Probably bored out of his mind learning the histories and how to act right, not realizing how lucky he is. A lot of page time was devoted to Casteel's past and current escapades and his prowess in the bedroom and how his good looks got him laid quite easily.

I love the character dynamics and I especially love Hawke and Poppy as individual characters and as a couple. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. They are still locked down in their homes, by choice currently, but I don’t think that will last for long. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Her hand was already pressed against the side of Ires’s throat by the time I curled an arm around her waist. It’s told in the past and present, in Cas’ POV, and you’ll see that there aren’t actually chapters in this book. We were currently moving about the enemy’s nest, and while none of the mortal servants or Royal Guards who remained at Wayfair had put up a fight when we entered, and there had only been three Ascended underground so far, none of us were comfortable here. Kieran’s head cut sharply in the draken’s direction, his nostrils flaring, and it reminded me of what else Nektas had told us at the Temple. We also get to see so many scenes of Hawke and Kieran scheming, and discussing how said schemes change as Hawke starts to develop feelings for Poppy.

A Soul of Ash and Blood was intoxicating, gritty, smile inducing and absolutely impossible to put down! To celebrate this release, Jennifer (as well as her publisher, Blue Box Press) are sponsoring today’s newsletter, and sent over the first three chapters!

Out in the Bone Temple, before she unleashed unholy hell on the Blood Queen, I’d watched in unfettered horror as pure light exploded her armor. To answer your first question: no, this is not just a retelling of the same scenes we saw from Hawke's perspective.

Poppy is a strong character who has been through a lot, but she doesn’t bow her head because of it, and I love it. There are a lot of reveals in this book, both that may have you looking at past things a bit differently and those that show what is to come. It is a bit funny to me that Casteel and Malik, two brothers, fell in love with Poppy and Millie, two sisters, but it isn't unheard of and doesn't bother me at all. I want to end by saying, I’m not really sure why or when it became ~cool~ or “funny” for people to be needlessly cruel about this series.

sure, we all knew it was only going to be fbaa from cas’ perspective, but nothing new at all for the 5th book in the series? As he gets to know her he sees her as the wonderful, beautiful badass that she is and falls helplessly in love with her, even though he can't bring himself to admit it. The white mantle of the Royal Guard flapped from his slender shoulders in the wind like a flag of surrender. He is only of one, and it’s far too easy, even for a god and a Primal, to lose themselves if they stay in their animal form for too long.

She’d changed, even if only for a few seconds, her flesh becoming a kaleidoscope of light and shadow with an outline of wings taking shape and arcing behind her.While Poppy is in stasis, her sleeping form is constantly accompanied in her bedroom by Kieran, Delano, and Casteel. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bonethe true Primal of Life and Death. No one needed to tell us that as Ires kept jumping at the bars, pressing his sides and head against them as a low noise radiated from him, a sound that was a cross between a growl and a whine.