the war of two queens jennifer armentrout

Lord Brandole Mazeen and Duke Teerman are the two most prominent adversaries in the first book. Vikter, Poppy’s guard, is the honorable, gruff father figure who worries over Poppy while also allowing her the room to explore and enforce her strong will.Īs a counterforce, “From Blood and Ash” contains some truly revolting and blood-boiling antagonists. Tawny, Poppy’s closest female companion, has a bubbly, unfiltered and blunt personality that will immediately endear itself to readers. These dialogue sequences are something few fantasy authors do as well as Armentrout, and these conversations are all the more captivating since Hawke and Poppy have fiery and stubborn dispositions.Īrmentrout also creates a cast of amazing side characters that uplift Hawke and Poppy, as well as the story itself. Hawke and Poppy often bicker in ways that are hilarious yet relatable. She has mastered the art of believable banter and conversation. One way Armentrout creates such believable and compelling characters is through her use of dialogue. This sensation is just one of the reasons Armentrout’s work is so addicting. Hawke and Poppy’s personalities are so big and life-like that readers will soon forget their surroundings and will feel as if they’re a part of the imaginary world. Armentrout brings these two to life in a magical way. “From Blood and Ash” introduces the two main characters, Hawke Flynn and Penellaphe Balfour (also known as Poppy). Without a doubt, Armentrout’s greatest strength is her astonishing dialogue and character development. I also have to say that Reaver was probably my new favorite character.Best Inspirational Books for Women What Makes Armentrout’s Writing so Addicting?Īll writers and storytellers have their strengths.

The games being played are so much bigger than anyone first imagined, but they’re all here to the end. Casteel always, and sometimes Kieran, are just in awe of Poppy’s resilience and strength, and I love that perspective.Ī slow build to a big finish, “War is only the beginning” is the perfect tagline. I loved, not only Poppy’s characters growth and power, but also her boy’s worship of her.

I love that she was just a boss, and loved even more the reference to was the Consort becomes. JLA knew what she was doing though and amped things up per usual as soon as Poppy and Cas could be in the same space.

I still loved Poppy’s strength and growth as she Queen’d it up, but for the beginning of a war, there was a lot less action than anticipated. Though left on a cliffhanger, the first part of this book was a little slow. I have to admit, ever since I read A Shadow in the Ember, I have been obsessed with the prequel story, so while I enjoyed the continuation of Poppy’s story, I was elated every time characters or events from the prequels were referenced. Published: March 15th 2022 by Blue Box Press

The war of two queens jennifer armentrout