From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout
From Blood and Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout From Blood and Ash is definitely one of my favorite books this year! I read it back in March and let me tell you, I couldn’t be left any more shocked and speechless as I was and I was so caught up in the story, that I didn’t even realise there were vampires until it became official. This book isn’t only Jennifer’s very first High Fantasy novel with a whole new world, characters and secrets, it’s a damn masterpiece. It follows Poppy, the Maiden, the Choosen of her kingdom Masadonia, and Hawke who became one of Poppys guard, after her previous one was murdered. I really didn’t expect that fast character development, given it was just the first of four books, but in my opinion it was totally plausible and really refreshing. Poppy is torn back and forth between fulfilling her duties as the Maiden and actually living and being adventurous, and it tore my heart apart at one scene especially because it became clear ho...