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Penemuel (Pen) fell from grace over a millennium ago, yet there are still times she questions her decision to follow her twin brother, Azael, to Hell. Now that the archangel Michael has returned, threatening Lucifer’s vie for the throne, she begins questioning everything she has always believed. 

As Hell prepares for war - spreading a demonic virus and pilfering innocent souls to build an army - the lines separating the worlds blur. Fates erase and the future is left unwritten. Azael is determined that he and his sister will continue to serve as demons together, but for the first time in her life, Pen is not ruled by destiny. She has the freedom of choice. 

With choice comes sacrifice, and Pen must decide which side she’s willing to risk everything fighting for: the light, or the dark.

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Author bio:

Erica Crouch is a twenty-year-old living on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland. She is currently working towards a degree in English and Creative Writing with a specialization in Fiction at Southern New Hampshire University. She spends all of her time writing and reading an overwhelming stack of books. Ignite is her debut novel and she is currently writing its sequel - in addition to two other series!

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REVIEW:

I really enjoyed this book! I thought the characters were well created and the story line was very engaging, leaving me wanting more! I never usually read books involving angels and demons however this one has changed my mind about the genre! The opening scene involving the killing at the asylum was very creepy and gripping, introducing me right into the book. I think the story line between Lucifer and Michael was interesting and the book was written at a very good pace. You really got a feel for the characters and their life as it includes references to their everyday life. I believe the story is interesting in the fact the main focus is on the angels and demons and not humans. However, I found some parts of it predictable (demon and angel love story). I can't wait for the next in the series!

CHARACTERS:

5/5
I loved Azael's character and his sarcasm - a real asset to the book.

PLOT AND ORIGINALITY
4/5
Interesting and engaging but sometimes predictable.

WRITING:
4/5
Had a face pace towards the end, however was a bit slow moving towards the beginning.

EFFECT ON ME
3/5
Although I enjoyed it and wanted to read more, I didn't feel attached or affected as much.

OVERALL RATING: 4

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IGNITE Excerpt

Azael once asked me what I hated most about humans. After the incident at Eden, he created a list a mile long of everything he hated. I think a large part of him was jealous that humans had more of a choice than angels or demons did. They were influenced by both sides of Earth, pulled in one direction or the other, but ultimately it was their decision who to listen to. They could chose Heaven, Hell, or a bit both.

Az never had a choice like that. He had a fate, a destiny that was already written, and despite what he did, he would always end up where he was supposed to be. Ultimately, everything he did to try to change his story failed.

When he thought he was rebelling against Heaven by falling with Lucifer and joining Hell, he was really just following his fate. He was always destined to fall. It wasn’t rebellious; it was expected.

I know that’s what upset him most. He had no free will—just the illusion of choice. But his decision was never a surprise. Maybe now that fate is erasing itself, he’ll finally get the chance to write his own destiny. Now that choice won’t only be an illusion for him, he could see what I see if he looks hard enough. Being good or being evil aren’t the only two options we have. It’s possible to be both, and maybe I can convince him of this.

When he would push the issue, force me to pick something that annoyed me about humanity, I would always answer the same: their emotions.

Human emotions are confusing, and Heaven and Hell have been trying to unravel the mystery since Adam. So, it seems, has man. There is no logical explanation for many of the things they feel or what they do in response to that feeling. Emotions are instinctual. They don’t need to be learned.

In Greek mythology, emotions were destructive to the world. When Pandora opened her box, out crawled rage, revenge, and spite, ready to tear apart the seams of functional society.

Ancient doctors believed that emotions were controlled by the body’s organs. Fear, these doctors thought, was produced by the kidneys. Remove the kidneys, remove fear. Anger, likewise, surged out of the liver like poison. Happiness came from the heart.

Maybe they had that part right. Happiness, love, and affection must lie in the heart. That would explain why I feel so detached from these feelings. I find it hard to imagine falling in love with someone. What would it feel like to have your heart stutter in another’s presence? Would it hurt, like a dizzying pinch, or would it be enjoyable, something you crave?

If I still had a heart, I would want to know what falling in love feels like. I would want to experience it for myself.

I’ve read about falling in love in hundreds of books and thousands of sonnets. Poetry describes love as sudden, unexpected, and overwhelming. It’s like a light suddenly appears next to you, warm and bright, showing you everything you couldn’t see in the dark. That sounds a lot like Michael. Bright, warm, illuminating.

Emotions are irrational, uncontrollable, and, until a few moments ago, I believed they were a condition only humans could suffer from. But now I think I’m wrong.

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