A review by biblio_jordyn
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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

2.75


What could have been better?
Guys, I really wanted to like this book, but? I was bored. I was so bored almost the whole time. The first 3/4s of the book took me almost a month to get through. And then EVERYONE told me this was a very steamy piece of fiction...and for me, personally, it wasn’t as steamy as the hype, it was steamy but the hype had me having different expectations. And this won goodreads romance last year...and beat Beach Read, WHICH I LOVE....SO...I DON’T KNOW FRIENDS, I’m an outlier I know, but I was very bored by the storytelling.

What I enjoyed?
When it picked up for the last quarter (maybe less 😂), I enjoyed it! Also I LOVE POPPY. Poppy is one of those badass girl characters that you root for from beginning to end. 

Also, Hawke? Yeah, he was definitely swoon worthy. 

I’ll be honest, MOST of the characters presented I did like (besides the antagonists obviously), I was curious to see what would happen to them.

And, overall, there seems to be a good plot being created for the series and some world building. 

I HAVE HEARD the second book is a lot more fast paced and better than the first so I will be giving it a try. 

So, while I was very bored, the end made up some of that for me making it a more enjoyable read than I thought at the beginning.

I still recommend this book! Mostly, because a lot of people I know really LOVE this book and LOVE this series...so maybe I’m just missing something? Which is completely possible.

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