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rioreadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
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
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and War
bookishmind_13's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Classism
nonotyoshi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
vettechmama3's review against another edition
- 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
Cas/Poppy and Nyktos/Sera are everything. These may be some of my favorite couples 🥵 Parts of this one did drag out for me and got a little just meh, but the last part had me going through so many emotions that it just made up for the rest of the book. I went from tense to anxious, nervous, mad, sobbing, hopeful, ecstatic, to being anxious again for what's to come. I do feel that the ending was rushed, and I have sooo many questions and plots running through my head. And I swear if one hair is touched on Kieran, Reaver, or Delano, I will riot. PS I love that the girls are so strong and badass.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Torture
selestre's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
howboutjane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing
maistfu's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
!!! spoilers ahead !!!
1) in the first 3 books we get so many secondary characters, like delano, niall, emil, vonetta etc. but in TWOTQ we barely get anything about them. of course I'm happy that kieran and poppy's relationship developed more in this one but I would've loved more of the others too. especially since tawny appeared again too.
2) the way poppy's parentage and powers keep changing each book is getting kinda weird and very confusing. I get that it's a big universe with a lot of new information but I can't keep up.
3) there was such a good opportunity for the joining to become a relationship between kieran, poppy and casteel but it didn't happen. the joining felt off to me. they've all expressed deep seeted love for one another but somehow kieran and casteel didn't even kiss once but both had sex with poppy...? it just doesn't seem right to me. the author could've done so much better but she didn't.
4) building further on the missed opportunities: kieran and reaver had such chemistry and banter and literally nothing came from it.
anyway, I enjoyed it but it was lacking in many departments.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Grief
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alxisrae's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
readbyella_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Death of parent