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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

465 reviews

colinjames's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense

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

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janae's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

This was absolutely wild from start to finish. The beginning is a little heavy and there’s only slight diversity, but other than that it’s a compelling story with characters that rise above their clichés.

The story is engaging, the characters lovable, and the world immersive.

I definitely recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy, magical worlds, romance, and mysteries.

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tinniebelles's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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

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eleek0609's review against another edition

4.0

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

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nejmia_remis's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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tiana_king's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Okay up front you’re going to be confused for the first dozen chapters of the book. The author info dumps about the world in no particular order and doesn’t explain things in detail for a good while. The foreshadowing is a bit obvious for a lot of things but the reveals are still interesting. With a more straightforward world building set up and more character development this would’ve been a five star book. However it’s captivating enough that about a third of the way through I was snorting it like crack lol I hope the next book is even better!

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pixxyhex's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was such a fast and fun read. It is a true good representation of a fantasy-Romance.

I mean, I understand some of the negative comments I have seen about this book for which it would be hard to go into without spoilers, others however I do not agree with.

I found the world building to be very good. We are gradually introduced to the history and political landscape, but it's not shoved down our throats.

The banter and chemistry between Poppy and Hawk was just so fun to read and one of the highlights of the book for me. The “princess “ nickname I could do without 🙂

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slow_sloth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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lacowie's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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jen1804's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

The time it took me to finish these 600 odd pages is no reflection on the book, I’ve just been in a bit of a head funk this past week or so and haven’t been in the right space to read.
I really loved this book, it was a great read with plenty of plot, lots of mystery & twists, just enough romance, and a good amount of friendship too. I loved the world and the really interesting commentary on religion that runs through this story. I really enjoyed the use of vampire style, wolf style and zombie style beings but in an old timey fantastical way. And I adore both Poppy’s and Hawke’s characters. I love that Poppy is so strong, she can defend herself, she can fight and she has a fantastic snarky personality combined with a good heart. Hawke is extremely hot and I love the teasing flantery nature the two of them have together. I really loved the story arcs in this book and the character developments and I really look forward to reading the next book in the series to see where this story takes me next.
Satisfactory ending? Yes, a cliffhanger which I love.

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