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chandasolara 's review for:
From Blood and Ash
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
A generous 2.5. The plot--which I'm still not sure I understand the point of--had me scratching my head (and not in a good way) from the very first page. Truthfully, I almost abandoned it at 11% read, but I hate not finishing books, so here we are.
The characters aren't my favorite, and some of the phrasing and pacing was very off, but I wanted to know what happened at the end... and I still don't feel like it really had a compelling twist or culmination. I'm going to read the sequel to figure out what the heck is going on, but I don't have high hopes.
Likes: The male lead is snarky, and I'm a sucker for a quick-witted romantic interest. The female lead had the potential to be a powerhouse. I appreciated that she was unapologetic in her growth as a person outside of the role of the Maiden.
Dislikes: inconsistent tension between breaking and upholding norms re: sexuality/sex/purity culture. Their first sex scene made my whole body cringe because the big to-do about the hymen breaking. Almost put the book down at that. I also am not super here for incredibly domineering men after they've entered a relationship with a woman.
And why the heck does the book end with him TELLING her they're going to be married. Um, excuse me, sir Prince whatever, but she's been telling you THE WHOLE TIME SHE'S KNOWN YOU that she hates having her life dictated for her?! Ugh, makes me want to scream.
Oh, I also really liked Tawny--she was a good friend to Poppy--even though I hated that she was reduced to token POC representation in the books and she was named after her skin tone.
The characters aren't my favorite, and some of the phrasing and pacing was very off, but I wanted to know what happened at the end... and I still don't feel like it really had a compelling twist or culmination. I'm going to read the sequel to figure out what the heck is going on, but I don't have high hopes.
Likes: The male lead is snarky, and I'm a sucker for a quick-witted romantic interest. The female lead had the potential to be a powerhouse. I appreciated that she was unapologetic in her growth as a person outside of the role of the Maiden.
Dislikes: inconsistent tension between breaking and upholding norms re: sexuality/sex/purity culture. Their first sex scene made my whole body cringe because the big to-do about the hymen breaking. Almost put the book down at that. I also am not super here for incredibly domineering men after they've entered a relationship with a woman.
And why the heck does the book end with him TELLING her they're going to be married. Um, excuse me, sir Prince whatever, but she's been telling you THE WHOLE TIME SHE'S KNOWN YOU that she hates having her life dictated for her?! Ugh, makes me want to scream.
Oh, I also really liked Tawny--she was a good friend to Poppy--even though I hated that she was reduced to token POC representation in the books and she was named after her skin tone.