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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

40 reviews

kamross's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

I'm surprised to see a lot of terrible reviews on this - but given the fact that I read it in 4 days (and would have read it much sooner if I didn't have a job and a family 😂), it's safe to say that I really enjoyed it.

I looooove slow burn and descriptive writing. Really the only negative on this for me is that I could see the plot twist coming, but that wasn't a huge deal to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Sexism

Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Torture

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Body shaming, Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and War

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Body horror, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

bblanka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, War, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

nasya_4567's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, and Cursing

hq_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I think the characters were really well rounded and Poppy is a strong female lead. This was a quick read, I kept wanting to read more. I’m interested to see where the story goes in future books, it seems like there’s a complex history within the plot which I’m looking forward to learning more about. I just loved the relationship between Poppy and Hawke. Their flirty banter was perfect - the scenes involving the diary of Willa Colyns had me laughing so much! Good level of spice as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

anapthine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, War, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

mathilde_skj's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

3.0

It is a little predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

ahirsch00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

Love this series!!! I couldn’t put it down once I started!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Vomit, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, War, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Gore

campisforever's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.5

A decent vampire romance with a complex plot. Gender nonconforming readers should be aware that Armentrout inexplicably uses the terms “fe/male” as signifiers of gender. Also, there is a dubious consent kissing scene early in the novel, which I will not mark as a spoiler because I would have liked to know it was there myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping