No matter how many times I say this it will never feel enough, but seriously-Poppy, Casteel, and Kieran- I love this trio so much. “Bravery is a fleeting beast, isn’t it? Always there to get you into trouble, but quick to disappear once you’re where you want to be.” Still, the pacing could’ve been a lot better. So yes, some parts were pretty boring but honestly those scenes where Poppy, Cas, Kieran and the rest of the cast just had fun made up for those slow parts. It was around the middle of the book where I lost some of my focus and took some breaks in between reading. I seriously loved learning more about the world and seeing how this will connect with A Shadow in the Ember… ohmygod I’m so excited.īut even though I didn’t mind the info-dumps, I will say that it did… drag on. Surprisingly, me-who’s horrible at keeping up with too many new terms thrown in books, actually was able to follow through all that was going on and being said.

The expansion of the world and it’s creatures was just amazing. The Crown of Gilded Bones was far from perfect yet I still wholeheartedly loved it. Oh how I can’t wait to see the chaos that’s coming and more dragons

I went from being punched in the guts to screaming to silently sobbing to cackling like an insane lunatic. 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. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible-travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.īut 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. But as the kingdoms’ dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. 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. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her.

Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel.

The crown of gilded bones series book 4