At this point in time I have mo words for this book.
Ok that was a lie. I have a lot to say.
I had a general idea of what this book entailed but I prefer to go in blind and appreciate the unexpected, and this paid off. I absolutely loved it.
Initially, Dianna is this evil monster capable of awful things and her one weakness is her sister, Gabby. I thought Kaden would be this love interest that would shift completely due to his love and affection for Dianna but boy was I wrong. Once the plot got underway and I grasped the complex world of gods and monsters I was hooked.
Liam - or Samkiel - was an instant favourite for me. A tortured soul, isolated and grieving is shoved into a stressful situation that is constantly developing and worsening.
The two main characters form an initially volatile alliance which burns super slowly into a delicious and spicy romance that Amber Nicole wrote perfectly. They supported each other through their weakest points and protected one another when they could no longer go forward.
Now, as I noticed the book reaching its conclusion I felt a cliffhanger nearing and I was so nervous. Karen returns with a vengeance and demands Dianna returns - once again treating her like a possession. I'll spare the details but it was an intense and nail-biting ending leaving me wanting more.
Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book and I highly recommend anyone gives it a read, and get ready for a rollercoaster ride.

Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for this arc! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I can’t wait to read more by Amber Nicole!!

4.5 Rounded up to 5

I really enjoyed this book. It was action from the first chapter and continued throughout the book. The world building and plot was fantastic.
This book had fantasy, magic, hate, betrayal, revenge and war. It also has one of my favourite tropes enemies to lovers and I absolutely loved the dynamics between the two characters Liam and Diana.
If your looking for a fantasy romance book then I definitely recommend this book.

Lastly the ending was a little shocking and definitely makes me want a second book now.

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and publishers for this eARC I received.

The Book of Azrael is such an incredible debut novel!
I really enjoyed the writing style, loved the world building, character development, and the quick-paced action. It’s well written with consistent pacing, and an addictive plot.

I highly recommend if you’re here for a morally grey heroine, enemies to lovers, mild spice, incredible banter, twists and turns, and one hell of a cliffhanger!

This book was a monster, but overall very enjoyable. If you're a fan of fantasy books, then I definitely recommend this. Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

I was very excited to read this novel as the reviews were great so far and the tropes seemed very fun. I, unfortunately, could not force myself to finish the novel - I'm around 25% of the way through and have found it quite difficult to motivate myself to read it.

I think this has some redeemable elements. If you are a fan of the Shadowhunters series or Jennifer L. Armentrout, this might be for you. I think the romantic elements would really appeal to Armentrout's fans, but I personally couldn't connect to it. This style of fantasy isn't for me, but I think this is a personal reason.

Overall, the book was well written enough and the plot was quite innovative. The concept was exciting and fresh, a new take on more common fantasy tropes. Unfortunately for me, I didn't find the execution to be in a style that particularly meshed with my taste.

I would recommend giving it a go if you like less intense, more light-hearted fantasies. I mean this in the best way possible, as I was a huge fan of this platform in my youth - but if you like Wattpad-style fantasies, this would be a stunning choice.

this is a quick-paced, enemies-lovers fantasy with deeply-layered world-building, tragic treacheries, and complex, morally-grey characters. It has almost all the fan-favorite tropes, LOTS of banter, and even mental health rep
the dynamic between the two main characters is beautiful and real. both of them are so similar, but at the same time so very different.
i did have my fair share of problems with dianna, but liam i absolutely adored :) who doesn't love a grumpy cinnamon roll with a traumatic past?
the dual povs, the realtionship between logan and neverra, the sisterly bond between gabby and diana and the angst were more things i greatly enjoyed in this book!

thank you netgalley for the arc of this book!

To be completely transparent, I did dnf this book. I don’t know what it was about it but I had an extremely hard time getting in to it. What makes it worse is that I feel like I would love the book if I could. I think I just wasn’t smart enough to quite keep track of the plot. Because it feels like there’s so much right at the start and it’s a lot to take in and keep track of. I might retry this book later but I feel bad that I dnf’d this book.

I didn't realize I got this book after release date, thank you Net Galley for this opportunity to read this book. It was a great book to get my back into this genre. I loved it. I need to know what happens next, Liam and Dianna are perfect together.

I found this book to have some editing issues with punctuation and words used incorrectly. Unfortunately I also found it to contain a little too much violence for my liking. This is quite a big book being 796 pages and probably if I continued to read I would have been more involved but it didn't hold my attention enough to persevere. Many people have read this book and loved it but it just isn't for me.

This book is full of so much promise, which is what made it so much more disappointing to read. I was so deeply invested in the premise, but there is almost no conceptual followthrough.

If you love action-packed fantasy romance with slow burn enemies to lovers, grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity and one bed trope then I recommend you to read this one! If not, then you are missing out on this fantastic debut!

The plot is well written with dual POVs - Dianna and Liam and a couple of flashbacks as well.
The world building is intriguing and unique which is written with great writing style.

The characters, main and secondary are well developed and very likeable.
Dianna, our morally grey FMC is a badass heroine and I adore her unconditional love towards her sister.
Then there's our love interest, the grumpy male-Liam. He's my absolute favorite. His background story helps us understand about his character and also see another side of him.

I really like the slow burn romantic build up between Dianna and Liam.
I really love the banter, sarcastic comments and also some cozy moments where they started to open up to each other which will lead to spicy scene!
(They're my new favorite couple now!💕💕)

The ending has a huge cliffhanger that I wish I have the next book right now!!
There's only one thing I wish from this series, more background story from the villain side.

Overall, this is a fantastic debut book to start a fantasy romance series!
Once you get hooked into this book, you'll never want to put it down!
This book is highly recommended and I really hope the author will publish the next book asap to answer all these questions in my head!

Special thanks to Netgalley, Amber Nicole and Rose & Star Publishing for granting this review copy to me. I'm leaving this honest review voluntarily!

Honestly, this book had potential, and that's probably one of the most heartbreaking things about this. Conceptually, there was a lot going for it: urban-ish fantasy set in a world where gods and monsters are all around, protag stuck in a (steamy) deal with a villain in exchange for the wellbeing of her sister, the adversaries are (hot) heroes doing "good", and everything moves at a pretty quick pace, with plenty of twists, turns, and romance.
Which is probably why it was so much more disappointing when this fell flat.
To be honest, I think this book had the potential to be truly exceptional if it had just gone through another edit, because the most jarring aspects of this book could probably have been fixed with a once over from another pair of eyes. I felt like I was less than an inch away from connecting with the characters—their personalities and abilities were all so interesting—and then they would say something, and I would be catapulted away from that connection and back into finding them two dimensional.
If I wasn't someone who found writing style and dialogue fundamental to my ability to engage with a story, I think I would have genuinely enjoyed this—and if that isn't an aspect that's important to you, this may be one for you.

*4.5 stars*

Thank you to NetGalley and Rose and Star Publishing for giving me an e-arc. I am giving this review honestly and voluntarily.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I loved the plot, characters, and the overall storytelling. I found myself wondering what was going to happen next and wanting to continuously pick this book up.

I would say that the main reason that this isn’t a full five star for me is the fact that there was times when I was pulled out of the story. At some points, I felt like one of the characters did something really out of the normal for them and it made me pause. It doesn’t happen often, but enough for me to drop half a star.

I’ve seen a bit of hype for this and I honestly believe it lives up to the hype. Yes, the beginning can be slow, but after you get past the first couple chapters, I found myself wondering how I got as far as I was.

The world and lore was phenomenal. I really enjoyed learning about the past and most of the flash backs. I will admit that there were times when I got annoyed with them, but it was something I could easily look over, I think there was possibly too many.

Overall, I really enjoyed this and I highly recommend. I am definitely excited for the next books to come! The author did an amazing job writing this!

This was one of the first books that I have ever chosen to review. I am a huge fan of The Dresden Files and have now started reading a lot of LitRPG but this was totally different than that. The characters in this book are so relatable. It is heartbreaking to see the choices they have been made to take, and how the relationships fall apart.

The book keeps you on the edge of your seat as you try and figure out exactly who all is involved. You watch as people die, that you hoped to get to know. The entire thing is layered well. I think Ms. Nicole did a fantastic job for this book. Dianna was a pleasure to read from the standpoint of wanting a strong female character. If you want to feel empowered as a woman right now, she is one of the champs.

I think this is a fantastic read! I can't wait to see what comes next!

Pretty much from the start I was hooked on this book. I saw a bunch of ppl talking about it and figured I’d check it out even though it’s not my usual type of read. I have to admit I really liked it. The premise was compelling and the world building was interesting and creative. Gotta admit the grammatical error were definitely distracting. It looked like some things were cut and pasted. Hopefully they clean it up for the release because it’s actually an awesome story. I thought it was pretty awesome and would suggest others give it a try.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

"I didn’t remember how long we talked, but somewhere amidst her laughter and smiles, I decided I would rip the world apart for her."

Do you love,
A badass heroine?
A grumpy but romantic love interest who is not afraid to express his feelings?
Slow burn and REAL enemies to lovers??
Do you need more? If so, but let’s be honest here you should have already been interested, continue reading.

A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Erioa to save her dying sister. Now, reborn with dangerous powers, she serves as the right hand to the king of monsters.⁠
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Samkiel, the World Ender, is a myth to many. After the Gods War, he locked himself away, denying his crown and responsibilities. But when old threats resurface, Samkiel realizes he can no longer hide. ⁠
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Dianna and Samkiel are enemies older than time, but they must put aside their differences and work together in the hopes of saving both their world and every realm in between.⁠

The plot unravels at a very smooth pace which makes me love this book even more!

The characters are both so easy to love. I adore them. Their chemistry is evident from the very first moment. Be assured that I’m rooting for them. At this point I HAVE to say that the secondary characters deserve an applause of their own. They were AMAZING.

And that cliffhanger? I need more NOW! And to think this is a debut novel. Are you kidding me?! Just imagine what’s in the works. I CANNOT WAIT!

Do yourself a favour and give this book a chance. It deserves it.

P.S: The only reason I’m giving 4 stars is because I’m waiting to give all 5 of them to the next book. Again, I can’t wait.

I expected to really like this book, and to be fair I did love a few parts, but as an overall package, this book was a disappointment for me. The premise was so intriguing and full of potential. I started this book after getting excited by the blurb. Unfortunately, the book did not live up to that excitement. The chapters were lengthy, but my main problem was the lack of editing. The writing was clunky and awkward. There were punctuation and grammatical errors throughout. This was very distracting and stopped me from immersing in the world fully.

The main character was also interesting and a total badass. I did not buy the romance, however. There was still something lacking. The characters felt flat and underdeveloped, despite the book being so long and each having their own pov. The world-building was rich and fascinating, but way too much exposition and info-dumping. It was a struggle to keep reading, honestly. There were so many pages that I skipped. It was just paragraph upon paragraph of purple-prose description. The book would have benefited a lot from proper editing. But nevertheless, good work from a debut.

The Book of Azrael is definitely one of my favourite reads for 2022. It has everything that I could wish for. A bad**s female main character who loves so deeply and is willing to sacrifice herself over and over again for her sister, and a broken hero who doesn't know yet he needs someone to fix him.

Dianna belongs to the bad guys. For centuries she has served Kaden, the king of the Otherworld, as her lap dog just so she could protect her sister's life. She knows she's evil and a monster, but there is nothing she can do to change the situation. Until Kaden starts tracking the Book of Azrael said to be able to open the doors to other realms that were closed millennia ago. Dianna doesn't believe in this book, but she still has to follow Kaden's orders. However, when she crosses path with Liam, the last living god who came to her planet to find out what is going one and who killed one of his men, the two starts to butt head, obviously. It doesn't help that their two species are also mortal enemies, and they have been for eons. But when her sister's life is in danger again, Dianna needs to change her alliance, and hopefully she can realise that she's not the monster she thought.

Dianna is such a strong woman, and no matter how much Kaden tries to break her, she always stands back up. Liam is broken too, but his way to fight back his to secludes himself from the people who loves him. The two don't know how much they need each other, and let me tell you, their chemistry is sizzling hot. I didn't want this book to end at all. I don't know if I have the patience to wait for book 2. That cliffhanger destroyed me.

I am absolutely in love with this book, characters, worlds and author at this moment. I stayed up reading until 4 AM this morning, so please forgive me if my thoughts and words are not that clear at the moment.

" I didn't remember how long we talked, but somewhere amidst her laughter and smiles, I decided I would rip the world apart for her."


The sheer number of tropes (all my favourite) covered in this 1st book alone is enough to make a girl scream- enemies to friends to lovers, slow burn, female lead portrayed as Villain, epic world building (and breaking!), some forced proximity, a lot of forbidden romance (well duh! These 2 species have been enemies for centuries now), and what about heart-stopping cliffhangers with the Female Lead screaming her heart out? Yes, yes, yes to all of that and more.




I think it's suffice to say that this book deserves for you to go in without spoilers, I mean I barely read the blurb- It's not my fault that the cover has a skull. At this point, I would gladly stay up for nights on a stretch if I could just get the rest of the books in this trilogy.




Thank you NetGalley, Amber Nicole and Rose and Star Publishing, LLC for letting me read this Advanced Reader's Copy.