Reviews with content warning for Blood - Fall of Ruin and Wrath

Whew okay what to say. I love Jennifer L Armont so the fact I didn't like this book was disap ointing. If you've read any of her recent adult fantasy books then the writing in this story may seem incredibly familiar. No I mean it. Like the same. The way the characters are described is almost identical to some of her other series. It almost read as a weird mash up fanfic of the blood and ash series and harbinger.

Speaking of unclear if she meant to do this but there's hints of the omega verse being incorporated in and I'm.....ya.... Soooo. If your a smut girly thought this book is for you. Almost every chapter talked about or had sex in it. That was also it's downfall though because nothing happened until 90% through the story. That's not an exaggeration I was noting it on my kindle. I was screaming at the main girl almost the entire time to use her powers instead of just passively accepting everything. It drove me bonkers.

Will I read the second? Yes, because Im a gluten for punishment and there's nothing more I hate them and uncompleted cliff hanger. (God dammit Jennifer).

Positive thoughts its incredibly queer which I appreciated.

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nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A whole star is for the smut scenes and half a star is for that ending. Otherwise, this would be a 2 star book. Strange word choices in sentences threw me waaaay off. Reminded me way too much FBAA but less good even though it’s by the same author 🤷🏼‍♀️ and even though Thorne is the MMC, we don’t get a whole lot from his other than sexy prince dude. Very one dimensional. Maybe we’ll get to know him in book 2 (the only reason I want to read book 2 is the ending)

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raelam's review

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emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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birbpal's review

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Stars

I am confused to the point that my brain feels as though it has melted through my ears. I am either incredibly stupid, or I have no idea what was happening for the majority of the book.😖🤷‍♀️

For a good chunk of the story, it was endless exposition that made little to no sense along with sexy times between Lis and Thorne. I was hooked at the beginning of the book, but the middle dragged on and on; simultaneously making little sense but also info dumping??

The last 20% of the book hooked me again. Finally, there was action! And some questions were answered! But wait, those answers only made me more confused, so yeah, I don't know what to think lol.😅

Someone else described this book perfectly: Fall of Ruin and Wrath read more like a prequel than an actual fully-formed book. Nevertheless, I am somewhat hooked, so I will be reading the next book. Depending on how I like it, I might change this review. For now, I will keep it at 3.5. 🐥💕

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chelbawamba's review

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

This was fine. Much less involved than From Blood and Ash, but there were plot similarities between the two. Writing was slightly better than JLA’s recent additions to her other series, but still suffered greatly from repetitive phrasing.

Also an interesting choice by the author to borrow terms and characteristics from another, much more popular series.

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hellodebbies's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

I very much enjoyed the book even though it has flaws.
The plot really begins towards the end of the book (~70%) and the summary resumes the first30% of the book 💀. There's, of course, some filling but honestly it's a very good summary of the first quarter of the book 😂
It is mainly focused on the characters and their relationship.
The writing is okay.
However the cliffhanger is insanely good ! Will definitely read the next one !

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