Reviews with content warning for Violence - A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

I can't choose a favorite character. There are so many fantastic characters that I love and we just keep meeting more! And, of course, there are some characters that I'd gladly push off a cliff ☺️ This installment of the FBAA series is packed with action. And new characters. And love. And hate. And sadness. And, what I would affectionately scream, a cliffhanger. Poppy is still a badass. Cas is still mysterious and madly in love. Keiran is still hilarious and aloof. I'm still in love with Naill and Delano. And this story is still bloody amazing!

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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headinthepages's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

I think listening to the audio of this book massively helped in relation to the length of it and it being longer than it needed to be. Despite that, I really enjoyed my time with these characters again and was very much along for the ride. The narration was fabulous and I’m excited to see where it goes in book 3 and 4!

I do think this could have been edited down a bit but it didn’t feel massively surplus. Either way I really enjoyed it and recommend the audio for sure!

Also, an absolutely brilliant ending.

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christinaj1021'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? Yes

5.0

While I felt like From Blood and Ash (the first in the series) dragged on for 2/3 of the book A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire was the opposite for me! The action started right away, and it felt like the world building aspects of the writing were interspersed within the plot and character development, which was a stark change from how the first book read. The will-they-won't-they struggle of Poppy/her love interest was tense and ever-changing, and the side characters felt way more real and felt like actual individuals with their own motivations! Again, in contrast to FBAA which sorely underdeveloped any character that wasn't Poppy/Hawke. I would definitely reread AKOFAF!

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verk's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

1.5

No pasa nada durante varios capítulos. Prácticamente durante todo el libro.
Todo se trata de Poppy yendo del punto A al B, preguntándose boludeces entre alguna que otra cosa poco útil cómo vivir admirando los ojos Ámbar de Casteel 😒.
Poppy y Casteel tienen una dinámica horrible como pareja. Con su jueguito de “hagamos de cuenta”…daaaaaaaale! Poppy tiene 20 años pero vos sos un mamerto de 2 siglos, déjame de joder! 😅
Serán unas 600 páginas realmente soporíferas y recién después pasa algo interesante.
Lo único bueno es el final, es lo único que vale la pena.

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sarahsreadinglist'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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire picks up right where From Blood and Ash ends. Like the first book, I found many things frustrating, but I still ultimately enjoyed it. It answers some questions from the first book while introducing new and even more mysterious questions, expanding on the rich histories of Atlantia, the Ascended, the wolven, and individuals (e.g. Poppy and Casteel). I found our couple’s relationship development in the second book more interesting and satisfying than in the first, and I’d say fans of enemies-to-lovers arcs will enjoy FBAA’s sequel more than the first book.

Overall, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire carries the same issues I take with From Blood and Ash, but by this time I’ve mostly gotten used to it and still enjoyed the novel.

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