Poppy just realized that all she believed to be true about her kingdom, about the Atlantians, and about Hawke are lies, and she now has to come to terms with this stinging betrayal. She is hurt, confused, and angry (and stabby), and I loved how she remained strong through all of it, and also how she held onto her anger. She did not forgive Cas after 2 hours just because he apologized and showed his dimple. Poppy is brave and fearless at times, and her obsession with sharp objects and stabbing has become a running gag in the book, but it really made me laugh. My heart, my world 💙. My obsession with him is quite simple. He laughs, I laugh. He is furious, I'm furious, he cries, I cry. He is breathtaking and intoxicating and all the other good adjectives I can come up with. He might have a lot of blood on his hands, but his gentility, intensity and soft-heart, especially where Poppy was concerned touched the fan girl in me.

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The next morning, Delano is guarding the bedchamber door while Cas is gone. Delano suddenly comes barging into the room because he heard Poppy yelling, except Poppy had not been yelling out loud, only internally. Delano pales but says it must have been the wind. But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late. They get interrupted with the news that the Ascended had arrived, and Casteel takes Poppy outdoors, so the two of them hide in the woods, which is when Poppy notices the crimson carriage with the Royal Crest, and that they had brought the Royal Knights with them. Lord Chaney was the Ascended that came out to question the people of New Haven, and it turned out that Mrs. Tulis was the one that ratted them out after the death of her husband. Fortunately no one was willing to rat out Poppy’s existence to Lord Chaney, and so he kills one of the men. A fight breaks out, and Casteel gives Poppy her wolves bone knife before he joins the fray. She does too, in an effort to save a child, but fails as she is captured by Lord Chaney, who whisks her away. She wakes up in the carriage an hour later, and she talks to Lord Chaney, trying to figure a way out of the carriage, and he reveals more about who she really is, realizing that she knows more than she should about the Ascended. A fight breaks out between the two of them, and Poppy tries to fend him off, but he shreds her arm with his teeth, resulting in intense pain the likes of which Poppy has never felt. Suddenly the Lord gets pulled out of the carriage, and Casteel is there cradling Poppy, who explains to him in her muddied thoughts that she never wanted to go, before she passes out.

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Poppy's murderous intentions and violence is too funny, especially when she's around others who bear witness to it. I so need more of that.😂👏👏 Coldness poured into my chest as I stopped myself. That wasn’t his name. I didn’t even know if Hawke Flynn was merely a fictitious persona, or if the name belonged to someone who had most likely been slaughtered for their identity. I feared it was the latter. Because Hawke had supposedly come from Carsodonia, the capital of the Kingdom of Solis, with glowing recommendations. But then again, the Commander of the guards in Masadonia had turned out to be a supporter of the Atlantians, a Descenter, so that too could’ve been a lie. Shortly thereafter, Poppy, Casteel and a small group of wolven head towards Atlantia. They pass through the Skotos Mountains, and Poppy, Casteel and Kieran camp for the night in the woods. During the night, Poppy dreams of her father calling her. She follows the voice, and sees the scene from her nightmare, this time getting more information–there was someone else there talking to her father. In the memories, she hides with her mother, and then there is a cloaked man who protects her. Suddenly she hears the words “stop” and a golden figure tells her that what she seeks won’t be found here, and that she must return home if she wishes to find the answers that she seeks. Casteel and Kieran find Poppy, terrified, and that is when she realizes that she was about to walk off a cliff. Somewhere along the way, I no longer saw her as a bargaining chip or a tool for revenge. I saw her for who she was. Who she is—this beautiful, strong, intelligent, endlessly curious and kind woman who was as much a victim of the Ascended as any Atlantians."

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Mi debilidad en los libros de fantasía es cuando uno de los personajes se despierta en los brazos del otro después de una pesadilla. Y eso le sucede a Poppy aquí, que está soñando con la noche en la que asesinaron a sus padres, y cuando finalmente se despierta Casteel la está abrazando y tranquilizándola y es todo demasiado tierno. Either way, the guard who’d pledged to protect me with his sword and with his life wasn’t real. Nor was the man who had seen me for who I was and not just what I was. The Maiden. The Chosen. Hawke Flynn was nothing more than a figment of fantasy, just like those little-girl dreams had been. By the way, I’m not yours,” I told him. “I don’t belong to anyone but myself. Nothing changes that.” I nodded, my heart thundering. "I don't want to pretend," I whispered. "I'm Poppy and you're Casteel, and this is real. Can you agree to that?" But I will make sure you are somewhere neither the Ascended nor Casteel can ever reach you. All you have to do is tell me, and this will be over for you."Poco puedo decir sin spoilers, así que sepan que A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire es incluso mejor que From Blood and Ash y que Poppy y Casteel se ganaron un lugar en mi corazón para siempre. Dicho esto, vamos a empezar directamente con la sección que sé que todos están esperando. That one sentence shows how proud he is of the fact that she can defend herself, doesn't think she needs him to save her or protect her, and how he likes her fierce and violent side. 🖤 LOL, amé el momento en el que Poppy se da cuenta de que va a compartir habitación con Casteel y es como “oh, esto es inapropiado, no quiero” y yo sólo pensaba: MUJER, YA HA VISTO TODO LO QUE TIENE QUE VER DE TI, DORMIR A SU LADO ES LO DE MENOS. Aunque una gran tentación, eso sí. I’ll simply make a list of the pros and cons. I'm feeling too lazy to write comprehensible paragraphs.

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I could practically feel steam coming off of my ears and when they finally confessed, I could feel myself breathe again. JLA sure as hell played us! Fake dating or in this case fake engagement is always bringing a certain level of angst with it and I was here for it. Poppy and Cas having to fake that they are in love infront of everyone is doing things to my heart. The uncertainty for the characters if what was said/done is pretend or real? All the kisses, touches, stares… Give me all the longing!! That really tugged on my heartstrings. I chose him because he made me feel like I was something other than the Maiden, and he saw me when no one else ever really did. He made me feel alive. He valued me for who I am and didn’t try to control me.” I think that this book would have been much much better had we had the chance to see them in Atlantia (the part where Casteel’s parents live). I would have loved to see both main characters deal with the king and queen in this book instead of prolonging the inevitable meeting for so long. Most of this book takes place on the road and that just did not do it for me. Although I enjoyed some aspects of this installment, I think that this is a filler book in every sense of the word. I was also really disappointed when I learned that this was going to be a series instead of a trilogy because that’s usually how and why filler books are created... to prolong the journey for no damn reason instead of just getting to the point. Did that love have everything to do with the romance and characters which are, in the end, the entire point of this paranormal-fantasy romance? Undoubtedly.

The pair go inside for breakfast, and the people eating breakfast are distrustful of Poppy. Alastir joins them and asks Poppy if Cas has told her about the Joining. Poppy is disappointed that Cas did not tell her himself. Poppy turns to Kieran and says she plans to offer herself as dinner to Cas. Cas eventually joins them and the three return to Cas and Poppy's room. Poppy and Kieran convince Cas that he must feed. Kieran stays because Cas is close to the edge and may take too much blood, which would kill Poppy. I don’t want to pretend,” I whispered. “I’m Poppy and you’re Casteel, and this is real.” 😭 I love them. 🖤 Their repeated scenarios of stabbing-threats and pretending-promises aren’t JLA being out of ideas ( her banter and, obviously, drop-dead steamy scenes are signs of her creativity), what they are is an accurate, in-character core to their bond, the type of which you’d usually find in well-developed partnerships with too much history. What they are is a cycle: he teases, she brandishes dagger, he in enticed, she is enticed, so he teases, so she brandishes dagger, so he is enticed even more, and you know how it goes. That most likely sounds like a very dysfunctional romance, but to quote Cas, “You can’t spell dysfunctional without fun, now can you?” He wants a fight, she wants a fight, it’s a win-win. And them both being vengeful, ruthless creatures and experiencing a blooming development to embrace the other’s darker side is only a plus. Stop criticising them for not being a sane, boring, logical matching please and thank you. Oh my ever loving God who the hell allowed this book to be this long for no freaking reason? I liked some aspects of it but if you’re going to go into this book please know that this is, in every sense of the word, a filler book... and it shows. Ya les dije que amo la picardía de Casteel? Hay una noche en la que

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Threatens to kill someone for eyeing Poppy and actually kills someone for being mean to her* AND *talks smut all the time and says "I want you, Poppy" at least a hundred times* and yet

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I’m sorry.” Kieran didn’t look remotely remorseful. “I meant desire. She doesn’t like the word arousal.” A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire is the sequel in the From Blood and Ash series and starts right where the first book left off. It will answers some of the questions, but to no one's surprise will also leave you with a lot of questions and theories thanks to the mean cliffhanger. Morí de ternura cuando Casteel le explica a Poppy sobre los middle names de los Atlantian y le dice que el suyo es Hawkethrone, pero que solo su madre y sus amigos más cercanos le decían Hawke… hasta que llegó ella. Y es un gran honor porque esos nombres especiales solo se revelan ante las personas más queridas. With that quote above, what if when he said he'd ensure safe passage where nobody would be able to find her—what if he was planning on killing her?? Then neither Casteel or the Ascended would be able to reach her. Readers keep comparing these two to Feysand from A Court of Mist and Fury and they need to stop. Stop this madness right this moment! Feyre and Rhysand are, as a rule, sweetness seeking people. Yes, they have their playful side, but the core of their relationship is being cute and adorable and romantic and whispering sweet nothings. That doesn’t make them any less of a great couple ( I do love them), it just makes them less of a my type of couple. Whereas Poppy and Cas, despite occasionally being romantic and adorable and making declarations of love, operate on a bloodsport-type of dynamic ( seriously, Raleigh Ritchie’s song Bloodsport exists for these two no kidding; you can find it on my playlist), baiting, circling one another, looking to draw first blood. It’s a constant, neverending challenge, a game of who will best whom, and it killed me and revived me and dug a den deep into my abandoned heart and no I’m not dramatic you’re dramatic.