I’m the daughter of heroes. I’ve trained my entire life to take my mother’s place as guardian of the world. I’ve prepared myself for being mated to four dragon shifters.But nothing could prepare me for this. I’m not mated to four men, but five. The Death Goddess has chosen her own champion and demands I take him as my mate too. If I refuse? She’ll unleash the realm of the dead upon my world. Too … the dead upon my world.
Too bad he’s the cruelest man I’ve ever met, and I want absolutely nothing to do with him. Neither do my other mates. But we’ll have to find a way to embrace his darkness…or watch the world fall into chaos once again.
Due to reader demand, Sora’s book is coming! Yay! Release date not final.
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I understand why people asked for this book. I wanted a little more, to be honest. And yet… it wasn’t needed. The politics of it really annoyed me. The pacing of the romances were rushed – we only really got development from the last two. After having the first four books being strangers to lovers, having so many friends to lovers plots was just… yeah. I didn’t enjoy it as much.
Not that I’m anti-fast burn, but the first four books took one book per relationship, and this one just mushed them all into one. The last two to join together were much more developed.
Also, it’s a reverse harem, and there was only one smut scene that had everyone together, so I kind of wanted more.
That stated, the twist ending sort of saved it for me. Also the uhhh relationship between the last two. Yes. YES. I think if I read this series again, I would skip reading number 5. All of the politicking just wasn’t for me.
That stated, I’m going to go read more from this author probably right now today. So yeah. 4/5 but like I’m not mad about it I’m just not a big fan of friends to lovers.
Embrace the Dark (Her Elemental Dragons, #5), my seventh read from author Elizabeth Briggs, an author I’d wanted to read since acquiring 14 books by her over the last 5 years. The series started a little slow but as the storyline focus shifted it became an epic. I got this book in January of this year & lost track of it with Covid and all the ruckus it entailed. Lia Langola goes solo in her narration of the tale of the daughter of the new black dragon & her mates. I was surprised to see book 5 in this series as Ride the Wave (Her Elemental Dragons, #4) purported to be the conclusion of the series. “I received a free Audible copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.” The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I look forward to Elizabeth Briggs’ other books. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Wow!! Fantastic end to a series!!
Before reading this, I had to start at the beginning of this series… and was the series ever amazing!! I love Elizabeth Briggs’ books cause they are awesome. Embrace the Dark is Sora’s story. She is the next ascendant, and on her 20th birthday she starts her journey to wait for her 4 mates. Except one problem… she has 5 mates since the Death Goddess has decided she wants a champion as well. They have to journey thru all the realms so she can mate with each her men. But there is a couple of problems… several of the elementals have gone missing, and a new anti- dragon group has formed… and somehow they have powers too!!!
While this book didn’t have the same depth as its predecessors, it was still a great read!! I enjoyed it immensely!!
I recieved an ARC for my honest review.
I loved Sora’s story! Sora is the daughter of Kira and her mates. Sora has been brought up knowing she was the next spirit Dragon and would take four mates. However, the death goddess throws them a little suprise. Things are not as good as Sora had believed and with the rise of each new group of dragons they have a challenge they must overcome and find a way to make the realms a better place. As with the other books in the series there is love, action, and betrayal. The descriptions are awesome and I was fully engrossed from beginning to end. I was given the opportunity to read a copy of this book.
Wonderful addition to the series. It is full of action and suspense and keeps you interested until the very end.
A dark read!
The Death Goddess has chosen her own champion and demands she take him as her mate too…
If she refuses? She’ll unleash the realm of the dead upon the world…
I could not be any happier than I was when I received this book, cracked it open and started devouring this book. Like seriously, within a few short hours, I had finished this book – that just tells you how good of a book it is.
I am so so glad we finally got the heroine’s book and loved where the storyline and characters took us.
I have loved this series from the very beginning and I’m just do sad that it is officially over. I feel like crying so I think a reread is in order. Again.
Full of gods, elementals, dragons, action, adventure, bonds, enemies, destiny, war, love, family and romance.
Perfect for readers of fantasy reverse harem romances.
Audiobook
Lovely listen. It’s been amazing listening to the narrator bring the heroine to life. Gosh, this series is a favourite and the narrator has thoroughly smashed and exceeded all of my expectations.
ONE THRILLING RENDITION
Incredible! If you’re looking for something a little different and off the beaten path, up for a spinner with a hook and sinker, rolling out the frills, spills and feels, just as riveting as it is captivating. Congratulations my friends, you’ve hit the motherload with this dazzling treat, wrapping this baby up sleek, shiny and tight. Balancing the load and bearing the burden, delivering this pulse racing, heart pounding, adrenaline pumping, page flipping bombshell, propelling this gem to life beautifully. Combined, twined and tightly woven, displaying the soaring ups and agonizing downs, breathtaking in it’s simplicity and thrilling in it’s depth, putting our characters through their paces, blasting this baby to life brilliantly. Blurred lines and breaking boundaries, limitations are amplified and exploited, knocking this baby into the eye of the storm, kicking it into a tizzy with far reaching impacts. Chicanery runs rampant and ultimatums are rife, noting the drama, turmoil, intrigue, spiraling suspense and intense situations, along with a boatload of chaos while dodging disaster, you have one mind-blowing adventure. The characters are complex and genuine with traits and qualities that add depth and diversity, transforming into charismatic personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions that feel as though you were transported to ground zero with them. Fantastic job Elizabeth, thanks for sharing this fabulous gem with us.