The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
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…
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…
I received an e-ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review. Review can also be found on *Milky Way of Books*
Holy.Wow. So we have a lot to unpack here so brace yourselves, as this is a wild ride!
The third book of the series does not leave us to feel not even in the slightest sense as...safe. Poppy and Casteel have a lot to deal with, from the enemies of the Queen to the inner workings of the Atlantian court where both characters need to deal with. Magic, mystery, lost myths, the freaking powers Poppy is slowly discovering and lots and lots of...swoony-sweaty scenes never left me bored or led me to stop reading. (despite my reading schedule which became a mess due to job).
I loved how Jennifer gave time to map out and explore, even more, all of her characters. This is not a small book per se as it expands over the mythology of this world, the feelings of Poppy and how she describes everything on her side of view, even the action scenes it is filled with.
I enjoyed this book, usually, I need to have something to keep me hooked in a long series, and the ending of this particular book? Boy, it brought me some major GoT memories...the good ones not the final season.
Also, the fact that we are getting an extra series that explores Nyktos, the god in this world who was also responsible for many aspects in this series is very exciting. I got some serious Hades vibes as also his Consort is mentioned and I am very eager to discover who she is.
Overall, this was signature writing my Jennifer whom I love and I am overly excited to get a book by her. Lots of actions, funny moments, sad and sexy moments as also with her gorgeous way to make us love her characters...and tear our hearts in two by the end of each book. I can not wait for the next one!
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Holy.Wow. So we have a lot to unpack here so brace yourselves, as this is a wild ride!
The third book of the series does not leave us to feel not even in the slightest sense as...safe. Poppy and Casteel have a lot to deal with, from the enemies of the Queen to the inner workings of the Atlantian court where both characters need to deal with. Magic, mystery, lost myths, the freaking powers Poppy is slowly discovering and lots and lots of...swoony-sweaty scenes never left me bored or led me to stop reading. (despite my reading schedule which became a mess due to job).
I loved how Jennifer gave time to map out and explore, even more, all of her characters. This is not a small book per se as it expands over the mythology of this world, the feelings of Poppy and how she describes everything on her side of view, even the action scenes it is filled with.
I enjoyed this book, usually, I need to have something to keep me hooked in a long series, and the ending of this particular book? Boy, it brought me some major GoT memories...the good ones not the final season.
Also, the fact that we are getting an extra series that explores Nyktos, the god in this world who was also responsible for many aspects in this series is very exciting. I got some serious Hades vibes as also his Consort is mentioned and I am very eager to discover who she is.
Overall, this was signature writing my Jennifer whom I love and I am overly excited to get a book by her. Lots of actions, funny moments, sad and sexy moments as also with her gorgeous way to make us love her characters...and tear our hearts in two by the end of each book. I can not wait for the next one!
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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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