the war of two queens jennifer armentrout

Showing Poppy the beach memory was so inappropriate. It didn't bother me that he and Poppy were close because of losing Cas–he promised to protect her, and I really wasn't bothered until the feeding. Does he always try to get a rise out of her, or make her uncomfortable? Yes. As the ride or die BFF who will have their backs no matter what.

So, of course, I wasn't happy to see things head down that road. I personally have never seen Kieran as a potential partner for Poppy. This then brings up the shared trauma between Kieran and Poppy. We had to wait until 60% of the way through for them to be reunited, which was way too long. Honestly, I think they were kept apart far too long. It felt like his character was reduced to a sexual release for Poppy. However, Casteel, who I have loved so much from the beginning, felt very one dimensional. I loved that we got two POVs in this book, which she hasn’t done before in this series. *******Warning, major spoilers for the series below, so read at your peril!!!******* You can watch my spoiler-free review on TikTok here: The ending of this book actually made me excited for the next one–even though there were also things in this book I disliked. If you love the series, I’d still encourage you to read it, and decide for yourself. We’re all entitled to our opinions, and yes, I’m incredibly disappointed in some of the choices JLA made to take certain character relationships in, but there were also parts of the book I really enjoyed. Overall, people need to remember JLA is a human and while it’s completely valid to critique a book, being respectful about it is also crucial for good discourse to happen. Again, art is subjective, so these are my personal feelings, which I understand might not be how others feel. What I'm most disappointed with is the potential for this series to be so much better is clearly there, but sometimes the execution isn't the best. As someone who grew up on epic high fantasy, some of the worldbuilding complexity and high intensity battle scenes were great–those last few chapters–so good! I am still excited for the next book in the series because of this ending. However TWOTQ took a major departure from the more traditional love story many were expecting and people were NOT happy (including myself).įirst things first.

It’s sexy (though occasionally too spicy for me), the villains are well developed and loathsome, and you’re rooting for the love story, while also trying to keep all the interesting creatures and lore straight.

I first read the From Blood and Ash series back in December 2020, and even though I had a lot of issues with the grammar and writing style, and still do, the first two books were the beginnings of a fantastic fantasy story. It’s been quite the controversial release on Booktok. Now that the hardback version is finally out, I figured it’d be a good time to share my thoughts on The War of Two Queens, book four in Jennifer L.

The war of two queens jennifer armentrout