The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
In the shadows and flames, Primals will fall…
And from the blood and ash, new gods will rise.
What was dreamt.
Poppy was never meant to awaken, and the consequences are devastating and far-reaching, stirring ancient powers from their slumber and transforming Casteel and Kieran in ways even the Fates couldn’t have foreseen. But what that means is the least of their concerns. For now.
What was foreseen.
The Blood Crown has fallen, but what has risen is a far greater danger than they’ve ever faced. From flesh and fire, the Great Conspirator has returned to the mortal realm, and he wants only one thing. They must stop the true Primal of Death before he regains his strength, and it won’t be easy. Even weakened, his influence is undeniable. His power, unthinkable.
Has come to be.
While the future of the realms rests upon them, they won’t stand alone. The gods have awakened—each harboring their own blood-soaked secrets. But they must navigate an unbalanced realm, where every choice—past and present—has the potential to not only undo everything they’ve fought for but also destroy the very bonds that have Joined them together.
For the Harbinger and the Bringer of Death and Destruction has risen.
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I received an e-ARC from the author and publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review comes after days of having finished the book. I am still in turmoil because some things could have been avoided, but others were...inevitable? (trying hard not to sound like Thanos here)
The story continues with Poppy, Cas, Kierra, and co as they try to navigate a world after Kolis has awakened, hidden secrets and multiple plots which are realm-wide. To say that the Fates here are kind of annoying little jerks is an understatement (not you T. I love you.)
Poppy grapples with her powers and also her troubled family history. We get to see Sera again, which leads into one of the best chapters of the series for me. Also Reaver has some quite good scenes and others are heartbreaking.
The POV is double, meaning we also see how Cas acts and feels and despite some things being slightly repetitive, I became slightly annoyed with him in this book. Was he right in some aspects? Sure, but my friend, why don't you resolve your issues and let them fester for a whole damn book? The spice is burning, which we have all come to love in this series, and the revelations are quite good, though in some scenes I would catch myself wondering why we would have something almost being revealed... but then all would be interrupted by something or someone.
The missing star goes to a certain trope, but that does not diminish the fact that this is yet another banger by Jennifer Armentrout, who delivers amazing stories with expanded world-building and fluff moments amidst the chaos.
You are not prepared for what is coming...
About the author:
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s 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 Jack Russell Loki. 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 alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes 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’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s 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 published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
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