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The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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adventurous hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash Book 4)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“We’re two hearts … one soul. We’ll find each other again. We always will.”

“Be careful but be brave.”

“There are things far worse than death. Like her when she’s annoyed.” He jerked his chin in my direction. “She likes to stab things then. But when she gets angry? You’ll see exactly what a god is capable of.”
The Priest’s eyes darted to me, and I smiled tightly. “I do get stabby. And I’m already annoyed by a whole list of things.”

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I was so excited to return back to the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer Armentrout! I mean Poppy and Casteel, I was ready for the next installment in these two's story! And, while overall I enjoyed this book, as it had many of the things Jennifer does well, dialogue, scene description and imagery, and of course beloved characers, this book had two big events we have been waiting for and it honestly let me down a bit in at least one regard. To provide clarity, this book lost a star for me with the level of ambiguity of certain choices and aspects of the plot, especially in regards to certain character relationships (IYKYK). I will say, while I was prepared for a certain event to occur. An event which I literally thought was going one of two ways, I was left uncerain, confused, and underwhelmed by the event and what it means for these character's futures. Having finished the book, I'm now left asking more questions than I should.

However, in spite of the uncertainty and ambiguity of certain plot aspects, I loved seeing these characters again! And, of course, while I loved seeing my favorites, I loved the characters that crossed over from Flesh and Fire series. I am excited to see where the plot goes next because as usual JLA gave us a big bag at the end, and now I can't wait to delve into Poppy and Casteel's next book.

⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, medium to high spice, adult content, death, war, battle, violence, captivity

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I thought Jennifer did a much better job at not info-dumping constantly, and it had far fewer mistakes than her earlier books. I enjoyed the new characters and thought the action scenes were well written. On the other hand, her obvious attempts to assuage the fans left the characters and relationships in this book inconsistent, confusing, and unsatisfying.

I know a lot of fans are angry about the "throuple" of Cas, Poppy, and Kieran, but I'm actually mad that she didn't commit to it and take it farther. She clearly tried to tone it down, especially in the maddeningly vague and unsatisfying threesome scene, but in doing so she only managed to make everyone unhappy. People who don't want a throuple will be mad because there still is one, and people who do want a throuple will be mad because it's half-assed, inconsistent, vague, and confusing. Maybe this will be fixed in the next book, but she's made such a mess of the relationship now that it seems unsalvageable. It was really foolish of Jennifer to try to please everyone, because that always results in you not pleasing anyone.

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Most of this book was exciting and infuriating.

However, I feel that the ending fell a bit flat to me. Idk why, but some of the major things that happened at the end didn't feel as impactful as they were intended to be. Maybe that's just me?

I still really enjoyed the book though, and I'm hoping the storyline will continue on from this point.

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adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

3.75

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ymloar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted to read this book because I had seen it all over the book community and everyone has been raving about it. Everyone says this book is the better book in the series, yet I found it soooo boring and such a filler book and I was slowly losing the will to live whilst reading this book.

This book has two points of view. The first is Casteel Da’Neer and he knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. The second point of view is Poppy and nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear and to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be – what she fears the most. As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.

This series is driving me up the wall. It was so slow and it’s getting to the point of repetitive. War, transport, swearing, betrayal, sex, Poppy is the chosen one and has all these powers. ZERO ACTION. This reminds me why I read multiple books at a time because I would have gone into a reading slump, I had to keep making myself go back to it because I wanted it to be over, but it was like torture just to read it. This book did NOT need to be 637 pages long, this book could have been 200 pages long – Poppy saves Cas, Kieran gets cursed, they have a threesome, go to the church, all hell breaks loose, end of the book. Also, I'm still hating the whole “chosen one” and she has all the powers bullshit. Like if there is a found family in this book surely the team should have the powers split between them rather than Poppy being this God or Primal and unbeatable person because she still gets beaten every single book, all she needs to do now is become invisible and she might win the fight.

I’m so glad that Malik was getting sick of this shit because I was as well. This stopped me rating the book 1 star because Malik sarcastic comments and being sick of the family is me. Honestly, this book doesn’t need the cliffhanger, it could have ended with a nice little bow and just be four books. But obviously not.

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Poppy spends the majority of the book working on rescuing Casteel. Kieran, Poppy, and Cas grow even closer and Join together.

Fans of romantasy will love this series.

Apparently, you're supposed to read A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire #1) before reading this book, but I think it actually works better to read The War of Two Queens first. I wanted the

Kieran/Poppy/Cas

scene to be more spicy.

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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