Only Ashes Remain

Rebecca Schaeffer

Sep 2019 · Market of Monsters Book 2 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Dexter meets Victoria Schwab in this dark and compelling fantasy about a girl who seeks revenge on the boy who betrayed her, a sequel to the critically acclaimed Not Even Bones.

After escaping her kidnappers and destroying the black market where she was held captive, all Nita wants is to find a way to live her life without looking over her shoulder. But with a video of her ability to self-heal all over the dark web, Nita knows she’s still a prime target on the black market. There’s only one way to keep herself safe. Nita must make herself so feared that no one would ever dare come after her again. And the best way to start building her reputation? Take her revenge on Fabricio, the boy who sold Nita to her kidnappers. But killing Fabricio is harder than Nita thought it would be, even with Kovit by her side. Now caught in a game of kill or be killed, Nita will do whatever it takes to win.

Ratings and reviews

Mid book so I may change this review.The 1st book had character mistakes that make sense for someone in their intense situation.You wouldn't think EVERYTHING thru when most of your brain is focused on surviving physically and maintaining your sense of self.>The 2nd book, the characters mistakes make sense for the person being sheltered.I'm even truly grateful that they had another character point out the idiocies.But it looks like the characters are going to go ahead and make similar IMMEDIATE mistakes.It's the stereotypical writter-given character-moron driven plot device.The characters are now SO dumb that their mistakes are the ONLY way to drive the story forward.>It's really FRUSTRATING for the reader, viewer, and/or listener.It DEVALUES the characters that you try to relate and cheer for.It's lazy, but I have NOT finished the book.Given the summary for the 3rd book(I had to cheat&look)I don't know that the 2nd book will get better.BUT I will change this review IF this gets better.

Great book but WAY too preachy. I once read a book about what would happen if abortion was illegal and it only mentioned abortion about twice and was waaaay less preachy than this. I read books to forget about reality and enjoy a story, not to hear about racism, sexism, and other sh**. If I wanted to feel bad for being a straight, white, pro-cop, male, I would look at a documentary or watch CNN. The story itself is great though. Would definitely recommend.

This entire series is one of my favorites now seeing as it's the first time I really tried to read other books that weren't survivors this was amazing the characters and the story is just so put together it's amazing!

About the author

Rebecca Schaeffer is the critically acclaimed author of Not Even Bones, Only Ashes Remain, and When Villains Rise. The Webtoon adaptation of the trilogy has garnered over a hundred million reads and nearly 2 million subscribers. Her next book, Cage of Dreams, comes out in 2023. rschaefferbooks.comTwitter: @rrschaeffer.Instagram: @rebecca_schaeffer