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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

12 reviews

jazzyfizzler's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

goldenleafbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

rasbneon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Stalking

cait's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kamross's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I'm surprised to see a lot of terrible reviews on this - but given the fact that I read it in 4 days (and would have read it much sooner if I didn't have a job and a family 😂), it's safe to say that I really enjoyed it.

I looooove slow burn and descriptive writing. Really the only negative on this for me is that I could see the plot twist coming, but that wasn't a huge deal to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Pregnancy

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Re-reading this as an audiobook was such a delight! Stina Nielsen does an impeccable job bringing Poppy and Hawke to life. My only gripe is that there was some inconsistency with the voice choices of different characters, so it was sometimes hard to keep track of who was speaking at specific times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

dubious consent about 75% through due to

Poppy not being fully aware of Hawke/Casteel's identity when she consented to having sex with him

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I honestly really enjoyed this. I listened to the audiobook (which is amazingly narrated) and I honestly at times found myself grinning or blushing. The world building is good, it happens over time so it never feels like there’s an “info dump” really. Unraveling the mysteries is somewhat easy, but still entertaining. And the connections between the characters is really engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, and Genocide

Minor: Stalking

bblanka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

anapthine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It was interesting enough but I wouldn't say it's a must read. I didn't like any of the characters really and the plot often made me really uncomfortable. Still I would say it's a 3 star read but I'm not sure whether I will read the second book. I would probably prefer just getting a summary from someone because I don't want to go through that again.

Also I have to say this book was completely different from what I expected it to be. The plot twists weren't really shocking to me even though I couldn't figure out the details on my own but most things were pretty obvious.

edit: I think I found out why I didn't like this book as much as I could have: there is just literally no hope. There are no good characters, no friends, no good guardians or figures Poppy can rely on that survive. And honestly it's just depressing and also perfect breeding ground for a toxic relationship (Poppy has no one else left and everyone besides HIM wants to kill her so..)
I will not read the next books because why would I just make myself purposely feel bad?

I do think Jennifer L. Armentrout is a great writer though and will definitely try another one of her series and maybe I will like them better :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent