My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes an enthralling new trilogy set in the Hidden Legacy world, where magic means power, and family bloodlines are the new currency of society…
In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use her unique powers, but when her friend’s mother and sister are murdered, Catalina risks her reputation and safety to unravel the mystery.
But behind the scenes powerful forces are at work, and one of them is Alessandro Sagredo, the Italian Prime who was once Catalina’s teenage crush. Dangerous and unpredictable, Alessandro’s true motives are unclear, but he’s drawn to Catalina like a moth to a flame.
To help her friend, Catalina must test the limits of her extraordinary powers, but doing so may cost her both her House–and her heart.
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REVIEW
I received an e-ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
So here I am after having finished reading Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff and I get the amazing notification that I got approved for SAPPHIRE FLAMES! *cue the fireworks*. I was emotionally drained and yet I scrambled my remaining brain cells and from excitement, I decided to read the ARC.
I finished it in one day.
I am not ok.
Let's take it from the start. Three years have passed since the ending of the original trilogy. Nevada and Rogan have left for Spain and Catalina along with the rest of their family are expecting danger as their trial period as a new-formed House is ending. That means that they have to state their alliances and that other Houses in Houston will try to destroy them.
As Catalina tries to weave through responsibilities, budget issues and a case that will prove to be even more difficult, that's when Alessandro appears! Oh my gorgeous Italian, who jumps through windows James Bond-style and also has quite the wicked humor and sarcasm! I enjoyed Catalina and Alessandro together as they try to solve the case and weave through both the upstate politics and the dark tunnels of assassins and magic.
I seriously didn't expect some scenes while others proved some theories which I had read about on Ilona Andrew's blog. Especially the one with the math; that was one hell of a scary, movie worth amazing scene! On the other hand, some may express...displeasure that Rogan and Nevada are not mentioned much or they don't make an appearance. And that's fine.
Sapphire Flames begins a new tale with old and new characters together and as the first books go, the authors must present said characters from their own point of views with their own fears, love, and secrets. I am sure that the next book will definitely have a scene where Alessandro and Rogan meet. I dread to see what will happen. Also, Catalina's power is amazing and beautiful, being a Siren gives her the power to seduce, beguile people and yet she is very down to earth and fears that Alessandro won't love her truly back.
I cried in the epilogue. I really did because I knew that the game has just started, the real villain is hiding among the heroes and that Catalina made a deal she will not get out of it easily. I want Alessandro and Catalina together, I hope Runa and Burn will also become a couple, that Arabella will get her own story and that Augustine Montgomery will stop being such a cold marble statue and find his own love in the books...or in his own series.
It's advisable to read the Hidden Legacy series first and then dive into this one when it will be released. Now I have to wait for 2020! I don't know how I will survive....
About the authors:
Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.
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