♡karabear♡ (semi-hiatus)'s Reviews > A Soul of Ash and Blood

“You don't have to ask me twice, Princess, and you never have to beg.”


4.8 🌟’s


🗡My Thoughts🗡

omg when i tell you i was enjoying this one, i was literally living the time of my life reading this!! After first it was hard bc the fmc was in a coma and i was so mad bc i wasn’t going to be able to read about her and in the last book her man was in kidnapped so i was like dang i can’t read about anyone in the present 😭 but aside from her being in a coma my favorite book husband which is also the mmc, was telling his POV of all the scenes from book 1. And whats so wild is that a couple weeks before I even read this book I wanted to reread the first one again bc Im so addicted to this series. 😍 It was like all my prayers were answered with this book, mostly. I would have originally rated this a 5 star book but the ending went an broke my heart. But the book was so good so i just took off 0.2 of a star. I think the ending really caught me off guard and it was super emotional bc i was so looking forward to her waking up and things kinda going back to normal but then one character slipped up and now there is a whole new problem that could very well change the whole rest of the series. 💀😭 Its always so hard when youre enjoying a series and then the ending just pops out of nowhere and then u have to wait for the next book which does comes out this year so im so excited for that crossing my fingers that they will give me a good ending bc idk what i will do if someone dies!! 


🗡Main Characters🗡


🌹Poppy🌹

I could literally spend centuries talking about her!! Though she was in a coma, since this book was told from Cas’s POV she was awake in the past recaps. I can’t believe how much i forgot in the first one. She was so badass and i loved the way she just did not care what anyone told her especially Cas eventho majority of the time she was lying bc girl we know u were in love with cas don’t deny it cas knew he’s like the superman of dark romance he can read minds an everything 🤭 one of the craziest things that i realized later on was that if it weren’t for poppy going rogue and doing her own thing she wouldn’t have developed this special relationship with him which would have broke my heart eventho u would have never known since it wouldn’t have been written that way poppy and cas are literally the queen and king of dark romance 👑 like im literally their mascot and i can get u the merch and omg their fan art….😍!!! she was always so sweet and innocent and such an angel like everytime they mention her u just want to know more about her bc her character is so addicting!! The ending affected her character the most in the present and that’s what made is so emotional bc of what happened!! All i want is just for her to be reunited with cas like just at least one scene where noone is dead or theyre in a coma or kidnapped (bc those kind of ending are the most torturous ones) 😭💀

🌹Cas🌹

MY MAN! MY MAN! MY MAN! 💍 Love him to death omg the author must have been getting married or a promotion or something bc as soon as i saw it was his POV i wanted to throw a party bc y’all when i found it felt like christmas day and my birthday all in one! 🥳🎄Omg somehow he managed to get even sexier in the retelling of book 1’s scenes like how?! SEVEN HUNDRED AND THREE PAGES OF JUST CAS’S POV like i was in heaven!! The church bells were ringing and everything. ⛪🔔🎶 One thing i really loved was the way he described her each detail was descriptive and he was so passionate about telling her how beautiful he thinks she is and ofc they’re were the dirty thoughts like it wouldn’t be cas if he didn’t at least have a dirty joke or three. 🤭 He is one of the main guy characters i actually respect bc he really sees her for who she is an not just bc of her looks thats why he’s my #1 book husband and bc he is fine as ever 😋😘


🌹Kieran🌹

Unfortuantely I didn’t get to read much about him. However there were some scenes that  definitely made me picture him differently as in ‘I like him more now as in book boyfriend more’ he reminds me of Kenji like the dark humorous version of him. Some of the scenes i read about him tho were kind of freaking me out a little but if u have read the other books in the series u’d know that this is how those characters act which is kind of concerning but u get used to it after awhile but basically one of the scenes was kieran was having a very intimate moment with someone and cas walked in and said hi and started having a convo with him while he was having sex with someone i was like UMMM OHKAY!! 😬 Like the tightest of friendship bonds right here bc at some point i’d have too draw the line bc thats just crazy!! 


🗡Best Couple Moments🗡

🌹Told her both halves of her face are as beautiful as the whole (for those of u who don’t know half of her face is scared bc she was attacked when she was younger)

🌹Cas is all of Poppy’s firsts

🌹Cas being turnd on by Poppy fighting and wanting to stab him with a dagger (this will only make sense if u have read the series)

🌹Their flirtatious fight scene on the Rise

🌹Anytime he called her Princess

🌹He saved her dagger


Spicy Scenes

5/5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

*absolute perfection 💖, chefs kiss 🤌, couple goals 💗*


Favorite Scenes

🌹Everytime he calls her princess and she claims she hates it 🌹

“After you princess.” (Cas)
“You need to stop calling me that.” (Poppy)
“But I like it.” (Cas)
“But I don't.” (Poppy)
“Thats a lie.” (Cas)

🌹He told her she looks exquisite🌹

“I was wrong earlier when I said you looked lovely.” (Cas)
“What?” (Poppy)
“You look absolutely exquisite, Poppy. Beautiful. I just… I needed to tell you that.” (Cas)

“You're such a bad influence.” (Poppy)
“Only the bad can be influenced, Princess.” (Cas)

🌹She told him she's a bad Maiden🌹

“I was seconds from taking you to the ground and becoming a very, very bad guard.” (Cas)
“Really?” (Poppy)
“”Really.” (Cas)
“I don't think I would have stopped you.” (Poppy)
“You're not helping.” (Cas)
“I'm a bad Maiden.” (Poppy)

🌹He told her that talking to her was more important than then whatever anyone else told her🌹

“The duchess needs to speak with you.” (Cas)
“And you're just telling me now?” (Poppy)
“Figured what we had to say to each other was far more important.” (Cas)

🌹Cas flirting with her🌹

“And why is that intriguing? And torturous?” (Poppy)
Besides the fact that it will allow me to keep a very close eye on you? Use your imagination, Princess.” (Cas)

🌹Poppy telling Cas his ego never fails to amaze her🌹

“Your ego never fails to amaze me.” (Poppy)
“I never fail to amaze you.” (Cas)
Thank you for proving what I just said.” (Poppy)


🗡Favorite Quotes🗡

🌹“You were hurt. You can be assured that will never happen again.” (Cas)

🌹“From this moment until the last moment, I am yours.” (Cas)

🌹“That was when it began to change—how I thought of you. Saw you. You were no longer the Maiden. You were becoming … You were becoming Poppy.” (Cas)

🌹“You’re absolutely magnificent. Beautiful.” (Cas)

🌹“You're an absolutely stunning murderous little creature.” (Cas)

🌹“But if you let go of the dagger, there's a whole lot of me I'll let you get your hands close too.” (Cas)

🌹“You're so incredibly violent. I think I like it.” (Cas)

🌹“Those slippers are likely to be the death of you. And that dress….the death of me.” 🌹(Cas)

🌹“Yes. I find women who can wield a dagger and nearly knock me on my ass to be extremely alluring. And arousing.” (Cas)

🌹“How badly did you want to stab me when I took the diary from you? I imagine it was a lot. Would've been worth it, though.” (Cas)

🌹“I've taken lives I've regretted. But the Duke's? That is one death I will never regret.” (Cas) 
(the duke deserved the way he died bc why the heck was he caning her?! girl did nothing wrong im so glad Cas took care of it) 

🌹“You can't change what happened in there. Just like you can't change the fact that the courtyard used to give you peace. You just replace your last memory--a bad one–with a new one--a good one. And you keep doing that until the initial one no  longer outweighs the replacement.” (Cas)

🌹“You don't have to ask me twice, Princess, and you never have to beg.” (Cas)

🌹“My need for you is far too great, Poppy. If I stay, you will not walk out this door a Maiden.” (Cas)

🌹“You're so damn beautiful and so damn unexpected.” (Cas)

🌹“Touch her, and you’ll lose more than a hand this time.” (Cas)

🌹“You are so incredibly violent. It still turns me on.” (Cas)

🌹“My heartmate. My Queen. Mine. And I was hers.” (Cas)


🗡Hopes for The Primal of Blood and Bone🗡

🌹More Cas & Poppy
🌹More Cas humor
🌹More Poppy & Kieran friendship goals 
🌹The ending of A Soul of Blood and Ash resolved 


🗡Last Thoughts🗡

Despite certain parts of the book, I loved this sm!! I was literally in awe of one of the chapters called you’re an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature. Like omg it was so cute!! I was giggling and kicking my feet 🤭 the whole book it was just so good. I really hope they fix the ending bc these characters deserve nothing but the best. I'm all set with my tent and smores to camp out here till August 13th!!! 🏕