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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can’t wait!!
I am a huge Jennifer Armentrout fan - but this book...the writing, the way the story is unfolding. Best story I have read in a long long time.
I am a huge Jennifer Armentrout fan - but this book...the writing, the way the story is unfolding. Best story I have read in a long long time.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Poppy at the beginning of this book was absolutely torturous, have to admit. But, somewhere in the middle she becomes likeable and the whole book begins to pick up. Around page 200 it got pretty interesting for me ♥️♥️ love my boys Casteel and Kieran and cannot wait to start the next book
Oh wow, I absolutely LOVED this! Even though this book has a bit less action than FBAA, and mostly provides development into the world, characters and romance, I do prefer this over the first book. I feel like I understand the world much better, and the book made me so invested in the romance! Poppy’s thoughts were reflected as greatly as in FBAA, and the book just had me fully hooked from the start. I could tell that this was mostly a bridging book setting up the events for the next one, but it provided so much depth, and it was intriguing to see the characters’ complexity and more of the already interesting world.
The cast of characters is great. Despite annoying me the slightest bit in the beginning, Poppy was as amazing as before, and I truly got to see the character I loved from the first book: the Poppy who would do anything to fight for what she thinks is right. Even though I was already intrigued by Hawke in From Blood and Ash, my love for him only grew in this one. I did still have some issues with him, but overall I really liked seeing his dynamic with Poppy, as well as his friendship with Kieran. Kieran unexpectedly became one of the highlights of this book for me: not only did he bring in so much humour, he also provided us with a lot of the world building, and I liked seeing him bond with Poppy. I hope we will also get to see more of Jasper and Netta in the sequel.
The ending was so wild! I have like a dozen questions at this point so the sequel can’t come soon enough! I’m utterly curious to see how the events at the end of this book will be followed up on. I feel like there is still so much to discover of this intriguing world!
The cast of characters is great. Despite annoying me the slightest bit in the beginning, Poppy was as amazing as before, and I truly got to see the character I loved from the first book: the Poppy who would do anything to fight for what she thinks is right. Even though I was already intrigued by Hawke in From Blood and Ash, my love for him only grew in this one. I did still have some issues with him, but overall I really liked seeing his dynamic with Poppy, as well as his friendship with Kieran. Kieran unexpectedly became one of the highlights of this book for me: not only did he bring in so much humour, he also provided us with a lot of the world building, and I liked seeing him bond with Poppy. I hope we will also get to see more of Jasper and Netta in the sequel.
The ending was so wild! I have like a dozen questions at this point so the sequel can’t come soon enough! I’m utterly curious to see how the events at the end of this book will be followed up on. I feel like there is still so much to discover of this intriguing world!
Just couldn't get into it, I struggled a bit with book 1 and this one was hard for me to. Might try again one day but unlikely.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ahhhh look... I don't know how to feel about this one. I like Poppy a lot, but the dynamic between her and Casteel was... fuck. It was annoying. Stop pretending, talk about your feelings, and for god sake, COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. This book could have been called A Relationship of Toxicity and Stabbing.
I feel like it was a bit of a frustrating read, with not a lot happening? They travelled from one town to the next. Literally, for 85% of the book, they travelled. And had very ill timed sex. Over and over. And over. AND OVER. Because who needs communication when you can just squeeze an orgasm out of your fiancé? The last 15% was good though.
And the writing? Other than there being unnecessary smut (I never thought I would say that, but for real, it was so ill timed), I just feel like some of the story had plot holes? Like, her gift didn't develop being when knowing someone was in pain until now. Prior to that, that is all she had. Yet, she explains being able to identify chocolate over strawberries as the feeling of "love" because she felt it from her parents and Ian? HOW?
I am not SOLD on Casteel as a MMC. He is not doing it for me. Granted, I think I am comparing him to the likes of Rhys, Cassian, KINGFISHER, Lorcan etc. It's probably not his fault, I probably now just have really high expectations.
Kieran... he's a good lad. I am a fan. I just hope he remains for a while more.
Alastir... my guy... I am suss on you.
I feel like it was a bit of a frustrating read, with not a lot happening? They travelled from one town to the next. Literally, for 85% of the book, they travelled. And had very ill timed sex. Over and over. And over. AND OVER. Because who needs communication when you can just squeeze an orgasm out of your fiancé? The last 15% was good though.
And the writing? Other than there being unnecessary smut (I never thought I would say that, but for real, it was so ill timed), I just feel like some of the story had plot holes? Like, her gift didn't develop being when knowing someone was in pain until now. Prior to that, that is all she had. Yet, she explains being able to identify chocolate over strawberries as the feeling of "love" because she felt it from her parents and Ian? HOW?
I am not SOLD on Casteel as a MMC. He is not doing it for me. Granted, I think I am comparing him to the likes of Rhys, Cassian, KINGFISHER, Lorcan etc. It's probably not his fault, I probably now just have really high expectations.
Kieran... he's a good lad. I am a fan. I just hope he remains for a while more.
Alastir... my guy... I am suss on you.
adventurous
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