Six Scorched Roses (Crowns of Nyaxia)

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some would call what he did brainwashing (me? never 🤭). and the best part of this book, unquestionably, undoubtably Vincent and how his complex bond with Oraya was explored. how his past was explored. i loved his influence on her so much. 💘 Six Scorched Roses (Optional) – This standalone novella introduces some characters who will be important later on. I wanted to capture him like rainwater. I wanted to savor him like blood. I wanted him to open me and touch everything within me that I had hidden away from the world.” Oraya the things I would do for you…🧚‍♀️ There were so many different factors that went into that decision... I' …more Thank you so much, I'm so glad you loved it and so appreciate your kind words!!

Warning! This review will involve a lot of cursing and spoilers for the first book. The first portion of the review will be spoiler free, the second part will involve minor and big spoilers for this book but I’ll put up multiple warnings before that part so you can avoid it. (Honestly, you should let me spoil this book for you and save you the trouble because it is not worth it.) I cannot describe the depth of that emotion, not the intensity of the terror that comes with it, bound together so inextricably. I came here to excise my greatest weaknesses, and instead, I now offer my heart to it. The financials of indie publishing are also very different than trad, and they've been very kind to me. Because I take home all of my royalties (after the retailer cut OFC!), I make a comfortable full-time living from my books, and I feel like it would have been a lot harder to do that as a mid-list author if I was trad. Oraya has so many conflicted feelings when it comes to Rhain and Vincent, and that made her SO relatable. It’s so much more complicated than grief and hate. She hates Rhain for his lies and the fact that he killed Vincent, but at the same time she knows that whatever they shared during the tournament was real, despite all the other lies and half-truths. She is rational enough to see that he did care for her then and still does now. She knows that, and it makes it harder for her to hate him, which in turn makes her angry at herself for not being able to simply hate him and kill him. I hesitate to use absolute words like "will" and "promise" and "I am a capable professional adult," but I fully plan/expect/hope that this book will be coming sooner than that. The March date is the latest it could be out, but it hopefully will come earlier.Vale/Lilith - ”You have my sword, my blood, my life. I swear to you my loyalty and my service. It is my greatest honor to serve as your Head of War.” Crumbs! We truly only get the smallest bits from them, but I was hungry and in search of every scene or mention. Vale is not a man of many words, but when he speaks it means something (AND HE HAS MY FULL ATTENTION)! I craved more of them, but am grateful we got anything! They have my heart!

The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. Power hurts. It requires sacrifice. Do you want to change this world, little serpent? Climb the bars until you’re so high no one can catch you." The cliche but always good ~ character looking at scenery and complimenting it while the other character agrees and is looking at them instead It slowed down a lot more, which I loved and didn’t mind in the least. It allowed for the plot to just breathe, for the world to be build even further with talks of vampiric politics and war strategies. For themes to be unraveled through magic and gods and fantasy.

Blood, Violence, Gore, Torture, Mentions of Rape, Grief, War, Classism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Confinement, Fire, Injury/Injury detail, etc. Besides the thrilling plot, mesmerising and seductive romance I was just so fascinated by their world and how dangerously beautiful it is. I don't think I can ever get enough of them and their world. I loved the romance between Oraya and Raihn, they fought for each other and understood each other. The chemistry and sexual tension was amazing! The slow burn was so good and I loved their banter. There were so many steamy scenes that had me blushing and smiling! In the meantime, I hope you absolutely love this book, friends. I put my heart and soul into it, and I hope it shows. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the ride with me! If I had any complaints about this book, it would be I want MORE! We do see Lilith and Vale again in The Ashes and the Star Cursed King and I love Lilith using her quirky wit on Raihn. However, the little snippets weren’t enough to fill the Lilith and Vale-sized gaping hole in my heart.