Flamefall (THE AURELIAN CYCLE)

I enjoyed the first book but this one right here.... this one had me in my feelins!! The further you get into the book the more intense it gets!! I cant wait for September!

Lee is really struggling after what he did to Julia. He isn’t sure what is right anymore... one thing is for sure, though... he doesn’t want to be part of a regime that hoards rations for certain people and allows others to go hungry.Annie is the new Firstrider and she is stuck between a rock and a hard place. No longer is she the quiet and reserved girl she used to be. She has a responsibility to the people of Callipolis.The Pythian people are planning to take back what is theirs from Callipolis and they are starting with the granary... but things quickly get out of hand causing dragon and torch fire to blaze through.And a new POV is added to the mix. Griff, who I loved, is a lowborn servant but he is also a dragon rider. But his dragon and the rest of the dragons there in New Pythos are muzzled and unable to breathe their flames. Those he serves want to see Callipolis brought to their knees, but Griff feels differently. He longs to help do what is right, leading him to seek guidance from Callipolis’s new Firstrider.There is an uprising in Callipolis that is gaining traction. We see Lee have to make some really hard decisions as to where he lays his loyalties for the best of the people. And Annie has the difficult job of being an authority figure in a time like this. It makes her job harder, but she still does the very best she can.Flamefall is an action packed! Annie, Lee and Griff have to maneuver through duty and honor to determine what is best for the people they care about. My heart completely broke for Cor who loses so much in this book. And the romances we see in this were so great. Annie and Lee may not seeing eye to eye but the feelings they have for one another burn just under the surface. While Griff longs so deeply for someone whom his class determines he may not ever be able to be with.

"I've been blind to it because it was a system that was benefited me."Whyy do you do this to us #RosariaMunda? I absolutely loved Fireborne and anxiously awaited this second book in the trilogy, #Flamefall. And yet now I'm immediately back in the same spot, furiously awaiting the final book. I can already tell that it's going to be absolutely epic. If I had nothing else to live for, this alone would keep me going.Flamefall takes off right where Fireborne left off. Annie is ready to embrace her new role as Firstrider and Lee is recovering from his duel with Julia. Munda adds a third narrator to the mix for this book, Griff, a Pythian serf. I loved this character and the perspective he adds to the overall plot.My favorite aspect of Fireborne was the focus on politics and the pitfalls of classism. Flamefall expands on this greatly, which makes this book feel more substantial than most other YA books I've read. Add to this the further deepening of the characters, their plights, and arcs and this book is unputdownable. The reader truly knows each character in and out, and at times you're not even sure who you're rooting for because you love everyone, even when they've become morally gray.Excellent writing, with the development of both the plot and the characters. I can't wait for the finale!

Amazing follow up to the first book! The pages are filled with high emotions that keep the story explosive. We see a lot of character development and hard choices having to be made by everybody. The cliffhanger at the end was like a 2x gut punch. I’m still holding my breath and debating on sacrificing sleep to find out the beginning of how this trilogy all ends!

This is the sequel to Fireborne, a book I loved. I enjoyed this one too, but be aware, this is the second book in a trilogy, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I was so impatient to start Flamefall that I didn’t reread Fireborne first, and I probably should have because there’s a large cast and a complex political situation that I struggled to pick up again. But once Munda got going with Lee, Annie, and Griff, her three POV characters, I was entranced. She is so good at bringing them to life and at keeping the pressure on them. She’s just fearless in making her characters suffer. Additionally, each of them in bonded to a dragon and that bond is fascinating.

I ordered the physical copy of these books because I fell in love with the Aurelian Cycle after reading the digital version. I ordered these to collect and add to my physical bookshelf. I’m extremely disappointed that I was given poor copies of the books. Flamefall arrived without a dust jacket. The book was in otherwise pristine condition. Furysong did arrive with the dust jacket. It was however battered and crinkled all over the edges on the dust jacket. The pictures don’t do justice to amount of wrinkles and damage this dust jacket has.I’m extremely sad and very disappointed. Definitely returning Flamefall. I am still debating on whether or not I shall be returning Furysong. This afternoon I shall visit Barnes & Noble to see if the copies are any better there and if they are, I will no doubt be returning it as well.It gets 2 stars for the amazing book and writing by Munda. Otherwise I’m very disappointed.

All the political stuff in this book is just a little too much. It makes it very slow in parts and is kind of confusing with all the different groups. Just stick to the story! I will continue with book 3. I just hope it gets a little better! Bring on the annie and lee love! They deserve it!

I loved this book! Definitely a worthy continuation to the first book. If you love political fantasy you will love this book - guaranteed! I am normally very hesitant when an author adds another perspective during a sequel but I was just as invested in Griff’s story as Lee and Annie’s. Can’t wait for book three 😊

Could not get into it, although I really really wanted to since I've invested so much time already. But it is missing something. More stories, more deep dive into the character, more fast pacedness.

Wow. The last time I felt this scared and excited about the conclusion to a series was with A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir. Please go read Fireborne and then this stunning sequel, can't recommend it enough.

Even better than the first one! I loved the new POV and his storyline. Now I can't wait for the third one, and we still don't even have a title!

I can't wait for the third one!