The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)

After absolutely devouring the first two books in the From Blood and Ash series, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. So I pre-ordered the eBook, and when it arrived on my Kindle I started reading immediately. And don’t you just love this book cover?

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Blue Box Press

Page Count: 659

ISBN: B08NS24X2T

Goodreads Rating: 4.38

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her Blood and Ash series… 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…

In ‘The Crown of Gilded Bones’ the story of Poppy and Casteel continues. The newlyweds have just arrived to Atlantia and their lives got a lot more complicated. Poppy is supposedly the new Queen of Flesh and Fire and there are a lot of people trying to stop her. Many secrets are being revealed and Poppy and Casteel find themselves in hard situations more than ever.

This book continues right where ‘A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire’ ends. I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to remember all the details since I read the second book a few months ago, but I shouldn’t have worried. From the moment I started reading I got pulled right back into this story and it kept me sitting on the edge of my seat.

Like we are used to with Jennifer’s books, this book is packed with sizzling romance and plenty of sexy moments. But above all this book had a lot of action, mystery and some phenomenal world building. There is a lot revealed, but we also get a lot of new possibilities and mystery. There are gods, more strange creatures and some new loveable characters.

Casteel definitely was my favorite character in this book. I loved how protective, mysterious and loving he was towards Poppy. Yes, he is kind of evil and twisted but I loved that about him. And those intimate moments between him and Poppy definitely made me swoon.

‘The Crown of Gilded Bones’ was another amazing read. I didn’t expect this book to not be the last one though. So I was both happy and frustrated when I finished reading. Happy, since I can’t get enough of these two characters, and frustrated because we still don’t know how things will work out for the two of them. Sigh.. Another great book and I can’t wait to read the next one!