Book Review: Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole

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I read Glow of the Everflame in basically one day. That’s the headline and, honestly, most of the review — books don’t get read in a day around here unless they’ve done something right.

Since this is book two of the Kindred’s Curse Saga, I’ll keep the plot talk at zero (no spoilers on this blog, ever). What I can tell you: Diem’s world gets bigger, the politics get sharper, and the slowest slow burn in modern romantasy continues at a pace that should be studied by scientists. New to the saga? Start with my review of Spark of the Everflame.

What I Loved About Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole

The characters, full stop. The worldbuilding gets a serious glow-up here (sorry) and the plot moves better than book one’s, but it’s the character work that kept me pinned to my Kindle until I ran out of book. Relationships deepen, emotional beats land, and Penn Cole keeps handing her cast dilemmas with genuine stakes attached. This is the series at full strength.

What I Didn’t Love About Glow of the Everflame

Two things. First, the slow burn crosses from delicious tension into ‘are we still doing this?’ territory — it’s just a little too slow for my taste, and I say that as a certified slow-burn defender. Second, late in the book Diem makes a couple of decisions that read like they were imported from an earlier version of her character, the kind of backslide her arc should have retired by then. You only notice because the character work is otherwise so strong. I noticed.

Final Thoughts on Glow of the Everflame

The high point of the saga for me: a genuinely great fantasy-romance installment with people worth caring about. I went straight into book three the same week — my review of Heat of the Everflame covers that bumpier ride. Like the whole series, it’s on Kindle Unlimited (and book one made my KU romantasy list).

My final score: 3 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Do I recommend this book? 👍 Yes — this is the book the series is selling when everything clicks.

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