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18.9k reviews for:
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (1 and 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.24 AVERAGE
18.9k reviews for:
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (1 and 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.24 AVERAGE
I'm very easy to please when it comes to YA fantasy. That's one of the reasons why I don't really understand the hype behind this book.
Is it the worst things I've ever read? No!
Does it deserve this high of a rating? Hell no!
Poppy
I quite liked Poppy in the first book. She's the typical YA heroine, but she was kind, caring and brave. I could even look past her naivity when it came to Hawke. In Kingdom of Flesh and Fire she's acting...dumb. She asks a million questions in every scene. The author decided it would apparently be better if Poppy asked about EVERYTHING instead of her actually explaining things throughout the story. What a great writing.
Her banters with Casteel are literally the same everytime. In the first book I didn't care, but 600 pages later I got tired of her thinking how much she loves and hates him at the same time. We get it girl.
Casteel
Another thing I don't understand is the love people have for Casteel. Kieran claims he's not a tyrant, yet he kills everyone who has different opinion and wants to kill a man because he doesn't like the way he looks at Poppy. What a great leader!
When he's not angry he's horny. There's no in-between. Every. Single. Time. Poppy has a weapon, or she's angry he claims how turned on he is by her violence. At one point he says he likes when she makes him bleed. No kinkshaming, but I didn't really needed to be reminded of this in every single chapter.
The scene I absolutely hated was near the end, when he drinks Poppy's blood and then makes her drink his. And she thinks it's hot! I mean...what the hell?? Since when it's sexy for a human to drink someone's blood??? This scene was so unnescessary, it just made me disgusted.
Plot
The plot is nonexisting in this book. They travel, Poppy and Casteel have sex, they travel, Poppy and Casteel have sex, they travel, Poppy drinks Casteel's blood, at 85% there's a short battle, Poppy and Casteel have sex during it, the end.
Why is this book so long, that I'll never understand...
Overall this is just boring and incredibly repetitive. The fantasy storyline would be cool if it made more than 10% of this book. Even the romance's not worth it.
Is it the worst things I've ever read? No!
Does it deserve this high of a rating? Hell no!
Poppy
I quite liked Poppy in the first book. She's the typical YA heroine, but she was kind, caring and brave. I could even look past her naivity when it came to Hawke. In Kingdom of Flesh and Fire she's acting...dumb. She asks a million questions in every scene. The author decided it would apparently be better if Poppy asked about EVERYTHING instead of her actually explaining things throughout the story. What a great writing.
Her banters with Casteel are literally the same everytime. In the first book I didn't care, but 600 pages later I got tired of her thinking how much she loves and hates him at the same time. We get it girl.
Casteel
Another thing I don't understand is the love people have for Casteel. Kieran claims he's not a tyrant, yet he kills everyone who has different opinion and wants to kill a man because he doesn't like the way he looks at Poppy. What a great leader!
When he's not angry he's horny. There's no in-between. Every. Single. Time. Poppy has a weapon, or she's angry he claims how turned on he is by her violence. At one point he says he likes when she makes him bleed. No kinkshaming, but I didn't really needed to be reminded of this in every single chapter.
The scene I absolutely hated was near the end, when he drinks Poppy's blood and then makes her drink his. And she thinks it's hot! I mean...what the hell?? Since when it's sexy for a human to drink someone's blood??? This scene was so unnescessary, it just made me disgusted.
Plot
The plot is nonexisting in this book. They travel, Poppy and Casteel have sex, they travel, Poppy and Casteel have sex, they travel, Poppy drinks Casteel's blood, at 85% there's a short battle, Poppy and Casteel have sex during it, the end.
Why is this book so long, that I'll never understand...
Overall this is just boring and incredibly repetitive. The fantasy storyline would be cool if it made more than 10% of this book. Even the romance's not worth it.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Oddly enough, this book reminded me of a second season of a 24-episode season of network television--both for good and for bad.
The good:
* moments that catch you off guard
* characters you're invested in
* easy to consume/follow
* a season finale cliffhanger that baits you into the next installment.
The bad:
* repetitive dialogue and scenes that go in circles, wherein characters appear to learn the same lessons but don't show growth
* sporadic action or plot that has slowed down significantly from the previous season because the budget halved
* dialogue scenes with barely any subtext
* everything could have been condensed to fewer episodes to the story's benefit
The good:
* moments that catch you off guard
* characters you're invested in
* easy to consume/follow
* a season finale cliffhanger that baits you into the next installment.
The bad:
* repetitive dialogue and scenes that go in circles, wherein characters appear to learn the same lessons but don't show growth
* sporadic action or plot that has slowed down significantly from the previous season because the budget halved
* dialogue scenes with barely any subtext
* everything could have been condensed to fewer episodes to the story's benefit
The plot for over half this book was the two main characters pretending they weren’t in love and unable to trust another. To be honest, reading them having the same convo over and over, almost verbatim, made me wanna put this book down. Finally after the book was nearly three quarters over, it improved. A lot happened really fast in the end quarter that I felt could’ve been given more time. This book was alright, and I’m glad it finally took off at the end, but dang, getting there was tough.
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
adventurous
fast-paced
The ending? Phenomenal, amazing, left no crumbs, couldn't put her down. The whole first 80% of the book? Our sweeties, Poppy and Casteel, waffling back and forth over whether or not it was okay for them to kiss. If I wanted to dwell on whether or not kissing is okay I would just think about my relationship with my toxic ex boyfriend - and who wants to relive that? The ending was still good enough for me to immediately start the second one last night.......so she gets a 4.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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:
Complicated