Book Review: Dark Ascension (Ema Marx #4) by JD Brown

Hello my Bookish Peeps

Hope you have all been keeping well and warm or cool.. depending on which side of the globe you are reading this from :) 

What a series... just when you think things can't get any more.. what's the word I am looking for... ummmm.... Hectic / Dramatic / Crazy.. Ms Brown just takes it to the next level. 

If you missed my first reviews, check it out: 
Dark Heirloom #1
Dark Liason #2
Athena's Oracle #2.5
Dark Becoming #3
The Warrioress #3.5

I came across this book on Instagram. It was a sponsored promotional book and the first book in the series was free. I read up a bit about the author and her two cents behind the story with the blurb and I figured why not try a new author with an intriguing main character. 
(See below for links and bio).

FYI... if you buy the book directly from her website versus on amazon or another website... it's cheaper! #yourewelcome

Let's get this party started!

Kindle version

Published: 09 October 2017
Publisher: NightMare Publishing

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* What it's about *

When one king falls, another rises…

Defeating her nemesis is just the beginning for Ema Marx. Her past is about to catch up with her. Her future is bleak. A new enemy waits. But her greatest challenge?

Surviving her parents.
Or is it surviving her on-off relationship?
Wait … It’s definitely saving her unborn children.
Pretty sure.

* My thoughts *

This series just gets better and better... 


I can say I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Just when you think an end is coming to a close, there is a complication, but in a good way that keeps you wanting more more more. 

My favourite character of the book has got to be Valafar. My heart literally aches for him and all his trials and suffering that he goes through. At times I looked forward to Valafar's POV more than Ema, and we all know by now I love Ema (and Jesu). I really do hope that Ms Brown gives us Valafar as the second POV again in the next installment. 

I really loved Ema's father and really do hope that we do get a little bit more of him in the next book. 

Tancrid annoyed me soooooo badly, but you do understand why as the story progresses. 

Lilith is just terrible. Just when you think she can't get anymore terrible... trust me she does. And all that she puts poor Valafar through just broke my heart. 


Hopefully Ms Brown won't keep us waiting too long for book #5!!

* Rating * 

Books in the series: 

Novellas:

Author Links and Bio: 

Website  l  Goodreads  l  Facebook  l  Twitter  l  Instagram

J.D. Brown knows that vampires exist because she’s dating one and no, he doesn’t sparkle. Unfortunately, he’s not immortal either (or maybe her standards are too low). A magnet for subcultures and weirdness, J.D. was that socially awkward girl with more fictional friends than real ones. As a child battling a hearing loss and a medical condition with no name, J.D. found comfort in books where strong women always saved the day and got the guy. An obsession with Charmed, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer led J.D. to believe that her mutated chromosome made her something more, not something less. Thus her stubborn flare to persevere was born. A lover of fine cuisine, coffee, and shoes, J.D. never understood why shoe stores don’t serve Starbucks and soufflé. She resides in Wisconsin were she writes urban fantasy—aka vampires for adults—and has political debates with her dogs.


She loves to hear from fans and is active on http://Facebook.com/AuthorJDBrown

Happy Reading <3 

Love 

Chanzie 

xxx