A huge thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the e-arc. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this book! The plot was very intriguing, I couldn't begin to figure out what the author had in store for our characters and the plot. The story follows the Main Character (MC) Dianna, who gave up her life to save her sister as they both were dying in the desert. She wasn't aware that a monster would be listening. A thousand years have passed since then and she knows only one thing, to follow the orders of her maker Kaden. Kaden has Dianna under his thumb, all thanks to his dangling of the life Dianna's sister, Gabby, has built for herself over the years. Kaden allows Dianna to see Gabby when Dianna pleases him, these visits are rare and treasured by Dianna.

Dianna is following her maker's orders to find an ancient relic, the Book of Azrael, when the story begins.

I loved Dianna so much, she is such a badass, she knows exactly who she fights for and what she will do to achieve her goal. Her only goal is to keep Gabby safe and happy, even despite the lack of safety and happiness in Dianna's own life. Dianna is one of the most powerful creatures in the book, and her powers are explored in great detail in the book. She overcomes so much, and gains so much in return, she finds herself and learns she must fight for what she wants and deserves. I do truly admire that in a MC and it did not disappoint.

The lover interest in this was complicated enemies to lovers in which both fight off their desire and their beliefs on each other to open up into a romantic relationship.

I will definitely be looking forward to book two and seeing how our characters can adapt to their situations and how our big bad becomes even more of a big bad.

I highly recommend picking this up, I would never have guessed that this was a DEBUT NOVEL.....Yes you read that right, the author went all out for this debut and it did not disappoint.

First and foremost, thanks to NetGalley and Rose and Star Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book!

Now, let's talk business. At first, I was sceptical about the modern fantasy - I usually don't read that and that's one of the reasons I didn't enjoy Crescent City. But to be honest, I didn't really mind that aspect in this book?

The character Dianna was portrayed as a "monster" with feelings basically and that was fine. She was a badass and her powers were incredible. I was struggling at times with her character though - she was very erratic, but it reminded me more of an horomonal teenager going through different phases. All that "oh no I can't think about him that way" reminds me basically of the fanfics I've read on wattpad when I was 14.
Liam was nice. He was still fighting the traumatic events that happened and I liked the facade he had going. It's a pity we didn't see more personality from his friends known as "The Hand".

The lenght of the book... it was too long and it stretched too much for me. Due to the lack of a precise description of the world, I could not put myself wholly into the story. There were a lot of holes in the story and I feel like we barely got to dive into the past of Dianna and somewhat of Liam?

Don't get me wrong, the ending was good. As far for the story idea, I liked that. But the execution was not as good as I hoped for.

I was offered this book as an ARC by NetGalley and found it to be an entertaining read. It is fun and fast paced with one relatively graphic sex scene I wish my dad hadn't read over my shoulder in passing!

The monster brings back the humanity to a God with a traumatic past. Monster and monster killer fall in love.

For starters, this is a huge book. I appreciate the world building the author put into this, along with the amount of back story. That being said, I didn’t really get hooked until about 50% in. There was plenty of action before that, but I’m living for the Enemies to Lovers trope when it gets going.

My biggest compliment on a book is buying the physical copy after I’ve finished an ebook - and I did just that.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Rose and Star Publishing, LLC, and Amber Nicole for providing me with an ARC of ‘The Book of Azrael’ in exchange for an honest review.

Although a slow start, this book is definitely a powerhouse of a start to a promising series. Thousands of years ago, Dianna gave up her life to save her sister, and in doing so struck a deal with Kaden, a monster set on finding The Book of Azrael and destroying anything and anyone who get in his way. When Dianna turns her back on her maker, she is forced to join forces with Liam, the WorldEnder, saviour and King to those loyal to him. Once mortal enemies, Dianna and Liam must put aside their differences in the hope of saving their world and the other realms.

Filled with suspense, danger and mystery, the book takes the reader on an epic adventure as Dianna and Liam struggle to put aside their differences and work together to secure their future in a world where gods and monsters exist. Told in alternating view points between Dianna and Liam, the characters are well-written and well-developed with the reader able to gain insight into what the character’s motives, feelings and desires are, whilst also making them both complex and realistic. Dianna is undoubtedly a morally grey heroine but one that you cannot help to fall in love with.

This is a wonderfully written and very dark enemies to lovers tale, and the cliffhanger at the end has left me dying to know what happens next. This was a wild ride of a book and the series holds a lot of promise.

I really liked the world that was created in this book. It was super intriguing and I kept wanting to read more. I’m excited for the next one!

Fantastic book!
Really enjoyed this unique world- so much action and a lot of twists! I love the Female MC- can't wait to continue on her journey in the next book!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Dark and Scintillating, THE BOOK OF AZRAEL is sexy and intriguing, with great world-building and characters who are straight fire.

I was very confused with this one. I’ll be honest I did not finish and I DNF around 22% of the book. Which I could give it another chance but it isn’t my style

This book ended up being a DNF. Rating is based solely on the content I did read. I ultimately found the pacing and development of the story and/or characters not engaging enough to continue on and finish the complete book.

DNF around 15%. I don't think so.

Read this blurb and tell me how I could have guessed that this is an urban kind of fantasy, which to me constitutes the least imaginative kind of genre fiction out there? The recipe for this type of novel seems to be throwing in every kind of paranormal creature the author can think of, maybe inventing a species or two, and hoping for the best. Bye, girl.

Never before have I read such an intense enemies-to-lovers tale. The gulf between the two main characters - Diana and Liam - was so extreme, so vast, with such unforgivable things they'd each done to the other between them like seemingly immovable boulders, that I don't know how the author managed to so convincingly bring them together.

And bring them together she did! In a sizzling "I'd die for you" kind of way.

I really enjoyed this book. Although it has a good few recognisable tropes I feel like the storytelling and structure of the story was very unique. I also loved the world-building. Or should that be worlds? Love a bit of Sci-Fi mixed in with my fantasy!

Diana was also an incredibly interesting character. She was about as morally grey as they come (and how nice is it for it to be the girl for once?) but I loved her journey. Liam also had quite a transformation throughout the book. He's a good guy, but he's completely shut off his emotions and that's not a good thing for anyone concerned.

The only thing that slightly marred my experience was the ending. It was just a little too mushy-monologue-y for my liking after all the badassery. Certainly not enough to put me off reaching for the next book, however, as there's clearly going to be more to this story and I'm looking forward to it.

I was not sure of this book at first. It has a lot going on but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely read more from Amber Nicole.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest and fair review.

A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life to save her dying sister, calling upon anyone who would listen to her. However, she did not expect a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer her pleas. Now, she must join forces with Liam, her enemy, known as the World ender. Dianna and Samkiel are enemies older than time, but they must join forces and work together in order to save their world and every realm in between.⁠

This book was very slow-paced, especially in the beginning, and I was having a hard time getting into it, and the BOOM fast-paced and really interesting. I liked the book and the main characters, their stories and the general plot. However, I felt like it was way too long and I was starting to get tired by how many pages there still were left to read.
Overall, I really liked it and I recommend it.

My rating: 3.5/4!

I had so high hopes for this book after reading so many good reviews and I must admit I was a little disappointed. It definitely wasn't bad, but it wasn't really that good either.

Pros:
- Very interesting world and great characters you really come to care about.
- Plot was great and so much fun!
- Great cliffhanger and I definitely will read book two and I'm very excited.

Cons:
- This book could have used one more look-through by an editor. There were sentences that didn't make sense and were repeated and it took me out of the story when this occurred.
- Dialogue was at some points not flowing very well and felt forced and not natural.

This book series has a lot of potential and I am so excited to see it grow, but this first book should just have been edited some more.

It is a great book with fantastic world-building and interesting characters. I really can't wait to see more of it.

This book wasn't it for me. I couldn't get into the story and I didn't like the writingstyle.
It wasn't my type of book

*thanks to the publisher and netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review*

I found this book to be really good! I think the pacing, romance, plot, world, etc., was all balanced good. Took off a star because of the last 1/4 of the book, but overall it was fun

I was hoping for a bit more spice in this novel but the story and characters hit the mark for me so it remains a five-star read. Morally gray MC's (when aren't they in novels about Gods and myths), beautiful world building and terrific writing. I have told so many people to buy this book. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

I’m honestly a little shocked that this is so highly rated. I didn’t think it was bad by any means, but it felt extremely long and didn’t really have me interested until maybe the last 25%. There were a lot of issues with the writing (I know typos are expected in an ARC but “barely” was spelled “barley” more than once) and the dialogue felt really formal and didn’t flow very well.

A couple things I did appreciate were that Dianna was a badass with a good heart and that this was more of a true enemies to lovers than some. I’m always a sucker for romance so I enjoyed it when her relationship with Liam started developing more. The ending was super heartbreaking with a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more, but I’ll have to decide later on if I want to read the next one.

Thank you to Rose & Star Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.