#tpobab

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

[ella-talking]

I'd tell you about how the world of blood and ash is so much more than murder and betrayal, and you should stop dnf'ing it because you think its a cheap copy of ACOTAR while it isn't, but you're not ready to hear that

[babblinbook]

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS DROPPED!

We are getting THREE books in 2023: Casteel’s pov (A SOUL OF ASH AND BLOOD), the COMPENDIUM, and the third Flesh and Fire book!

The fifth Blood and Ash (and what should be Poppy’s last POV) book will be out Spring of 2024. THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE!!!

I am soooo excited, though I AM sad about having to wait so long for the Blood and Ash book!

[katrinegrey]

Spoilers for FBAA #5 (teaser) and ALITF

Also, trigger warning for mentions of SA and consent.

So this teaser for the next Blood and Ash book has been making it's rounds again...

And it got me thinking. Because I also recently reread The War of Two Queens and came across this passage:

This is, of course, Poppy reflecting on the dubious "consent" Ires would have given Isbeth in order to conceive Millicent and Poppy. Dubious because Isbeth had all kinds of power over Ires in that moment, starting with the fact that she was holding Jadis hostage too. The part that stuck out to me the most after reading this passage after A Light in the Flame is Poppy's use of 'the worst sort' to describe Isbeth.

I know JLA has a tendency to reuse the same words and phrases throughout the books, so this could entirely be a coincidence or mean absolutely nothing. But, just in case, just for shits and giggles...

In both A Shadow in the Ember and A Light in the Flame, this same language is used by Nyktos and later Sera to describe Veses, the Primal Goddess of Rites and Prosperity. Who was called 'the worst sort' for forcing herself on Nyktos by blackmailing him into giving up his blood. In the process of that, she liked to 'push limits' and, essentially, sexually assaulted him. Nyktos allowed this in order to protect Sera.

Later in the book, we see exactly how angry and violent this knowledge makes Sera, with Sera threatening as still mostly mortal to kill the Primal Goddess. To make her suffer. Promising herself that she will get revenge for him.

Now...can you imagine how Sera feels about Isbeth? Beyond the two genocides, wars, abuse, and the violent harm Isbeth has caused. Just based on this one situation where Isbeth clearly had power over Ires. And she forced herself on him, one of Sera's own babes, for her own personal gain. And Ires who might` have given in just to protect Jadis.

I don't know about you, but I have to imagine Mama Sera is very, very pissed off.

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Casteel calling Poppy "Sweetheart" 🥹

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Reading The Primal of Blood and Bone and need Casteel and Kieran to stop being such aggressive dicks towards my Reaver, my baby drakon, my little boy (yes I know he's thousands of years old)

[ella-talking]

Primal of blood and bone not being available in belgium is killing me.... is it wrong to download a copy from someone else when I'll still buy the physical book when it is available?