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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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dennyarelius's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

Adventurous story and a quick, entertaining read! Steamy scenes were incredibly well done! And the main character is certainly... intriguing (lol). The plot and twists were pretty predictable. And there wasn't much in the way of character development. But it's quite an emotional rollercoaster and kept my interest the whole way through! Will certainly be picking up book #2.

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jazzyfizzler's review against another edition

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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

4.5

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haleydeppert's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Um… where to begin. This book was just average to me, not great but not bad. I really struggled with this one because it only got exciting at around 250 pages. In my opinion, 250 pages is a lot to read while being bored out of your mind, waiting for something exciting to actually happen. I found myself skimming at random points in time, solely reading the dialogue. I had to continuously force myself to stop doing that… but it was a struggle. There was a lot more inner dialogue than anything and it bored me to DEATH!!! I cannot say it enough. HOWEVER, I did like the main male character. He was extremely charming and I enjoyed him thoroughly. LOL. Although, I must also say— I had already figured out the “plot twist” wayyy before the end of the book. It seemed fairly obvious to me. Besides all of that, I did somewhat enjoy the last half of this book. I just hate having to read half a book completely uninterested, as it takes the enjoyment out of reading. I simply cannot DNF books though, so I powered through it. I know this review sounds harsh, but I simply must say what is on my mind. I have to be honest though, I would consider reading the second book if I happened upon it at my local Half Price Books. 🤷🏽‍♀️ (Solely because I love the MMC. Cue the heart eyes.) (If you can’t tell… I have daddy issues.)

Spice rating: 2-2.5/5 🌶️

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adreaminaqua's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

This was a good story! Lots of twists and turns and the world building isn’t too intense. It took me awhile to get through because I waited for the graphic audio production to come out and it is WELL worth it.

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readandplaydk's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.0

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taylor_26's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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livist's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

A solid 4/5

I really enjoyed this especially at first! I felt like it was a bit slow with the some info dump but enough interesting things to keep me guessing. Full disclosure that I did not read the first half but rather listened to the Graphic Audio version and wanted to know the rest so badly I bought the book.

It stays really good until the ending which is bizarre. I know it’s setting up for the next book but I wasn’t crazy about how weird them being at the cabin/town went down.

Will we ever get fantasy creatures that can’t smell arousal lol and then towards the end it just felt like she was analyzing the same things ad nauseam.

It was also really predictable. As soon as Hawke is introduced to the guard, I knew who he was. And the frustrating part is seeing how dumb Poppy is since it takes her forever to get to her conclusion. Also the whole fucking in the snow thing was an interesting choice. Also weird thing to not talk about getting married?

I still really liked the world building and generally like Poppy even though she got really whiny by the end. Def planning on reading the next.

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