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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
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Summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next novel in her Blood and Ash series....

Is Love Stronger Than Vengeance?

A Betrayal...

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her. 

A Choice...

Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants - to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself - about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.

A Secret...

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.

©2020 by Jennifer L. Armentrout. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Picking up after an explosive cliff-hanger, Stina Nielsen narrates a captivating fantasy romance in which a young woman struggles to overcome betrayal.… Nielsen's immersive performance blends romance and action for an entrancing listen."
--AudioFile Magazine, An Earphones Award Winner

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Why use one word when you could use 100?

I read the first book and it was average for the genre so I thought I would try this one. This book has no plot and hours and hours of Poppy's dire internal monologue. It is so repetitive and dull and the plot then progresses very quickly without too much explanation. This based on a paternalistic relationship between Poppy and Cas which is pretty unconvincing at best and exploitative at worst.
Bottom line for Poppy is - she's got trauma and needs a therapist not a husband. If you can't talk about sex you shouldn't be having it!

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Warning (no spoilers)

Okay this book is overall great. but a few issues to be aware of if you are going to listen or read.

should you get this book? yes

the first few 10 chapters or so were really dry other than two scenes which were really good (which if u know u know which scenes I mean). we hear way too much about what poppy is thinking, it's so dull and slow, repetitive and half the time Irrelevant and overcomplicated, and there's no sense of direction or plot. it gets better later on however overall the story doesn't really feel like a story. a few significant events happen to make the book interesting.just overall interms of a plot I feel there could have been more done.

despite that it is really good and I genuinely enjoy it even without a strong plot there is still a sense of that slow burn and romance, i like the sense of mystery put in. the ending was good plot wise.


in a way tho I feel like the first 10+ chapters were kind of starving us for any interesting plot. so that when we finally do get something we are happy to have atleast something. it makes me question my opinion.

overall still love it. hopefully the next book will have better pacing, and a more round plot. the scenes and romance with Hawke was pretty much perfect tho, so i'm not complaining about that.

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Very long tale of nothing

Not much is happening in this book. Don't get me wrong, somehow it is still enjoyable. But really it could have been 3 times shorter book. There is sooo much repetition and exposition.

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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Jennifer L. Armentrou

As much as I wanted to know what happened next in this series, I wasn't giving it much hope. And I was right to do so. I feel like nothing occurred in this one.

There was quite a lot of world-building (again) as Poppy explored new sides of her world. She had an annoying amount of questions. Which made me relate to Kieran, who is often bothered by her curiosity and teases her for it.

Apart from three, maybe four (if I'm generous) major events, this almost 650 pages long book was slow, and if I'm completely honest,  sometimes even boring. It had a lot of smutty scenes, and even though they are well written, they are often inappropriately placed throughout the book.

I like some of the new characters that were newly introduced. But there is one that isn't new, but he makes me want to finish this series. Kieran. I love him so much. Not only he cracks me up, but he's also hot as hell and unbelievably relatable.

Overall I gave this book three out of five stars on Goodreads, and that is only thanks to the brilliant narrator - Stina Nielson. Without her, I doubt I would finish even the first book.

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Okay

I should have given up after the first one. So much constant internal dialogue.
I'm ove 20 hours in and couldn't really tell you what's happened. Can you you how she's felt every single step of the way though.
Narrator is okay, her voice doesn't change much though which doesn't help with the monotonous rhetorical questions and overwritten descriptions.

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Truly brilliant!

I am always in awe when an author can make the 2nd novel in a series more compelling and gripping than the 1st. This was truly brilliant. I very much so enjoyed every minute of it.

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The 20th better hurry up!

I stumbled across this series by pure chance but honestly I'm so glad I did. I was hooked from the start listened to both in less than a week (which on my schedule is quite the feat) but now! I have to wait 8 days to hear the rest!

The writing is beautiful, a little repetitive at times but frankly the story more than makes up for it.

if you're looking for an interesting world to escape into I'd highly suggest this one :)

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Wooooow

AMAZING.... Looking forward to 20th April :) when 3rd book is out. vibrantly brilliant, loved everything about the story and the narrator .... recommend ... totally.

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Outstanding!

The second book is even better than the first. Great story line, it made me laugh out loud very much my kind of humour. Lots of action, fights, intriguing characters. Loved it. I’ve preordered the third book already. Thank you 👏👏

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worth every penny

i think this is JLA best book to date. I'm looking forward to book 3. April can't come fast enough.

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