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A review by fantasy_fiction_and_fae
A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
If you are reading this and didn’t already know, the majority of this book is a repeat of the first book. I haven’t read many of others reviews on this but a few glances at some and people were not happy about Casteel‘s POV from the first book and felt it was repetitive so they weren’t pleased about it which reflects on the lower star rating. If you didn’t like the first book, you won’t like this one. Also, if you weren’t crazy about the series period but still read all the books why bother? Anyways…
I loved this book just as much as I did the first book. Even more so actually because sometimes when you dive into a “new to you” fantasy that introduces new characters, places, and magic, you might not think too much about certain things going on.
After reading the other books and coming back to it but in his POV, you not only read those interactions again, but get to hear how he feels about everything and I really enjoyed it. Before I realized this was a Cas POV I was thinking about rereading the first book anyways so it worked out well for me.
You start the story off in their real time after the battle, but when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas fears the possibility that unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could take her away from him and Kieran. She may wake and not remember the people who she loves most including who she is bonded to.
In an effort to try and keep Poppy’s memories alive Cas talks to her while she sleeps. How their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows, and how he was feeling from the beginning when he first met her at the Red Pearl.
If you are someone who hates POV books, maybe it’s not for you, but there are a few tidbits you will want to know before the next book. It should be easy enough to skip over repeat information if that’s the case.
I loved this book just as much as I did the first book. Even more so actually because sometimes when you dive into a “new to you” fantasy that introduces new characters, places, and magic, you might not think too much about certain things going on.
After reading the other books and coming back to it but in his POV, you not only read those interactions again, but get to hear how he feels about everything and I really enjoyed it. Before I realized this was a Cas POV I was thinking about rereading the first book anyways so it worked out well for me.
You start the story off in their real time after the battle, but when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas fears the possibility that unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could take her away from him and Kieran. She may wake and not remember the people who she loves most including who she is bonded to.
In an effort to try and keep Poppy’s memories alive Cas talks to her while she sleeps. How their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows, and how he was feeling from the beginning when he first met her at the Red Pearl.
If you are someone who hates POV books, maybe it’s not for you, but there are a few tidbits you will want to know before the next book. It should be easy enough to skip over repeat information if that’s the case.