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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

363 reviews

saskiahill's review against another edition

3.75

Interesting story but poorly edited. From bad grammar, to missing words, to incorrect uses of phrases - I was surprised given it's such a popular book.

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jadeilona_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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thebizznitch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Very slow start. Last few chapters really got interesting.

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luluht's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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nat20charisma's review against another edition

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3.25

It was just.. ok. Not so bad that I had to DNF it, but not great either.

I really don’t enjoy the trope of “sexually experienced man shows a virgin the ropes”. I also felt like there were times that Poppy didn’t want it and clearly said so, but he pushed forward anyway because he “knew she would like it” and would “thank him later”.

It was also a HUGE red flag that he

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took her virginity before he revealed who he was. Pretty sure that’s rape, and that is traumatic. But I know she will still fall in love with him because he is in the other books as a hero.

All that aside, I found the major plot twist a little too predictable (I knew a quarter of the way thru), and I found some of the plot needed to be trimmed because it didn’t make sense or it didn’t add to the story.

Not my cup of tea, but the writing could have been worse. At least it was still readable, even if it wasn’t gripping.

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sparkleslily's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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cattheplat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

To start, this book is steamy. The spice starts in the beginning and continues to simmer through the whole book. However the story does not rely on that and is a well written story that had me feeling all kinds of ways. The big twist is predictable if you are paying attention to the clues, but not in a boring way, you still get to revel in the reveal. The characters are likeable, but not without flaws. The portrayal of grief and being pushed to a breaking point by it is one of the best portrayals I've seen from a "chosen maiden" trope. Poppy is special and strong, but also very human. A fantastic dark romance and I'll be reading the next one.

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