To Flame a Wild Flower (Crystal Bloom, #3)
Sarah A. Parker
It’s not in my nature to beg, but I’ll stay on my knees until I feel that flame sputter out. And then … I’ll rip the world to shreds. I’ve tumbled into a darkness so deep it’s hard to see the light, my petals curling inward as I tip my face from the sun. Hide from my monstrous actions. Traitor. Murderer. High Mistress. My mistakes hunt me down, and I’m pulled into a political tug-of-war, balancing Ocruth’s welfare on the edge of a bloody blade. The moon is swelling, the weight on my shoulders compacting, and my unfailing curiosity keeps weaving its roots in the wrong direction. Horrible truths unravel, casting explosive light on everything I thought I knew. I’ll have no choice but to shed my morals, my withering self-preservation, and sow the seed of a plan set to bloom beneath a bloated moon. One wrong move could destroy everything. Destroy me. Lines will blur, blood will spill, and I’ll learn how fragile I really am—at a cost far greater than I could have imagined. Fate is a ravenous beast, and there’s only so far I can run. To Flame a Wild Flower is the third book in the Crystal Bloom series—a dark fantasy romance full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst.
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LISTEN, this book was hands down one of my favorite reads of 2023. Already on the top 5 of the list (number one dare I say?)
This book & it's author put me THROUGH it & I wouldn't have it any other way. It delivered & surpassed all of my expectations. The revelations in Flame had me GASPING. I love how much more we find out in this book about certain characters & how we got to see into the minds of so many of them. Our morally gray characters (heroes doesn't seem like a fitting word) we adore & the villains. It made so many of the plot points just come together & click. We learn the background of certain characters, their decisions & why they made them, why they act a certain way. I LOVED that.
What I love about the Crystal Bloom world is that the characters are beautifully imperfect, some damaged & flawed. That makes you adore them even more & not only appreciate their journey but also makes their growth that much more fulfilling.
Orlaith? Gosh, I adore her. This book made my love for her grow more than I realized was possible. Her profound darkness & grief, the ache she lives with, I felt it deep within me too. I went on this painful journey with her, experienced her hardship, felt her guilt, the gnawing feeling inside of her that makes her wish she could turn back time. I felt such pride watching her evolve, finding that part within herself that had her FIGHT within it. The part that pushed her to get past her safety line & slowly start getting to know the part of herself that is a force to be reckoned with.
Baze and Kai still hold my heart, always. So many characters I ADORE. I would go to war for them & would go down swinging.
Reading this book, this series, was such a beautiful experience & I wholeheartedly recommend it!
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