Wings of Fire: A Kickass Urban Fantasy Romance (The Last Phoenix) Paperback – December 4, 2020

This book keep me interested the entire time and came with plot twists! Can’t wait to read the next in the series and hopefully get some romance finally…

This was a fun read that lured me in from the start. With a vivid world, diverse cast of characters, and murder to solve, you can’t go wrong. Looking forward to reading more about this world.

I absolutely LOVE what the author has done with this urban fantasy world and all the creatures in it. Magical DEA (Death Enforcement Agency - YES!!), angels, vampires, reapers, shifters, witches, fae, and NONE of them like what you expect or think you know. The ways this author has taken the traditional lore of these races and the magical world (plus blending it with technology, which is AWESOME) completely blew me away. It feels so familiar and yet still has a striking, kick-you-in-the-seat-of-your-pants new twist.Veronica Neill is so much fun! The last of her kind, still running from her past and trying to do better...or at least trying to NOT be bad, and she's hilarious. As something of a super-dorky-but-still-witty person myself, I fell in love with all the wordplay in both the dialogue and the narrative, which just made V that much smarter, funnier, and still badass to me. Sure, she makes a few dumb mistakes (who doesn't?), but the author draws notice to it perfectly and this MC LEARNS from those mistakes!**SPOILER ALERT** (Kinda)I was SOOOOO geared up to see V die and "rise again" at the end. The buildup was so perfect for it, and I was on the edge of my seat. Then it didn't happen, but the surprise twist about HOW it didn't happen was more than made up for (plus V gets to keep the secret of exactly what she is just a little longer). I felt the suspense with her and her ensuing confusion/relief when she came to and realized she HADN'T died, and it honestly made me laugh. The rising tension and drop into the complete opposite of the climax I expected was so perfectly well laid-out that I am not even a little upset about having V's epic resurrection dangled in front of me on a string!**END SPOILER**Ms. Mirro has opened up an incredible new world with fantastic characters and just enough tiny snippets of the MC's broken past that I'm still over here drooling for more. Also, why not get it on with a dead guy, right? (I really want to know what Thane was before he was a reaper ;P )Can't wait to move on to Book 2! I haven't enjoyed Urban Fantasy like this in a long time!

The world building could use to be expanded - my one big criticism. A powerful, unique hero, a sidekick witch who won't use magic, and an almost love interest...who is dead, sort of. And it gets weird from there!

This was quite fun to read. The world that was created was with many original concepts. The characters were wonderful, it kept my interest throughout.;

The author created a wonderful world combining the supernatural within the setting of Miami. She wove the supernatural elements into the setting quite nicely without it seeming too outlandish or clunky.The story has a good flow and an interesting cast of characters. I liked Veronica. She has her own moral code that doesn't necessarily make her a hero, but she has her own morals that she can life by. There were times when I did question how well she thinks out the consequences to her actions, but overall she's very likable and interesting. Kat the witch was pretty cool, too. She has her own backstory that I would like to know more about in the next books. Thane...I did have some trouble with that name and during the narration, I kept getting it and a different one mixed up, so I was confused at times (though, that's entirely a me problem and not a book one). He has depth and I would love to get his perspective on things in future books!Overall, it's a great start to a series with plenty of action, an interesting cast of characters, and a nice slow burn romance.I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator!! She was utterly delightful! I loved her performance. She did an excellent job pronouncing the Spanish names.

This is a fascinating fantasy world with humor and adventure rolled into a great read. I’m looking forward to the next book.

I love the characters, the world the villains. Ive been really interested to see where this will go with Veronica and Thane. It's funny looking back over all the time spent reading each book and the excited enthusiasm I had for her adventures and anticipation of falling in love. I'm getting so curious now that I'm skipping pages and trying to skip to the part where we finally see what happens. Like I'm the one who feels deprived because she's not getting any! What IS that! Book 4 I skipped half of it, turns out Thane isn't even in it except at the end where he's giving up the search...I'm just like...😵‍💫 Now I'm starting book 5 and she's sitting on her throne and STILL hasn't gone back, like are you daft? (No I'm not English just frustrated) Im again skipping pages like who cares about anything else ..what happens with Thane! This is THE slowest slow burn romance I have ever read, why the torture? So is he going to turn into an Angel and what! Will she EVER return, because she literally (fought and won a war and took over a kingdom, liberated her ppl) *SPOILERS* and several lifetimes seem to have passed since I started these books and she hasn't gotten her man. Although the author's warning at the beginning of book 5 is promising I'm not sure I believe you lol! 🐌❤️‍🔥🐌 ❤️‍🔥

Thoroughly enjoyed this riotous adventure with phoenix thieves, hot readers, vampires, betrayal, lust and angelic mystery. Give it a try. It's worth the ride.

Stéphanie Mirro is on of my favourite Urban fantasy writers, and as with previous books she lives up to expectations with this series. Well written and structured she draws you in slowly. Little by little building both the unique world and it's likable charachters, whilst delivering excellent crash bang action and conundrums. Would recommend this series to anybody looking for engaging autonomous characters and enough fantasy and imagination to set the scene for great escapism.Whilst it is probably not on the YA lists it has its place there as well, young women could do with strong healthy role models who owns their sensuality and achievements/mistakes.There seem to be some sort of erroneous belief amongst editors reducing YA/young readers to mindless consumers of pap. The YA segment can relate to more than FWP/superficial teenage angsty wrist lashings. Case in point, here there is a relatable multi layored protagonist with back story, trauma and sexual attraction, and, hallelujah, without ridiculous blushing pandering to outdated social mores for youth and or nudity.

Well written, good pace.I missed a little world building to understand the connections and actions a little better, but it was okay.Nice for in between.

What a brilliant first book in the series. A bit of mystery, intrigue, murder and a cast of intriguing characters made for an excellent read. Now to see what happens after the unveiling in the next book.

This is the first book in The Last Phoenix series. It was an enjoyable read. Good worldbuilding and enough information on each main character to interest me enough to continue with the series.The story was good and well told. Not a lot in the way of romance in this book but certainly the promise of it for future books.