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From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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keikeidoksu's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Very predictable from the start (pretty much can already guess all the "twists" - there's plenty of not-so-subtle hints) but I still enjoyed the process and the world building is interesting enough.
The witty banter & action scenes were well-written.
Only complaint was the plot moved at a snail's pace, and there was a lot of repetitive thoughts/verbage.

I do wonder how much of my opinion is skewed because I knew Hawke was Casteel before going into this series. Therefore I knew the betrayal was coming, and this might have affected how much I liked/disliked the characters.

hannahrose_27's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookdragon52's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed the banter between Poppy and Hawke. They made a good pair together. I thought this book was pretty original when it came to the concept of everything going on. I liked that the world building was more of a slow reveal than a huge info dump at the beginning of the book.

mollykelley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

VERY SLOW beginning

llsalvador's review against another edition

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4.0

I would give it a 3.5 if I could. Poppy was kind of annoying with how naive she acted at times. Hoping for some character development later in the series