A Soul of Ash and Blood

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jul 2023 · Blood and Ash Book 5 · Blue Box Press

About this ebook

Only his memories can save her…

A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone—the 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.

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—something he plans to cling to as he waits to see her beautiful eyes open once more: Talk to her.

And so, he does. He reminds Poppy how their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows in the process. But it’s anybody’s guess what she’ll wake to or exactly how much of the realm and Cas will have changed when she does.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout revisits Poppy and Casteel’s epic love story in the next installment of the Blood and Ash series. But this time, Hawke gets to tell the tale.

Ratings and reviews

I've never been so disappointed in a book. after binge reading the first 4, I eagerly brought this one. what lazy, selfish writing. writing is the wrong word, this was a complete copy and paste. only 10% of this book has new content. the other 90% is just a recap on every other book in this series verbatim. absolute trash and a total waste of money and time. if you haven't read 1-4, just read this. if you have read 1-4, let me summarise for you. poppy falls into a deep sleep at the start, every chapter is a recap of last books, except for the last, where on the last page she possibly wakes. skip this one. it makes 0 difference to the series

I waited a long time for this book and was extremely excited to dive in! The last 4 books have consistently gained momentum and left me wanting more with the end of each book. This book is a very big let down. I've only made it half way through the book and had to come to the reviews to see what I could expect. This book is a complete re read of the first couple books in Cas's POV but there is little to NO added material. I will finish this book but I truly hope it ends soon and the author has better plans for #6. You can skip this book if you don't want to spend the money l, or better yet just reread the first 4! That would be a hell of a lot more exciting

I absolutely loved the first 4 books , couldn't put them down.. so mistakenly did not read the reviews for the 5th as I assumed it would carry on the story and momentum of the previous books ... the 5th book is a complete almost word for word rewrite of the last 4 books only from Cas point of view ... but again still word for word .. don't waste your money or time ... very disappointing.. I have now looked at the upcoming book 6 .. looks like this is also a rewrite of the same story from Ms Willa point of view

About the author

Jennifer L. Armentrout was born on June 11, 1980. She writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. Her works include the Covenant series, the Lux series, and The Dark Elements series. She also writes adult and new adult romance under the name J. Lynn.