I know people are mad about the emotional intimacy between Kieran and Poppy, as well as the Joining. Personally, I'm not really sure why the Joining was surprising for anyone...why would JLA introduce the concept in book 2 unless she planned for it to happen? It would've been weird if it didn't. I think Kieran and Poppy's relationship makes sense. There's just so much love there. Casteel and Kieran have been bonded for literal centures, closer than any 2 people can be; seeing Poppy and Kieran develop an unbreakable bond like that too now that they're both bonded and love Casteel just makes everything feel complete to me. But I know people will yell at me for having that opinion, I guess. While I did really enjoy it, I also really wanted more of them trying to get the people of Solis on their side, dealing with the revenants, finding Jadis, etc. Not to mention, there’s a new ability briefly explored at the end, which I totally want Poppy’s reaction to. Especially as it’s something she’s wanted ever since finding out that she wasn’t mortal. But we have to wait for all of that for the sixth and (potentially) final book of the series.

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As we got none of that in this book as Cas holes himself in the room with Poppy waiting for her to wake up as he recounts the first book. Which makes me feel like this book is a bit of cash grab… which I hate saying. But it kind of is, I could also do a tandem reading guide between this book and From Blood and Ash. Though that would also be a bad idea as there are major spoilers for what happens in the rest of the books. I don’t know, let me know in the comments if you think I should make one. The sixth (next) book which hasn’t been released yet nor is there a release date/name as far as I’m aware. So, we’re in the waiting game for the next book of the series to find out what happens. If I remember correctly, that will also be the last book of the series, so all the unanswered questions should be wrapped up in that. Now with every book, there are going to be some things that I don't like, so here is what I didn't like about this one: He is unable to process who he is while in that form, but he knows Poppy is his and destroys the Rev Honestly, I was so excited for this book! I couldn't wait to read Cas's POV, and it was everything I dreamt it to be.

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We do get to see Millie and Malik in present time, and they have returned to Cas. We find out WHY Millie ran, and the truth is she was scared that when the battle happened that her grandmother would be there, and she would kill her as Sera is known for hating Revenants. Malik left obviously because she was gone, and she is his heartmate...something that Malik says she does not know, and he won't say anything because she hates him. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THEIR BOOK. There are a total of twelve chapters that take place in the present. As I mentioned, the majority of them occur in gaps where Poppy had chapters in From Blood and Ash that didn’t involve Cas. We have a few additional ones from his POV of things he was doing around the city when Poppy wasn’t there, but for the most part there aren’t a lot of new chapters from the past. Instead, we get insight from the characters in the present.

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Wenn Sie von einem privaten Internetzugang zugreifen, sollten Sie eine Anti-Virus-Software benutzen, um sicher zu stellen, dass Ihr Computer nicht infiziert ist.what i appreciated from this book was being able to see Cas vulnerable side as well as his inner struggle and conflicted feelings about Poppy (saving his brother vs. falling in love with the “enemy”) at the beginning of their relationship. i’d always seen him as someone who was decisive, confident, and powerful. however, in this book he was more melancholic. he served the tortured hero image pretty well while still managing to be playful, sexy, and dark/violent (especially when he was being possessive, protective over Poppy and acting all touch her you die-like).