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booksarethenewblack 's review for:
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
You can see all my reviews here: Books Are The New Black
Okay.. I know people love these books and I’m a bit confused. Am I the only one that hates the terrible world-building?? I’m so confused most of the time and Armentrout does a terrible job explaining things. I’m just constantly guessing and I’m so tired of all of Poppy’s stupid questions. LOL. I know that Kieran makes a lot of snarky comments about that but yes.. absolutely yes. Just stop. I wish that she would just do a better job of explaining this world than annoying questions from Poppy. It makes it quite hard to take in. It’s not endearing. Okay, I’m on a rant.
So, I did enjoy the last half of this book a lot! It took some time to actually get into this one too but once I did, I couldn’t stop myself. Again, these books are chunky but it doesn’t feel that way. I just think that it would be so much smoother and more concise if the page number count was cut considerably. There’s a lot of repetition, especially in Poppy’s head. I’m starting to really get bothered by her constant insecurities.
Now, I’m so interested in the deities and magic that comes with it. Poppy’s magic unleashes in this book and I’m SO interested. There’s a lot to unpack there and I can’t wait to see what she is. I do hope we get some clarity in the next book about the history of the gods and deities and their power. If it’s by 100 of Poppy’s dumb questions then I might be a bit annoyed. haha.
I was disappointed that we don’t get more of Kieran’s story in this book. He’s such an important character and I wish we got more of his background. I need more than his smartass remarks! He’s pretty vital to Cas’s story too and I just need more. I’m wondering if she’s saving that for a spin-off because I can’t think of another reason not explore that character. We get a lot more characters thrown into the mix in this book. I hope we get to explore more of them too because some of them are quite endearing. For example, Kieran’s family, mostly his sister.
Overall, this wasn’t terrible but not the greatest thing I’ve ever read. I do think that the world-building and lack of character development makes it for a tougher read. I want so much more there and the lack of it is making it hard for me to fall completely in love with this series. I am excited to jump into the next one because the end of this book has a major cliff hanger that is quite exciting!!
Okay.. I know people love these books and I’m a bit confused. Am I the only one that hates the terrible world-building?? I’m so confused most of the time and Armentrout does a terrible job explaining things. I’m just constantly guessing and I’m so tired of all of Poppy’s stupid questions. LOL. I know that Kieran makes a lot of snarky comments about that but yes.. absolutely yes. Just stop. I wish that she would just do a better job of explaining this world than annoying questions from Poppy. It makes it quite hard to take in. It’s not endearing. Okay, I’m on a rant.
So, I did enjoy the last half of this book a lot! It took some time to actually get into this one too but once I did, I couldn’t stop myself. Again, these books are chunky but it doesn’t feel that way. I just think that it would be so much smoother and more concise if the page number count was cut considerably. There’s a lot of repetition, especially in Poppy’s head. I’m starting to really get bothered by her constant insecurities.
Now, I’m so interested in the deities and magic that comes with it. Poppy’s magic unleashes in this book and I’m SO interested. There’s a lot to unpack there and I can’t wait to see what she is. I do hope we get some clarity in the next book about the history of the gods and deities and their power. If it’s by 100 of Poppy’s dumb questions then I might be a bit annoyed. haha.
I was disappointed that we don’t get more of Kieran’s story in this book. He’s such an important character and I wish we got more of his background. I need more than his smartass remarks! He’s pretty vital to Cas’s story too and I just need more. I’m wondering if she’s saving that for a spin-off because I can’t think of another reason not explore that character. We get a lot more characters thrown into the mix in this book. I hope we get to explore more of them too because some of them are quite endearing. For example, Kieran’s family, mostly his sister.
Overall, this wasn’t terrible but not the greatest thing I’ve ever read. I do think that the world-building and lack of character development makes it for a tougher read. I want so much more there and the lack of it is making it hard for me to fall completely in love with this series. I am excited to jump into the next one because the end of this book has a major cliff hanger that is quite exciting!!