The Crown of Gilded Bones
Ratings107
Average rating3.8
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Ratings107
Average rating3.8
She’s been the victim and the survivor…
Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.
The enemy and the warrior…
Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms’ dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.
A lover and heartmate…
But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible—travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people—and each other.
And now she will become Queen…
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You have no idea how happy I am to finish this book and series. Turns out the series was extended for 3 more books and a prequel(?). Thank you, I'll pass.
Overall, you can read only the first book in the series and stop there. From Blood and Ash was mildly interesting and actually had a plot. The second and the third books are plain definitions of what is a filler book. It had the same joke being repeated over and over again, the same dialogues, the same scenes with the blandest characters ever. And then there was some action in the last 5%, that looked as if the author finally remembered that the story has to have some action. Overall, I've read much better-written fanfiction than this series.
I stayed up from 00:01-5:56 to read this ASAP after being tortured to wait after reading the first two... And now I shall return to being TORTURED once more. JLA weaves magnificent tales. Never have I found myself so enrapt in the world and characters of each page. Mastery and I am so glad I stumbled across it when I did. The third book does not disappoint. All those fan theories? Either squished like a bug, biting and gnawing with suspicion or leaving me outright crowing in the dead of the night with the righteousness or dismay I have been left with. And now... with that for an ending? I wait...
This was not my favorite book in the series. It felt like a filler book to get to the next book in the series. The characters spent a lot of time asking what others thought and it was too much. Unpopular opinion alert there were just too many sex scenes that it really took away from the plot. I wanted more Kiernan then we got. I was hurt that there wasn't more Poppy and Veneta friendship. I am signing up for the Willa Colyns book club. The story was good and I am interested in reading the next book.
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5 primary books6 released booksBlood and Ash is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Sara A. Benatti, and Rayvn Salvador. The next book is scheduled for release on 12/31/2025.
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