Don’t even get me started on Poppy’s real name, which happens to be Penellaphe, which just made me laugh every time I saw it. The characters live in the fictional land of Masadonia, yes really, they live in a place that is pronounced exactly the same as a REAL PLACE but it’s okay because it’s spelled differently! That’s how you know it’s different! Just like the other fictional land of Pompay involved in the story-no relation to the real place of Pompeii. We’re provided with a ton of info dumps in the beginning of the story, making it difficult to really absorb what’s being offered, and the information that we are given never answered the questions that I had. I finished this one yesterday and have been racking my brain trying to find just ONE thing that was good about this book, and all I could come up with is that I finished it and never have to pick it up ever again. While I always try to find at least one positive thing to highlight in a review, I’m truly struggling here. Although we really tried to stick to a buddy reading schedule, I couldn’t do that to my friend on her birthday weekend, so she raced through it as I slogged through this miserable read. Well, our expectations were shattered preeeeetty quickly with this one. As a fan of SJM, which the author is compared to in the blurb, I figured it would probably be a good read, and my friend Kim was kind enough to send me a copy to cheer me up, and encourage me to do a buddy read with her.
It’s been on my TBR forever, and I’ve seen the hype everywhere. I was originally really excited about this book. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.įorsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself.
Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. Maas and Laura Thalassa.Ĭhosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect.
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