From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
March 11-May 18
A Maiden
Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.
A Duty
The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.
A Kingdom
Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.
Review : I loved this book it was sexy and intense . Hawke and poppy have so much chemistry.
This is about poppy who is a maiden who is destination is for the gods and for her to ascended but she isn’t to sure she wants to do that . One day she visits the red pearl and she meets Hawke a guard things get kinda hot between them but she is wearing a mask so he doesn’t know who she is . There are these creatures called the craven and she and her guard Victor help them pass peacefully. There is this prince who wants poppy dead he’s called the dark one . There have been more craven attacks and one of poppy guards was killed and she was there to witness it . Hawke ends up being her new guard . The Duke is an asshole who gives poppy lessons what a complete asshole . Poppy and Hawke get more closer and he tells her he knew it was her at the red pearl they end up kissing and then there is this attack that happens and the Duke is dead and Victor gets killed and poppy kills this lord who is asshole . Hawke and more of poppy guard take her to get to the Queen . But things happen along the way poppy and Hawke end up having sex . Poppy discovers Hawke is a vampyr and that he is actually prince Casteel aka the dark one. This book was so good can’t wait to start the second one .
Quotes : Purity? I hated that word, the meaning behind it. As if my virginity determined my goodness, my innocence, and its presence or lack thereof was somehow more important than the hundred choices I made every day.”
“That was very naughty,” Hawke chided, snatching the sword out of my hand as if I hadn’t been holding onto it. “You are so incredibly violent.” He dipped his chin and whispered, “It still turns me on.”
Promise me you won’t forget this, Poppy. That no matter what happens tomorrow, the next day, next week, you won’t forget this, forget that this was real”
With my sword and with my life, I vow to keep you safe, Penellaphe,” he spoke, voice deep and smooth, reminding me of rich, decadent chocolate. “From this moment until the last moment, I am yours.”
You’re an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature.”
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