From Blood and Ash

Name: From Blood and Ash
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jennifer L. Armentrout

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4.2

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613

Pages

2020

Published

Romantasy

Genre

Romantasy · Epic Fantasy

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.

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Poppy BalfourMain CharacterGrace Van Dien

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Vikter WellsterPoppy's guard and mentorManuel Garcia-Rulfo

IanPoppy's brotherPercy Hynes White

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4.2 average· 1 review

Novelust user

Jun 30, 2025

4.0

4.4 ⭐️’s! While this book was released before 4th Wing, I think many, like me, who read it after will have a hard time not comparing the two, and wanting more out of Blood & Ash. It’s so close to being SO good! In future books, I’m hoping for wider cast development, a better world (not just two evil sides), and love interests who have closer to the same amount of agency & emotional maturity. (Does the MC have to be 18? 🙄 com’mon!) With that said, I could not put this book down.