A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 

Title: A Soul of Ash and Blood

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout 

Pages: 636 

Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance 

Publisher: Blue Box Press

Release Date: July 18, 2023 

*Received an ARC for honest review from author* 

Summary (Goodreads) 

Only his memories can save her…

A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone—the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come.

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. Cas is given some advice, though—something he plans to cling to as he waits to see her beautiful eyes open once more: Talk to her.

And so, he does. He reminds Poppy how their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows in the process. But it’s anybody’s guess what she’ll wake to or exactly how much of the realm and Cas will have changed when she does.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout revisits Poppy and Casteel’s epic love story in the next installment of the Blood and Ash series. But this time, Hawke gets to tell the tale.

Review: 

I really loved reading from Cas' perspective and seeing it from his eyes the events that happened in From Blood and Ash because a lot of things were tense right from the beginning. The final few pages left me wanting more. Cas' story will make you love this series even more, and I couldn't put this book down! 

The story begins with the present and I already had a feeling that my emotions would be everywhere and my heart was pounding so fast during some of the scenes. While I may have cried at the beginning, there were many surprises throughout the entire book. I loved reading his point of view. The draken were hilarious and I loved that they would tell you the truth. Then we were taken back to before he met Poppy. JLA does an amazing job with immersing us into her world and I felt that through Cas' eyes that it was entertaining and everything that I could've imagined from reading it from his POV. I really loved his personality and how he sees himself as his own enemy or even a saviour with Poppy. 

A Soul of Ash and Blood will have you falling in love with the series again. Plus all the steamy scenes were HOT! I'm already wishing I could read the next book. So I'm already counting down until Willa Colyns book! If you haven't checked out the series be sure to start them right away! 

5/5