{"id":12182,"date":"2022-01-27T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=12182"},"modified":"2022-01-27T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:17:14","slug":"flames-of-lethe-lethe-chronicles-i-by-lexie-talionis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=12182","title":{"rendered":"Flames of Lethe: Lethe Chronicles I by Lexie Talionis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=12183\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/flames-of-lethe.jpg?fit=217%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"217,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flames-of-lethe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/flames-of-lethe.jpg?fit=217%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/flames-of-lethe.jpg?resize=240%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12183\" width=\"240\" height=\"383\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weird and haunting and absorbing<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talionis\u2019s debut installment in the Lethe Chronicles series is a fascinating blend of dystopian, speculative fiction, and mystery. After waking naked on a desolate sand realm, Jo remembers nothing but her name. The same is true for her equally naked, fiercely intelligent companion, Christopher. As the pair begin their journey of survival, they know they have nothing now but each other. However, love demands sacrifice, and there\u2019s Jo\u2019s old flame who wants her back at any cost. Talionis creates a desolate SF world with fully fleshed-out characters, relationships, and challenges. Although the novel&#8217;s earliest tensions stem from Jo and Christopher\u2019s struggle for survival, the drama shifts quickly to interpersonal conflicts that threaten to shake the very foundation of their relationship. Erotic sex forms crux of the story, and the sex scenes are scorching-hot and varied. All the characters, be it major or minor, have a well-developed voice and their own drives and ambitions, which keep the reader thoroughly invested. The unexpected finale ends on a cliffhanger, nicely setting up a sequel. A slow-burning tale that keeps the reader to keep turning the pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flames of Lethe: Lethe Chronicles I<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Lexie Talionis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flames-Lethe-Chronicles-I-ebook\/dp\/B09CZFHYK3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date September 15, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-1737800347<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $24.99 (USD) Hardcover, $14.99 Paperback, $0.00 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weird and haunting and absorbing\u2026 Talionis\u2019s debut installment in the Lethe Chronicles series is a fascinating blend of dystopian, speculative fiction, and mystery. After waking naked on a desolate sand realm, Jo remembers nothing but her name. The same is true for her equally naked, fiercely intelligent companion, Christopher. As the pair begin their journey of survival, they know they have nothing now but each other. However, love demands sacrifice, and there\u2019s Jo\u2019s old flame [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":12183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,7224,1136176,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-12182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-fantasy","tag-indie-books","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/flames-of-lethe.jpg?fit=217%2C346&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-3au","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12182"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12196,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12182\/revisions\/12196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}