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Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening, 1)

A New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller!

SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE.

From Jennifer L. Armentrout, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, comes the beginning of a searing fantasy romance series for adults, Fall of Ruin and Wrath.

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Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian—royalty who feed on mortal pleasure.

Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information.

When her intuition leads her to save a traveling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning—and promise. Today he’ll bring her joy. One day he'll be her doom.

When the Baron takes an interest in the traveling prince and the prince takes an interest in Calista, she becomes the prince’s temporary companion. But the city simmers with rebellion, and with knights and monsters at her city gates and a hungry prince in her bed, intuition may not be enough to keep her safe.

Calista must choose: follow her intuition to safety or follow her heart to her downfall.

Breathtaking suspense and scorching romance meet in this immersive new fantasy from a mega-bestselling force, Jennifer L. Armentrout.

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432 pages

Average rating: 6.76

96 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Mouseriver2
Mar 22, 2025
4/10 stars
I struggled to read this book. It left off with a predictable ending.and some lingering questions, but I don't want to continue with the series to answer any of them.
brueckta
Mar 14, 2025
10/10 stars
Ate this book up! Wish Book two was out so that I could continue this series asap!
Anonymous
Jan 05, 2025
8/10 stars
Oh Jennifer, why do you do this to me?! I get so engulfed in the story that I didn't realize I was at the end until there was nothing left. Also, ummm that cliffhanger?! I need book 2, I have so many questions!
HalsH
Aug 19, 2024
7/10 stars
It took a bit to get my mind in the world and all the names of things and who was who and what was what, but overall I am looking forward to the next book in the series. This was my first book by this author, and I think I will try out some others. I do feel like Lis character could be developed more, and her relationship with Grady was a bit….. so far sort of an unnecessary or lack lustre subplot. But overall looking forward to book 2
Csquared1515
May 11, 2024
6/10 stars
Thought it was good, not great. Took me too long to get invested but I’ll still read number 2.

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