{"id":70970,"date":"2023-07-18T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70970"},"modified":"2023-07-17T07:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:20:21","slug":"release-arc-review-a-soul-of-ash-and-blood-blood-and-ash-5-by-jennifer-l-armentrout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70970","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Soul of Ash and Blood, the highly-anticipated fifth book in the Blood and\u00a0Ash Series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is available now!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Hardcover\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Apple Books<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0| \u00a0B&N<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Google Play\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Kobo\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Find all of your purchasing options (including signed editions) here<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Only his memories can save her\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone\u2014the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come.<\/p>\n

But when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas faces the very real possibility that the dire, unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could take her away from him. Cas is given some advice, though\u2014something he plans to cling to as he waits to see her beautiful eyes open once more: Talk to her.<\/p>\n

And so, he does. He reminds Poppy how their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows in the process. But it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess what she\u2019ll wake to or exactly how much of the realm and Cas will have changed when she does.<\/p>\n

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout revisits Poppy and Casteel\u2019s epic love story in the next installment of the Blood and Ash series. But this time, Hawke gets to tell the tale.<\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

Oh wow. JLA has turned the tables, bringing us the latest instalment in the Blood and Ash<\/i> series, an alternate POV book which manages to bring more depth to this beloved story, while continuing to move it forward, and allowing us to get us up close and personal with one of the most amazing romantic fantasy heroes out there, watching him fall for his true love. It\u2019s exciting, dramatic and romantic, and there was no doubt I was going to love this one.<\/p>\n

The fifth book in the Blood and Ash<\/i> series, this is most definitely not a standalone and, like the rest of the books in the series, must be read in order.<\/p>\n

This book picks up in the moments after the massive ending of the last book. Poppy is trying to comprehend all that went down when she suddenly falls into stasis \u2013 a long, recuperative sleep that will leave her changed when she eventually awakens. It\u2019s the perfect opportunity for Cass to go all uber-protective over his resting wife, and for him to remember their early days, telling their story to Poppy from his perspective, and allowing us a wonderful insight into a story that I love so much.<\/p>\n

It had just taken me that time to realize I could be worthy of such an emotion \u2026 after all I\u2019d done. That I could allow myself to love and be loved without hesitation or conditions.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Is there anything better than a hero who is completely smitten with his girl? Well, yes, watching that hero go from an emotionally wrecked and desperate man to having his world completely tilted, falling in love for the first time and slowly coming to the realisation that he is worthy of being loved in return. So. Many. Feels!<\/p>\n

From the first meeting, their initial interactions and unexpected friendship, through flirtation, mad lust and falling for each other, and all of the big reveals that take place at the end of the first book, we follow Casteel\u2019s journey, and I was captivated!<\/p>\n

She leaned into me, her head resting against my chest and fitting rather perfectly against my body. Again, I couldn\u2019t help but think \u2026 that in a different life, I would\u2019ve been built for this. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love that this book it puts a different spin on the story, and particularly enjoyed watching the twists and turns from the end of the first book. I remember reading it for the first time and being completely blown away by all of the events and how it all unfolded. Now, seeing it through Casteel\u2019s eyes, it changes everything again, and I loved the different perspective and seeing what he was going through at the time, and why he did and said all that he did.<\/p>\n

I wanted to be a good man who would walk away from what he knew he wasn\u2019t worthy or deserving of. The kind Kieran believed I was. The type I had been raised to be. But I wasn\u2019t a good man.
\nI was just hers. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not only is it a chance to see the events of the past, but through intermittent chapters from the present, we also get to see Casteel reflecting back on that time, which is really fascinating. But there was never any doubting his changing feelings for Poppy, and though it\u2019s just the beginning, the romance is so beautiful.<\/p>\n

This moment\u2026it felt like it had always been coming. As if every choice I\u2019d made \u2013 that we\u2019d made \u2013 had led to this. It was a crazy feeling, completely senseless, and yet\u2026 \u201cThis changes everything.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Along the way, we get to see wonderful interactions with all of the side characters that we have come to know and love so much \u2013 both in the past and the present – including some of the newer additions to the story, which brings a wonderful sense of playfulness and fun, and it was great to go back and see how all of those relationships have grown over the series.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in the present, there some progressions for the series, and the end of the book brings some pretty epic changes for the story going forward. Like, huge! It ends on a cliffhanger that is expected, but that left me desperate for more, and I cannot wait to see where it all goes from here.<\/p>\n

While I didn\u2019t read this one with the breathless sense of anticipation that I usually have for books in this series, it\u2019s still a great read, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Blood and Ash<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Blood and Ash series spins off into the Flesh and Fire<\/a> series, and the two stories are interconnected.\u00a0 Find suggested reading order here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Blood and Ash (#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crown of Gilded Bones (#3)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The War of Two Queens (#4)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Soul of Ash and Blood (#5) <\/strong>(Cas POV)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Visions of Flesh and Blood: A Blood and Ash \/ Flesh and Fire Compendium Novel (#5.5)<\/strong>
\nSeries bible
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Primal of Blood and Bone (#6)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Crown of Ruin (#6.5)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Throne of Bone and Ash (#7)<\/strong>
\nTo be released 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"#1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. All the rumors you\u2019ve heard about her state aren\u2019t true.\u00a0 When she\u2019s not hard at work writing. She spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Border Jack Apollo. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right\u00a0alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.<\/p>\n

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories\u2026.which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer\u00a0writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney\/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor\u2019s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014\/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON\u2019T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor\u2019s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is\u00a0published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.<\/p>\n

She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over a hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult\u00a0Fiction, panels, parties, and more.<\/p>\n

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Stay up to date with Jennifer by joining her\u00a0mailing list<\/a>\u00a0today<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out our Jennifer Armentrout Author Spotlight<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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For More Information about Blue Box Press, visit – Website\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 TikTok<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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