A review by jennaniho
Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I keep loving this series more and more, and this book is no exception. Dance of a Burning Sea is an almost perfect enemies-to-lovers story. It is is adventurous, challenging, deeply emotional, sometimes funny, and a bit mysterious. Yet, it is darker than the first book, having some scenes that are really gruesome, keeping the element of horror in the story of the Mousai. 

I personally identified with Niya through, both her fiery nature and the way that she loves and protects those that mean the world to her. Niya is a free spirit, and it is obvious that her and Alōs are strangely attracted to each other; with their obsession for power and sexual tension being incredibly annoying throughout the story, but equally satisfying in the end. 

The only thing I didn’t like of this book was Niya’s older sister, Arabessa. She was so unfairly mean to Niya’s feelings, that I thought for a moment she was jealous of her. I do hope the third and final installment of this series explains why is Arabessa so stuck up because I really, really disliked her in this book. 

Overall, Dance of a Burning Sea shows that sometimes our torture can be our remedy, what we consider weakness can be our biggest strengths, and that we can have more than one family no matter how close or how far we are from them.  
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