Cold Fire

I was completely blown away by the massive, very complex and masterfully written world building so much so that I returned a few times for re reads before I even finished the book. Because, Wow, what kind of brilliant minds can come up with the creation of something so unbelievably, utterly amazing!?! Apparently this incredible duo can gift their readers with a miracle!
I still don't know where to start and how to describe page after page of pure, undiluted delight!
If I have to summarize then Cold fire is a modern, gritty, dark-ish reread of the classic urban fantasy elements that come to life completely reborn - dragons, nephilims, angels, demons and modified humans. The polyamory aspect is embedded tastefully into the fabric of a very plot heavy, action packed and emotionally drenched story.
Solid part of feeling connected to what was happening on page, were the descriptions - vibrant, colorful and full of life.
You'll need just a few pages to start loving the narrative and fall in love with His grumpy highness Hunter, the snarky, know it all Asher or the aloof, touch starved Ace.
The plot develops, expands and spreads out during a heart stopping race of time and eras while the characters meet the past, the present and the future, twisted in evolving spiral of events that leave them changed and more connected to each other on entirely new level. Perhaps most impactful is the last part of the book, in which Zane appears, bringing a chilling, colorless reality, devoid of any feelings. There were many moments in the story that brought tears to my eyes or laughter, anger or wonder, but Zane - he was definitely something else, something you want to wrap your arms around and hold tightly, with his quiet acceptance that anything that shakes the rules brings death in his society. Meeting Asher, Hunter, and Ace was not only the most exciting thing that had ever happened to him, but the only time he felt alive. How not to love a man who had nothing good in his life, but still managed to preserve the spark of humanity and the natural curiosity of a child in an adult body? Zane was the missing piece that made the Ace, Asher and Hunter a cohesive, indestructible whole. And me - it made me really happy and content that I found this book and had the chance to experience the story, not just read it..