune makes no sense character wise. He was only there as a plot device to take of Adara’s necklace.
- Dragon guy: “I have to go away and make her reject the bond! Oh no but she smells kind of nice now I have an erection okay then let’s boink.”
- “Oh no we’re gonna be eaten by terrifying flesh eating harpies! Never mind a child just yelled at them and now they’re sort of nice even though they just tried to murder us and we should for sure go with them.”
- “Let me just use this priceless life-saving apple on someone that just tried to murder me because it’s the right thing to do even though my companion just broke his wing and needs to heal it. Oh never mind the broken wing is never spoken of again and it’s fine”
- “Hot take, being royalty might not always be nice because people are mean.”
- “Oh no the bad guy has bad magic, never mind he died.”
- “Oh no who is this new bad guy? No worries she just told us who she is and what she’s gonna do now. Also, she just told you that your mother is still alive inside of her and always will be so no worries you can still save her! Why would the villain give us that vital piece of information? Because we have to have something to do in the sequel!”
Love it when you introduce a new villain in the last chapter of a book and they just explain everything you have to do to beat them at the first possible opportunity.
Like bro.
I really wanted to like it but could not for the life of me be invested in the story and characters. I did finish the book so I guess two stars for that because even though I did not care, I still wanted to know what would happen. -
dnf at 86%
i just cannot bring myself to finish this. i feel like this whole time i've been waiting for the book to get engaging but it never did. this seemed like a watered down version of every YA fantasy novel to ever exist. mc has special powers and is so special just because. she's mated to the last dragon to exist just because. shes also the main star of a big prophecy just because.
anyways, this was really boring and i didn't like it :) -
well I do like fire, dragons, and fae
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This is an exciting first book in a new series by Jasmine Walt. It’s a slow burn romantic fantasy with a sexy male dragon and dangerous female fae. Ms. Walt’s world building and character development are outstanding, surpassing even The Baine Chronicles, which are some of her finest writings. The main characters Einar and Adara have great seductive enemies-to-friends chemistry. It builds, leading the reader eager to want more. Ms. Walt creates wonderfully evil villains. Enjoy this sensational new world from the pen of Jasmine Walt.
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So much potential but it was the way it was written that didn't work for me. I mean, I certainly want to know what happens next but it's not going to be a priority to read.
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How long will I have to wait to get book 2?????
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A very quick read, fast paced, lots of adventure and plot twists. It’s an easy to love story with enemies to lovers, dragon shifters, fae, political intrigue, fated mates, hidden identities.. all the good stuff!
I feel like the writing and prose could be stronger, but other than that it’s a really fun new adult fantasy read. -
A very enjoyable and easy read. The characters are likeable and the plot is interesting. Love the little heists and quests. Then lastly that slow burn and tension between Adara and Einar is painful but great 🤣. 3.5⭐ because some of the quests felt like fillers and didn't contribute as much to the overall plot progression and I got very confused with the politics and the point of it. 🙈
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I very much enjoyed this and can't wait to continue with the series!
This is not a groundbreaking story by any means - there is a lot of inspiration from Avatar The Last Airbender and maybe ACOTAR, though I think comparing Einar to Rhysand is a bit of a stretch and the only thing similar to Fourth Wing is the fact that there is a dragon, BUT I still enjoyed the hell out of this book.
Adara is a badass heroine and Einar is very swoony. This is a very slow burn fated mates story and I need to read more about this couple. I also love Leap and Mavlyn and am obsessed with the sentient clouds that carry air fae.
Much of the plot was easily detectable, so if that bothers you I would pass on this, but it definitely didn't deter me from enjoying this! -
warning: this is a steep cliff hanger.
I was not aware this book ended on a cliff hanger. I don't normally read cliff hangers unless the whole series is completed, so that may have tainted some of my enjoyment of this story.
There's also no spicy scenes. Just warning ya, there's hardly any romance in this book. I had expected this to be more like para-rom where the couple gets together in a single book, or a NA fantasy-rom where the couple gets together but experiences challenges over 2-3 books. Not quite with this one.
mild spoilers below.
Okay, so other than the massive cliff hanger and no spice, this was an enjoyable book. Dragons, fae, magic, prophecies, what more could a girl want? Adara, an ice/water fae, has little magic (or so she thinks) so she sets off to prove herself by signing up to be a solider. At first she's stupidly doing it to follow a *boy* but luckily for the readers, that fizzles quickly. I can appreciate Adara's spunk.
The pacing is quick- soon after the initial chapters we find out that Adara has more magic than thought, she's a centerpiece of a prophecy, and she wakes the last of the dragons from his sleep.
Einar sacrificed his ability to live with his people to keep them safe. But instead of an eternal slumber he is woken be a fae.. his enemy, and mate. What a great angst-y turn of events! Plus it gave a reason for why Einar was so quickly invested in Adara's mad scheme to get her mother back from the tyrant king. I was surprised Adara never questioned why Einar became so invested. She had a brief moment of 'well, he could get a sleeping potion from anyone' but she didn't think too hard along that train of thought.
There was clear chemistry, despite Einar's hate and distrust of the fae, and even one steamy kiss while Einar was half asleep.. I just wish there had been more. They share one kiss and he still goes all 'i hate fae' and then is 'you can't steal my bride' at the end? uhhh... how is Adara supposed to feel about that? (tho I loved that she was like 'umm not that I'm aware of??') but again.. we're supposed to root for this couple, not hope that she turns him down, so it would've been nice to see more steam and less disdain in this book. Probably an excellent read for those who really like slow-burn romances that take place over multiple books before the couple even gets together officially.
One last thing- the twist at the end had major ick factors for me. No TW, but major spoiler: -
Overall 4/5
Spice 1/5
This book is perfect for a YA fantasy reader who loves adventures, fae, dragons and fun side characters!
I really enjoyed this story and I think it will be a fun one to let my kids read to.
Thank you Jasmine Walt and her team for the ARC and the chance to read it. -
— 4,5 Stars
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I really enjoyed this! Fast paced with an interesting storyline. Onto the next
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3.75⭐️
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Interesting plot and characters. Not the most exciting, and it didn’t keep me on the edge of my seat. But I’m still gonna read the next book.
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I ATE this up
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I was loving this book. And tbh this would have been one of my favorite books. I was hooked right from the beginning (yes my review has small spoilers but I think people should know this before wasting their time on this book). Until Adara and Einar meet. I was so excited to see them finally meet. But literally the first thing he notices is her boobs. Her body is the only thing he cares about. Occasionally he’ll throw in a nice compliment about her hair🙄. I can’t stand books that objectify women right off the bat. He knew right away that they were mates. Einar basically acts the same way modern males do in the real world. He’s a horny male with no impulse control and needs🙄. He also can’t handle rejection. She rejected him twice and the first time he got pissed and walked off. And the second he almost SAed her. She said no and he wouldn’t stop and said “your mine” as if she’s his property. She had to push him off of him to get him to stop. And ya I get it he wasn’t aware of what happened he had zero recollection to what happened. But regardless when she called him out on it he stormed off. He reminds me of everything I hate with modern males. Like honestly during their first fight he lands on her and the first thing he thinks about is screwing her. Then they run into this things called harpies I think. And they are freaking R&pists. They are women who R&pe men over and over until they get impregnated and then they kill them. And literally one of them was talking about how big of a c0ck one of the males had that they r$ped and how good it felt. Absolutely disgusting. Not to mention the editing was horrible. It was hard to get through. I only enjoyed the start of the book. The action was good and then randomly throughout the book the author got horny and wrote some weird shit that made no sense at all. Einar was a creep idgaf what anybody says. I have read a few books with dragon shifters none of which have problems with consent!! This book was creepy and made me remember why I despise males. I did like adara and this book would have been great had the author just wrote a cute love story. They could have definitely hated eachother and fought a bit. But making Einar a creep who only cared about her body is what ruined it for me. There was no chemistry between Adara and Einar. This book was gross. I think I DNFed at 60% I was trying so hard to keep going because I was interested in what would happen next but I kept getting triggered by the creep. Anyways I’ll be adding this author to my DNR list cuz her book was triggering. Book would have been so amazing had she made him a decent man rather then a disgusting creep who can’t handle rejection. That’s all 💗
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This is the first book in a new series from Jasmine Walt. It is good to have her stories back. Jasmine Walt has created a story in a new world with magic and fae and dragons. Naturally, the dragons and fae hate each other. In this world there is a young Water Fae girl named Atara who lives with her mother, an earth fae, and lives in a small village in the earth fae lands. Events occur that force Atara to leave her home and then travel the world to save her mother, who has been kidnapped by a dark General. During her travels she meets the last dragon, Elinar, who she immediately feels an attraction for. The two of them travel to different locations and interact with a number of different characters and situations. There is a slow burn romantic pull between Atara and Elinar, even though they know that they should hate each other. The interactions between characters is sharp and engaging and keeps the reader wanting more. I was not ready for the story to end. This is a well-written romantic fantasy with excellent characters and simmering romance. I highly recommend this book.
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Solid 3-3.5 ⭐️-I see the potential. Famous last words, am I right? Because I will be reading book 2.
I was so intrigued with the prologue and while the story held my attention, it’s just never got … there. I liked the world and the different factions of Fae with elemental magic. I liked Einar and Malvyn and Leap a lot. Leap reminds me of Peter Pan! Didn’t feel connected to Adara at all. She was so naive and always spilling her business, like no wonder you’ve got problems girlie.
I thought it was incredibly weird to get the random chapter in Lady Mossi’s pov, let alone it be in 3rd when the whole book was in 1st. It took me all the way out of the story. I think that Einar discovering that the General was coming and Lady Mossi revealing it to Adara when they fought would have sufficed.
He’s mated to his best friend’s daughter?! *sigh* okay…Despite that tidbit I do believe in their mating bond, so that’s a win.
The last few chapters were rushed, but like I said, I’ll read book 2.
This is me begging the author to give us Daryan and Olette’s story and a spin-off series about the war. Then a second spin-off series about the dragons that went through the portal. -
⭐⭐⭐✨
An enjoyable fantasy, with good world building and characters who I actually wanted to follow - I was never too bored, or thought things were moving too slowly. Alot was happening at points, with Dragons and Fae all in the mix, but I enjoyed the authors interpretation of Fae seeing as they are still pretty popular.
Didn't rate it higher because I'm not sure if I'd reach for the sequel, even though it did end of a really interesting note (don't want to say too much bcos let's be real, spoilers are the worst 😭) - there was romance, but it felt more YA when lately I've been reaching for adult romance.
Overall, a satisfying fantasy read (and it's on kindle unlimited!) This book did make me want to check out others from the same author, I liked their writing style, it was really accessible without being simplistic or boring.
Thankyou for the ARC! -
Meh..
I had high expectations.. -
This book had everything I loved and more and what made it so good was the world-building and writing. It was beautifully written and I felt that everything flowed so well and the romance was a real treat. Slow urn is one of my favorite tropes and Walt does an excellent job with it and the romance was very believable and not rushed. So, I highly recommend this one especially if you love good world building and slow burn!
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Honestly was not expecting to like this as much as I did! So many twists and turns, that I keep asking myself, what's next! Can't wait to watch the characters continue to develop. Ready to jump right into the next one
