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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

28 reviews

beaudoindani17's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Confinement

kellicat94's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

sofslibrary's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

the second book gave me some serious slow ass burn and i LOVED it. it got a smidge repetitive at times but i was able to overlook it for the sake of ✨romance✨. casteel blew my back out every time he opened his dimpled mouth and i am hanging on by a thread and very satisfied. not gonna lie i got confused by the world building at times, it was doing the mostest in its attempts to really get me lost BUT i think i got the gist of it in the end. overall, i really enjoyed the second instalment of the blood and ash series and can’t wait to pick up the third once i get back home 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Minor: Rape

bexreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Racism

itshannahivy's review

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Minor: Rape and Racism

taymariereads's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Child death

baexlee's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The first novel in the series captured my attention, but Kingdom of Flesh and Fire captured my heart. It's wildly indulgent, and I caught myself holding my breath. The world is vivid and complex and the reader gets to watch Poppy learn to inhabit the world as herself, unapologetically. The pacing worked well and I did not find myself hoping for moments to end or scenes to move on already. There are themes that may not be ideal for everyone so I recommend caution before diving in. I personally devoured this read, only breaking to sleep after first picking it up. I know that the book hangover will be fierce with this one, so I eagerly await the third installment.

Poppy and Hawke (Casteel but I digress) are captivating, I felt like I had been awakened when I first indulged in their romance, but the added twist of Casteel's betrayal and Poppy's conflicting attraction add a delicious forbidden layer to their encounters. I appreciated the way that the author handled Hawke/Casteel's name, the character felt changed and developed, but not so wholly separate from the Hawke I had grown to love. The intimacy of his names added even more to the building romance throughout the story, especially when Poppy and Hawke allowed themselves to pretend. I love Poppy and Hawke, I love Poppy and Casteel and I love that it could feel so real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders

delvesinshelves's review

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Minor: Rape