A high fantasy paranormal romance featuring vampire like creatures. Vampires are back! Our main character is Poppy and she is the Maiden. She is forbidden to do a lot of things. She starts to fall for the handsome, brooding Hawke, her new guard. He is forbidden and she wants him. Will she break the rules and will she still be able to ascend like she is supposed to?
I really enjoyed From Blood and Ash. The world building was well done. Poppy is fierce and knows how to defend herself. The romance was well done. The only thing I didn’t like is that I found a lot of the twists to be predictable, which was underwhelming for me. I didn’t guess one twist though. I do plan on reading the sequel because this book ends in a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more.