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A review by sm_mccoy
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Poppy (FMC) is strong warrior type who has been kept "locked" up most of her life, and kept unaware of her surroundings, her future, but for a few people who have helped her learn forbidden things is likeable, but continuously lashes out, and miscommunicates.
Stabbing people really isn't a problem for our (MMC) Casteel, also known as (Hawk), and I enjoyed the banter and way their relationship unfolds.
It is a fated mates vampire-witch-like romance set with a backdrop of a looming war between species the Atlantians and the Ascended, Poppy sees the truth of the horrors the Ascended are capable of, and though she is surrounded by those who do not trust her, she has found something far more valuable that she's willing to die for, or stab a few people along the way. The Ascended are like vampire descendants with bloodlust and the Atlantians are like children of the gods who feed (blood) from other Atlantians.
This book has a slow start, in fact, 40% of this book was difficult to get through, and I was very close to DNF-ing this series due to the repetitive nature of the character's dialogue. It was like they were simply repeating things over and over again to each other, and having the same conversation with each other so many times, with nothing actually happening that I was about to call it quits and listen to something else. It's saving grace was that I was listening to the audiobook, and the narrator is top notch that it didn't matter that the book was slow, I enjoyed listening to her voice. Half-way through the book, I was more invested, and I'm glad I stuck it out. I'm excited to listen to book three and see what happens next!
Stabbing people really isn't a problem for our (MMC) Casteel, also known as (Hawk), and I enjoyed the banter and way their relationship unfolds.
It is a fated mates vampire-witch-like romance set with a backdrop of a looming war between species the Atlantians and the Ascended, Poppy sees the truth of the horrors the Ascended are capable of, and though she is surrounded by those who do not trust her, she has found something far more valuable that she's willing to die for, or stab a few people along the way. The Ascended are like vampire descendants with bloodlust and the Atlantians are like children of the gods who feed (blood) from other Atlantians.
This book has a slow start, in fact, 40% of this book was difficult to get through, and I was very close to DNF-ing this series due to the repetitive nature of the character's dialogue. It was like they were simply repeating things over and over again to each other, and having the same conversation with each other so many times, with nothing actually happening that I was about to call it quits and listen to something else. It's saving grace was that I was listening to the audiobook, and the narrator is top notch that it didn't matter that the book was slow, I enjoyed listening to her voice. Half-way through the book, I was more invested, and I'm glad I stuck it out. I'm excited to listen to book three and see what happens next!