Promised in Fire: Of Dragons and Fae, Book 1

4.2 | 9,045 ratings

Price: 29.66

Last update: 12-12-2024

About this item

New York Times bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with this first book in a brand-new fantasy series, perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, thrilling adventures, and awe-inspiring worlds...

A fae with impossible magic.

Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she's a water fae who can't control her magic, making her not just useless but downright dangerous at times.

When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he'll stop at nothing to obtain her—including kidnapping and torturing Adara's mother.

A dragon awoken from slumber.

As the last of his kind, Einar wants nothing to do with the kingdom of Ediria or its problems. The fae hunted his kind to extinction, and he harbors only hatred for them in his heart.

But when a beautiful fae female awakens him from an enchanted slumber, Einar is reluctantly ensnared. And while he would rather die than submit to any fae, every fiber of his body screams to claim her as his own.

A kingdom corrupted by darkness.

The last thing Adara and Einar want to do is join forces, no matter how scorching the passion between them is. But a dark magic is sweeping through the land, rotting the kingdom from the inside out. And if the two cannot put aside the centuries-old feud between their races, they will lose everything they hold dear...

If you like steamy, slow-burn romance, heart-pounding elemental duels, and unmatched world-building, then you'll love Promised in Fire.

Cece’s Cozy Corner

I devoured this book.

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024

Promised in Fire by Jasmine Walt was a book advertisement that kept popping up in my social media feeds. When I first saw it, I read the summary and thought it sounded fun and added it to my TBR list. After about the fifth time of seeing the advertisement I decided to finally get it and see what it was about. I am so glad I did. I devoured this book.
I am a reader that needs a plot line to follow and Promised in Fire definitely satisfied. From the moment the FMC is introduced the readers begin an action-packed and fast-paced adventure. The readers will journey with the FMC while she navigates learning to wield new magical abilities, dealing with a crotchety dragon, rescuing loved ones, and defeating her enemies.
While I found the books plot line to be great, my favorite thing was the characters throughout the book. Friend or foe, I enjoyed each character that was introduced throughout the book. If you are fan of fantasy, adventure, dragons, slow burn romance, and magic, I would definitely recommend reading Promised in Fire.

Just a warning! I also recommend having the second book (Forged in Frost) close by. Promised in Fire ends on an exciting cliffhanger. You are going to want to immediately grab the second book to continue the adventure.

Alexandria Woods

Moves Fast

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024

*****Spoilers*****

Einar is a dragon, the last in the realm because he sacrifices his blood to seal the rest of other dragons away from this world whole he remains in what he expects to be eternal slumber. He hates the fae because of the long war they've been engaged in and because they've killed people dear to him, most recently his good friend who was more like a brother who had mated with a fae princess. Adara is the lost fae-dragon princess hybrid who is unaware of her heritage. She thinks she's a magical dud with little water magic but the amulet she's worn her whole life is really what's kept her from using her water magic but also her fire magic. Adara is planning to join the military instead of taking after her earth fae mother as an herbalist. However, Adara discovers that she has fire magic in an explosive and public way during the trials and her mother uses her earth magic to send Adara many miles away so that Adara escapes the king's general who has been looking for Adara. Adara is the water fire wielding child who can eradicate the shadow magic from the world. Adara and Einar meet because she's led to his place of slumber and awakens him from it with her touch. Einar wakes and recognizes Adara as his mate but is appalled to know his mate is a fae because he has so much animosity toward the fae. The rest of the book is revelations and Adara and Einar teaming together on a quest to find and rescue her mother in exchange for a draught that will put Einar back to sleep.

The characters in the book are varied and well developed. The fae and dragon animosity crops up regularly which I think is realistic given that Einar fought the fae and has just awakened from a 20 year rest. Try as Einar does, he can't maintain his emotional distance from Adara and gradually he's coming around by book's end though his body made choices for him a few times where his mind has rebelled but no more than a couple of kisses in this one. There are a lot of twists and turns and unexpected events that occur so the rescue isn't a plan and execute at much it is an idea of the end goal which is interpreted for different reasons. It's a good thing in that the book is unpredictable and not boring but also doing too much too fast. I loved where and how the author took the story, it just felt like drinking from a water hose at times. Too much too fast and not much time spent with Adara and Einar examining whatever they have simmering.

Overall, it's a good read.

Isana R

Enjoyed it but details were muddied.

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

The plot was there. Certain elements and literary devices were used really well. My problem was the technical execution of things, or forgetting certain details that the author added themselves. There are a few instances I noticed in which a character that was in 1st person, switches to 3rd for about a paragraph and then switches back. And the transitions from calm to combat are really abrupt, and semi-undesirable. Rough to read. And all of the characters give off the “no one ever noticed me but I’m better than them all” kind of vibe.

Potential Spoilers ahead but I’ll try to keep them vague:
- In one instance we are introduced to a character being described as being just under 5ft tall, while in the lead male’s POV. In a later chapter, the character is again described by the lead male and is noted to be “half my height” which seems absurdly impossible given the setting of the description. This is a nitpicky detail for me and not a complete turn off. But there are other things.

- a rather large occurrence happens on the timeline. Something that cannot be forgotten by any of the characters as it’s what sets the story in motion. Our lead female makes a note that this happens “a week ago” and then within the exact same chapter, describes that same event as happening only three days prior. The timeline just wasn’t there.

There were of course other things but those were the two biggest instances of inconsistency that I noticed for really obvious things. Over all, the story in general was a great concept and I did enjoy that, I did want to pursue answers. I’m hoping book two is constructed a little better and keeps track of its own timeline.

Amazon Customer

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024

Finally a book worth reading, great story, good characters

afinkle

Gripping story from the first page!

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024

This is such an exciting story! I inhaled it in one day. If you’ve ever read the last storm it’s got a similar storyline but I feel like the writing is more complex. This is a really good book if you’re in between acotar and fourth wing. The fmc is snarky and fun, and I love the playful banter between her and the mmc.
Tropes*
- fated mates
- maybe forced proximity
- dragons and fae magic
- enemies to lovers
-secrets
-slow burn

Now for the cons. While the author used a variety of words and had pretty good world building it’s almost as if someone rushed the editing process. So many grammatical errors were made, at one point we jumped from 1st to 3rd person in the same paragraph. If it weren’t for those errors I’d have given this a 5 star for a quick and fun read!

Melissa Chrzan

Ohh the twists and turns

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024

I loved the book im getting the second one Now!!!
The story flowed well and the main character development was great!
Definitely add to your library!

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