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A review by originalbooknerd
Dawn of Flames by Tessa Hale
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
โจ๐๐ช๐๐ท ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ - ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ต๐ต๐ธ๐ 3 - ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐โจ
Author: Tessa Hale
Couple: Hayden with Knox, Easton, Cael, Cillian and Maddox
Tropes: dragon shifter, fantasy romance, golden retriever MMC, age-gap, student/professor, college romance, why choose, reverse harem, enemy to lover, heroine in danger
Review: Dawn of Flames is the ending to end all endings in all of the books I have read from Tessa so far! This series was definitely more fantasy and plot oriented than previous books but also had just enough romance to satisfy both sides of romantasy fans! Tessa was able to grasp my attention from chapter one in this book and we learn what happened to Hayden following the shocking ending in book 2 and WOW is it a doozy!
This book built up EVERYTHING and while I loved seeing Hayden finally get her HEA, I also felt like I wanted more bonding, emotions and intensity between Hayden, Easton and Maddox. I became a huge Easton fan in this book and only wish we had a little bit more of his POV so we could move past all of his emotional baggage. Tessa was able to pull his character out of his a$$ and make him a soft cuddly bear around Hayden but also keep his gruff outside for the most part. Maddox however was one I just wanted more from. He was not super amicable until the last 25% and I felt like it was a little rushed at times but also fit his persona in the group and story well. Tessa had me conflicted about him the most and I could never pick a side of like or dislike for him until the end!
This final book is the most impactful in my opinion and leaves most questions answered but also leaves new ones for us to be curious about. I found that the ups and downs in this book brought out Haydenโs mamma bear side and it was nice to see her backbone come out more and more. The ending of this book is heartwarming and I enjoyed the epilogue we got at the end but cannot wait for Tessaโs next series!
Rating: 4.5/5, the epic, angsty and magical finale to Haydenโs romance with a well earned HEA!
Thank you Tessa for the eARC copy!
**I own this edit but photos are not mine and credit goes to the original owner**
โจ๐๐ช๐๐ท ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ - ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ต๐ต๐ธ๐ 3 - ๐๐พ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ธ๐ด ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐โจ
Author: Tessa Hale
Couple: Hayden with Knox, Easton, Cael, Cillian and Maddox
Tropes: dragon shifter, fantasy romance, golden retriever MMC, age-gap, student/professor, college romance, why choose, reverse harem, enemy to lover
Narrators: Vanessa Moyen with Joe Arden, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton, Connor Crais & Jacob Morgan
Review: WOW! Dawn of Flames is the WINNER for this trilogy! This final audiobook was ah-mazing and left nothing out! Tessa and this team of narrators truly put a master piece forward with this last book and Vanessa truly delivered with her narration of this last bit of Haydenโs story! From the beginning I knew this audiobook would be my favorite since the emotion was soul sucking right off the first chapter.
I was lucky enough to be able to read and listen at the same time and the experience of this was truly one I will try to do for all of her books! Being immersed in this final part of the story allowed me to connect to the group on a different level and Teddy and Jason became the two male narrators I wanted more of! While Vanessa was the heart of this book, I felt like those two were able to cast tension off the rest of the group to create interest in different areas of the story!
Rating: 100+, a riveting and emotional final book in the Dragons of Ember Hollow trilogy!
Thank you Tessa for the eALC copy!
Author: Tessa Hale
Couple: Hayden with Knox, Easton, Cael, Cillian and Maddox
Tropes: dragon shifter, fantasy romance, golden retriever MMC, age-gap, student/professor, college romance, why choose, reverse harem, enemy to lover, heroine in danger
Review: Dawn of Flames is the ending to end all endings in all of the books I have read from Tessa so far! This series was definitely more fantasy and plot oriented than previous books but also had just enough romance to satisfy both sides of romantasy fans! Tessa was able to grasp my attention from chapter one in this book and we learn what happened to Hayden following the shocking ending in book 2 and WOW is it a doozy!
This book built up EVERYTHING and while I loved seeing Hayden finally get her HEA, I also felt like I wanted more bonding, emotions and intensity between Hayden, Easton and Maddox. I became a huge Easton fan in this book and only wish we had a little bit more of his POV so we could move past all of his emotional baggage. Tessa was able to pull his character out of his a$$ and make him a soft cuddly bear around Hayden but also keep his gruff outside for the most part. Maddox however was one I just wanted more from. He was not super amicable until the last 25% and I felt like it was a little rushed at times but also fit his persona in the group and story well. Tessa had me conflicted about him the most and I could never pick a side of like or dislike for him until the end!
This final book is the most impactful in my opinion and leaves most questions answered but also leaves new ones for us to be curious about. I found that the ups and downs in this book brought out Haydenโs mamma bear side and it was nice to see her backbone come out more and more. The ending of this book is heartwarming and I enjoyed the epilogue we got at the end but cannot wait for Tessaโs next series!
Rating: 4.5/5, the epic, angsty and magical finale to Haydenโs romance with a well earned HEA!
Thank you Tessa for the eARC copy!
**I own this edit but photos are not mine and credit goes to the original owner**
โจ๐๐ช๐๐ท ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ - ๐๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ต๐ต๐ธ๐ 3 - ๐๐พ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ธ๐ด ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐โจ
Author: Tessa Hale
Couple: Hayden with Knox, Easton, Cael, Cillian and Maddox
Tropes: dragon shifter, fantasy romance, golden retriever MMC, age-gap, student/professor, college romance, why choose, reverse harem, enemy to lover
Narrators: Vanessa Moyen with Joe Arden, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton, Connor Crais & Jacob Morgan
Review: WOW! Dawn of Flames is the WINNER for this trilogy! This final audiobook was ah-mazing and left nothing out! Tessa and this team of narrators truly put a master piece forward with this last book and Vanessa truly delivered with her narration of this last bit of Haydenโs story! From the beginning I knew this audiobook would be my favorite since the emotion was soul sucking right off the first chapter.
I was lucky enough to be able to read and listen at the same time and the experience of this was truly one I will try to do for all of her books! Being immersed in this final part of the story allowed me to connect to the group on a different level and Teddy and Jason became the two male narrators I wanted more of! While Vanessa was the heart of this book, I felt like those two were able to cast tension off the rest of the group to create interest in different areas of the story!
Rating: 100+, a riveting and emotional final book in the Dragons of Ember Hollow trilogy!
Thank you Tessa for the eALC copy!