I dragged my feet starting this for the size alone
So I booked a 7 day beach trip and just read this for 3 straight days. The book didn't lag or drag on. The book sucks you in with its mystery, world ending, demons and various other otherworldly creatures. It's perfection. And now I need book 2 because this cannot be the end it has the biggest cliffhanger

This was a chunky book! I really really liked the story! I felt there could have been 200 pages less, but I still really enjoyed this and have recommended this to quite a few people who have also really enjoyed! Thank you so much.

3.5 stars

I'll be honest, the writing wasn't that strong for me but I don't need that in my dark romance because this book delivered on the things I do like. I loved the enemies to lovers trope and the morally grey MC (give that to me every time) and while it was definitely a little too long, I won't deny that I flew through this book. I also really liked the magic system. I don't read alot of fantasy dark romance but this book has made me realise it's a genre I need to get in to. Definitely recommend.

A wonderful world full of flawed and mythic creatures. A king reluctant to renter the world. A myth that follows him. It’s a great chance to immerse yourself in a realm of fantasy . A heroine who has really made @ deal with the devil. A good read.

For a tik tok sensation it really wasn't that bad!! The first 150 or so pages are a little slow, but after that it really gets exciting and pulled me in! For a debut, I thought the writing was done well, pacing was pretty good and overall an enjoyable cast of characters! Definitely want to dee what happens next and hopefully all the favorite tropes continue!

OMG this book literally has my entire heart, the characters, the plot, the villains, and the ending?? just absolute *chefs kiss*

Enemies to lovers
Touch her/him and die
Forbidden love
Complex and incredible world building and character development

You know those books that you are so enthralled in, that you forget to eat and end up staying up until like 6am because you cannot put it down? The Book of Azrael was that book for me, I'm looking back now at my notes on this book and it is so sparse because I genuinely so engrossed I forgot to write my actual feelings down, but best believe this was my ultimate favourite fantasy read of last year.

Dianna Martinez is an Ig'Morruthen, to save her sister, she sacrificed her mortal life, and allowed Kadne (the king of all kings) to change her. Now she's his second in command, a strong, fierce and commanding FMC, with lots of cutthroat actions and sarcasm thrown into the mix. Samkiel/Liam is known as the world ender, the god of all and seen as a myth by many. Struggling with PTSD as a result of the last war he fought, obliterating his home on Rashearim. We follow him as he grapples with his self-inflicted and internal hatred towards himself for his past mistakes, and the turmoil and utter devastation it's caused him. As a result, he prefers solitude, and distances himself from the world that still exists, finding it hard to connect with others, and feel, after so many years of numbing his pain. The two's lives become entwined, as the centuries old enemies work together to find the ancient relic that may hold the future of their world and every other realm in between.

Honestly, I haven't got a single bad thing to say about this book. The writing is amazing, descriptive and fully immersive, full of strong complex and multi-layered characters with twists and turns galore, it'll have you on edge, wanting to throw the book across the room. Jam packed full of action, betrayals, double crossing, and a little dash of spice. At the heart it's about love and the lengths you'd go to, to protect the ones you care most about. Dianna and Gabby's relationship was so wholesome and sweet and showed a whole other side to Dianna. Gabby is her entire world and she would burn the world to the ground if a threat was ever made towards her, so much so that she even puts her life in the hands of those she's been brought up to see as enemies to ensure her safety.

The ending though absolutely broke me. I am sending a bill to you Amber. for emotional damage, because I was NOT expecting that, and now I am waiting patiently (or not so) for the next book in the series, and sitting in denial



This is just by far one of my favourite fantasy series, packs an emotional punch and just full of flirty banter and slow burn romance, with a strong and villainous FMC, and a heroic MMC. What's there not to love?

Wowowow I loooooved this! I have reread it twice already and I cannot wait for the next one. The characters, the vibe, the story line. This was so much fun and dark and everything I wanted. It was so unique and the FMC? Chefs kiss. This is slow burn and not spicy and does deal with trauma, but it’s worth it.

A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Erioa to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Amber Nicole is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this books.Can't wait for the next book

I was so excited to read this book! The spice was great but the story was even better !! Thank you so much for this advanced readers copy.

I haven’t read much fantasy, but when I read the synopsis of this book I was very intrigued. And rightly so. Having read this now, I can safely say that this was a fun, engaging, very enjoyable start to a series and I can’t wait to read the rest.
The author built a world that was so interesting that not only did I want to know more about the relationships between the hero and the heroine, but I was also so invested in their own lives, their backgrounds and relationships with the other characters. I gobbled up the crumbs about their back stories, and also looked forward to their own chemistry and relationship building throughout the book.

Highly recommended to those who like fantasy and romance.

The Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole

3/5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ho boy, where do I start with this book? Here’s the thing, I started this book maybe four times before stopping at around the 75-100 page mark every time. And then I finally got the motivation to push through the first 150 pages before things started to get interesting for me.

I have such a love hate relationship with The Book of Azrael, the last half of the book was phenomenal, I loved it. The beginning though? Bored the hell out of me. It was so hard to get into, so hard to like the characters – and honestly, even after finishing it, I’m still not sure if there’s a single character that I like.

There is so much that was interesting, the story itself, the history, the plot. But the characters were so flat for me, and the main character Dianna was such a pick me I’m not like other girls I’m a bitch character that her act and her scenes got old fast. I wish there was more to her than just a bitchy attitude and a sister that she’d do anything for. I wish there was a fight in her that made her interesting. Liam/Samkiel was so boring, he had no personality, no traits that would make him brooding or sexy in my mind while reading. Their relationship was a little boring and very predictable, it followed an outline for a couple that you could find on any romance plot planner.

A lot of the book wasn’t explored upon, I know it’s such a cliché for fantasy books to have a lot of confusing world building, but I genuinely would have preferred that instead of being tossed into a book with a giant war behind them, a world that has been divided by power, a missing god, and a species taking over half the world. A lot of it was really confusing and hard to get into because it wasn’t elaborated.

There were a lot of times I was rolling my eyes during scenes because the dialogue was so cut and paste, choppy, and very clearly used for one-liners for advertising, or the scene itself was planned around the very snarky and “badass” thing this main character was supposed to say and make herself seem like the coolest not like other girls girl.

With that being said, I am looking forward to the rest of the series and I hope it gets better now that the first book is out of the way. It has a lot of potential and I’m hoping that everything gets fleshed out more.

This book is phenomenal! This book keeps you on the edge of your seat, the story is captivating with complex characters and feelings. This story kept me guessing, it was beautiful to see them slowly falling for each other. The ending had me shook! I had to put the book down and walk away. I can't wait for the sequel.

Looking for great fantasy with good world#building and equally great spice? Look no more!

I've received an ARC copy through netgalley, and first off, thank you for that! I enjoyed this book A LOT. The world-building and plot were enticing right from chapter one, and I think that is so important. Many books in the romantasy genre I've read took their sweet time to have you get to know the characters, their conflicts and then throw the action and plot at you middle of the book, and this exhaust me since the first half often is so slow-going. Not this book though, na-ah. RIght from the start you're sucked in and turn pages like crazy.

The slow-burn fits suprisingly well in this fast pace, and once you hit the spicy scenes? Oh boy, buckle your seatbelts 'cause you're about to get sweating!.

5/5 Honestly.

This was absolutely filthy and vulgar. I honestly don't know what I thought I was getting when I requested this title? Maybe a dark fantasy/horror. Definitely not dark romance or erotica.

This was not for me.

My heart is still pounding from the absolute heart wrenching cliffhanger at the end of this book. I should probably take a few minutes to compose myself before I write this but I am blown away. I’ve had this book on my TBR for quite some time and I’m upset with myself for just now reading it. I fell in love with so many of the characters and their development throughout this story. The author does an incredible job of weaving the past and present to allow the reader to truly understand the world, magic, and characters. There are so many variants of love and heartbreak scattered throughout this story that I felt every emotion while reading. I was hooked by the 30% mark and couldn’t put it down after that. Definitely a must read- my heart will be broken until the next book in this series comes out.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me an ARC.

A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Erioa to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.

the fact it’s 841 pages and I still finished in one sitting is honestly concerning.

Thank you to NetGallery, the author (Amber Nicole) and the publishers for an e-arc of this book in exchange for a honest review
As others have, I really enjoyed this book and cannot believe the cliffhanger!!
The world building wasn’t ‘too much’ as some high fantasy’s tend to be, and was done well, the plot was very well done and had me hooked, did not feel like I was reading a 800+ page book at all!
The characters were well written, enjoyable to read and had good chemistry, and interactions!!
Would recommend and cannot wait to read the next one!!

3.5/5

This book did the same thing Crescent City did to me when I tried reading it. So much world building. I’d be lying if I said I knew all of what was going on 😅

Moments I was upset for the things that Dianna had to do. I don’t want to spoil, but I feel she gets a bit redeemed (Some surprises that I didn’t expect).

Enemy’s to lovers. Banter. Omg the banter gets good a little over half way through the book!! Once they are comfortable with each other and friends it feels so natural.

Although I felt the book was good it took me quite a while to read, kept putting it off.

I have seen such high reviews for this book and was really excited about it, but I thought it was just okay. I think this book could have been half the length it was and this would have made the plot and character development much more interesting. As it stands, the first half of the book took ages to go anywhere and could easily have been condensed. I enjoyed the plot when it got going and the world building was amazing. The relationship between the two main characters fell a bit flat for me, but I'm not a huge fan of romance anyway so maybe that's just me.

Great debut novel. Looking forward to book two. The cover drew me in and the fantastic writing, superior World building and original storyline kept me Turning Page after page.