He went straight to two large windows framing a bed and grabbed the brocade curtains, tearing them from their rods. But most of the people of Solis didn’t know that, and if I were being fair, it wasn’t all that hard to understand how the Ascended had so many believing in them. We’re going to be out of commission for a bit, but no one other than our people needs to know why,” I began, slipping the harness and the dagger from her leg. I crouched behind Poppy, forcing my hands to my knees to stop myself from grabbing her and hauling her back. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….

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But when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas faces the very real possibility that the dire, unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could take her away from him. All of them will be when the time is right,” he said, his face softening in a way I had yet to see from him. Armentrout revisits Poppy and Casteels epic love story in the next installment of the Blood and Ash series.Instead, we’d thrived and rebuilt in the four centuries following the war, strengthening our armies.

The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bonethe true Primal of Life and Death. The remaining present chapters contained a monologue of how Casteel and Kieran digested certain times in the past with Poppy. Poppy is such a powerful driving force in his life, affecting his every decision from the moment they met in The Red Pearl until the present, and she didn't even know it.

This was a retelling for FBAA, and I debated before this came out about rereading it but honestly, I am glad I didn't because this helped me remember so many of the moments. I think it's because it feels more like revisiting a past story rather than reading the same things all over again in every book. Nektas remembers Nyktos’ consort going through the same thing and suggests that Cas talks to her while she is in stasis to make sure that she remembers who she is, and who Cas is, once she wakes up. I wouldn’t go so far as to say you’re the last thing anyone should be worried about,” Nektas continued. The current storyline is sprinkled throughout the retelling, giving you glimpses into the next stage of the story.

There were only whitewashed stone walls and a few windows until we entered an empty hall lined with heavy, black drapes. I am fully invested in both Malik and Millie's relationship with each other and the relationship they have with their respective siblings. It takes it about 100 to 150 pages to set up everything and for the actual plot to begin, but I was engrossed the whole time. Usually, it was all due to the Ascended not wanting the people to know exactly how many were lost while fighting the Craven.There was also a spicy Kieran scene where Kieran is having sex with a descenter at the Red Pearl while Casteel is just casually in the same room having a conversation with him. There is a lot to unpack about the ending but it's also so vague that you don't know what could be happening in the final book (for Poppy and Cas). While some worlds in the paranormal romance sub-genre aren’t the most elaborate or original, I’d say this one is unique in its own way and quite dark. According to both Cas and Kieran (multiple times in this book) - Cas never truly told the story of what happened to Shea and there are things that he opted out when telling her the story. This is the story of the broken prince that tries to abduct her for leverage, and falls in love with her instead.