", Kieran: "Those pants were looser, I suppose. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. And when I realized you have so many masks - so many layers, I kept wanting to peel them back, even though I fear it will only hurt more in the end. Elijah laughed as he clapped his hand on Kieran's shoulder, causing the wolven to stumble. Poppy: "I know exactly what he's referencing, thank you very much. More like ridiculous. ", Kieran: "Do me a favor. It was evident in the way Kieran was physically described to his overly protective and intimate . Protect your Prince. ", Kieran: "He's not wounded. Cas can't even. ", Poppy: "Yes. Hurrying to the bed, I picked up the wolven dagger and secured it around my thigh. The kiss was it was as intoxicating as his bite, as everything about him was. Previously Reviewed: From Blood and Ash and A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire and The Crown of Gilded Bones. But she is not the Maiden, Alastir. And you you never laughed enough as it was, but when you did ", Casteel: "When you did, it was like the moment the damn mist finally cleared. I'm expecting some insane drama resulting from the reveal though. ", Poppy: "I'm not going to stop fighting you. I dont want the Joining tbh, I feel like Poppy&Cas is already great, I dont want any necessary drama. She's like I didn't. But they all heard her And We're Finally Off to Atlantia! It's me. Maybe you should try that. ", Poppy: "I'm going to ignore that incredibly disturbing possibility. ", Delano: "Oh, man. Unfortunately. I wanted to know about who he used to be before he lost Shea, lost his brother. We are no longer a fallen kingdom. ", Poppy: "That is not what I said. You need to read this book. Poppy is the daughter of Queen Isbeth and the god Ires. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The War of Two Queens (Blood And Ash Series Book 4) (English Edition) at Amazon.nl. Thanks for your comment! Elijah: "Told him that if a woman fights with that kind of passion and makes you work that hard to earn even a smile, then that's the kind of woman you want by your side in and out of the bedchamber.". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Capture you and use you. Like your ability to see better than her, and scent her arousal -". Like me? ", Casteel: "I feel like this is a trick, and you're two seconds from trying to plunge that knife into my heart again. You smell of death., Kieran: He has done things some might find unforgivable. He wants her to fight him, and thats one order shes more than happy to obey. In fact, Casteel is relieved Poppy had Kieran to lean on, and that knowledge helped him get through everything he experienced while imprisoned. Would you rather it be him? ", Alastir: "This is going to be an incredibly awkward conversation. This book showed many of the same flaws. Coupons do not apply. Named after the Goddess of Wisdom, Loyalty, and Duty?, Alastir: A fitting name for the Maiden, I imagine., Casteel: You wouldnt think that if you knew her., Poppy: If you say I smell like Casteel again, I will punch you in the face. And if they do the Joining, I have a feeling it will end up in a threesome because Kieran has been in one too many intimate moments between Poppy and Casteel. But war is only the beginning. He grinned. You made her flinch, and then you threatened her. It would also force a lot of character development for the two of them as they work through Casteel . I love when you can feel the tension and chemistry between two characters, and it, in this book. Like, super naked. Read the full disclosure here. Casteel: There is no side of you that is not as beautiful as the other half. It's not my fault. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire was just perfect. I wanted you, and I wanted to find a way to try to keep you. asking questions does not make poppy special and casteel and kieran need to get their heads out of their asses and realize that. What if after Casteel accomplished what he wanted, when he fulfilled his end of the bargain, all that remained was lies and betrayals? Casteel: "I need to feel your breath in my lungs. Do poppy and Casteel end up together? But I really like your comments about Kieran in general and I think youre so right. Theres some contextual things that make me suspect this, but the biggest indicator is that his character (and his relationship with Poppy) seems like its done developing. I was expecting her to have a stronger bloodline, sure but I was not expecting that at all. . ", Casteel: "Tell me what piece of you I can have. Whilst the palace was still in use, this was a better base for raising children, and for babysitting Kieran noted as he carried Coralena to the lounge, to the baby . ", Poppy: "Did they have a certain eye color? I have zero problem with far-fetched things! Kieran is Casteel's bonded wolf. There is a level of respect and caring that they have for one another. I didn't know what that would mean at the time, other than I wanted to have something that I actually wanted for myself. They don't -", Poppy: "Trust me? Four books in, these flaws of bad world-building and endless secrets begin to feel as if the author just never planned her series. This series if you haven't read From Blood and Ash yet. Casteel's eyes narrowed into thin slits as his gaze returned to Emil. The Dark One. (LogOut/ and right there, basically, is all the dialogue that happens during this book. Penellaphe Da'Neer (ne Balfour, pronounced: Pen-nell-uh-fee Bal-floor), often simply named Poppy, is the former Maiden or Chosen One in the Kingdom of Solis and rightful Queen of Atlantia. I'm going to have to kill him. Kieran. Casteel: "Did I ever tell you what you taste like?". Phillips and Penellaphe race toward the stables, and Hawke kills Phillips. Jars rattled. He obviously pushed his daughter into a relationship with Cas to get his bloodline onto the throne, and when that didn't work, he tried to push his niece to marry Cas. I hope future books either go in one direction or the other: he becomes more included and the relationships feel more equal (I doubt that tho since Poppy & Cas are heartmates), or less included and is just more of a companion. I had plans. ", Poppy: "What good would that do? ", Delano: "And you healed me with the touch of your fingers. ", Poppy: "Why did you tell me? ", Delano: "I heard one of them talk about how they wanted to make a cloak out of my fur. And completely unexpected. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. ", Kieran: "Not a minute has gone by since we left the Blood Forest that you aren't threatening Casteel's life. It's just that I would've paid good money to see him try to explain that to you. A slight laugh escaped me at the unexpected sight. If you had, I wouldn't have gotten to see the look on his face when I sliced off his hand and then his head.". "Jasper sort . I think my mother is going to like you.". Casteel: "Devilishly handsome? ", Casteel: "The line in your palm is believed to be the one connected to your heart. I will not forget that., Casteel: And I will not be able to forgive you.. ", Casteel: "You're not just a pawn to me, Poppy. ", Casteel: "You're right. Poppy: "I'm going to seriously hurt you both. "At least, not physically. They split up into smaller groups. He glanced down at me, his lips slightly parted. Like Liked by 1 person. I sensed an acute rush of emotions flow through him, so swift and sudden, I couldn't make out what they were. At a . Poppy and Casteel update the Council of what is going on with the Queen of Solis, asking to hold back the war and the armies, before the conversation with the Queen as well as their intent to go into Iliseum. ", Casteel: "Do you think I understand any of this, Poppy? ", Kieran: "Cas told me once that he felt as if he already knew you after speaking with you just a few times.". And thirdly, the author seems to have broken a social contract with her readership by creating a soulmates romance story, publicly calling it such for years and writing three books setting that up, and then blindsiding them with a poor representation of a polyamory relationship at best or emotional infidelity at worst. Hawke is really the Dark One, Prince Casteel Da'Neer of the Atlantians. That is why the imprint is made there. I will give you the honor of becoming my husband, because you're already worthy of me. Forget it.". I kept falling when he never once told me not to pick up a sword or bow and instead handed one to me. I finished this book 24 hours ago, and I still feel like I'm in the middle of a book hangover. I was expecting her to have a stronger bloodline, sure but I was not expecting that at all. They'd expect someone like you, to be honest. Web There are nights when Casteel and. But if you want to pretend to be just that in private -", Casteel: "I think you will find that I can be impossible charming. I refused his proposal at first, just so you know. ", Poppy: "You look at me like Like you want to eat me.". ", Poppy: "Glad to know the disturbed apple doesn't fall too far from the crazy tree.". They'd expect me to fall for someone as fiery as she is kind, brave even to a fault. Casteel sighed as he placed his hand on my back. And that was only because I'd convinced myself that was the reason. I fell in love with her, probably long before I even realized I had. But more importantly, he would've stuck to the plan he spent years cultivating, and we would've already been halfway to Carsodonia to exchange you for his brother. As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. What did I want? All of her books are amazing. It shouldn't come as a shock, because I was already in love with him the moment my heart broke when I learned the truth of who he was. Casteel: "Most wouldn't find that such an attractive quality. I know it. We get so many questions answered that developed from From Blood and Ash, and, very much like Poppy, I have so many more questions for the next book. I'm who you call the Dark One. ", Kieran: "It was probably the latter that did him in. ", Alastir: "I can understand that. I wasnt so much surprised by the actual joining itself, either the physical act (though I think it could have been written better) or the magical motivation for the decision. The surprise is half the fun. Like he'd lost his breath. For saving your life. In the third book that is expected to be released in April 2021, hopefully we will get to see more of the relationship between Poppy and Casteel. ", Casteel: "Poppy, you wound me. And I don't think Kiran and Poppy cleaving together in the way they do for emotional support is half as far fetched as other things in this series. Even when you inevitably do leave, I'll still want you. That doesn't mean that it was okay, but I could understand why. ", Poppy: "In my defense, I felt bad afterward. None. He nipped at my jaw, drawing another gasp from me. ", Casteel: "You don't need to stay up here, Poppy. And you're the first person to ever impress her. Kieran reveals that since Casteel cares for Poppy, he would find it repellant to feed from anyone else because it's too intimate. I saw her for who she was. It was because he made me feel seen, and he made me feel alive even when I genuinely wanted to cause physical harm to him. His relationship is an extension of both of them, but it's still separate. What I feel? ", Casteel: "I know. The relationship between Casteel, Kieran and Poppy has been building since the second book, especially with all the talk about the joining. From the moment you stayed instead of walking out of that room at the Red Pearl, I knew you had a warrior's strength and bravery.". The way The Joining should have gone. There is NO WORDS. Their relationship is so teasing and annoying each other. ", Poppy: "Some deserve a punch in the face. Rather, Kieran believes that they are heart mates, something that is far rarer than love, especially since they recognized each other after speaking a few times. Tiny shivers hit every part of me. When I didn't, he cupped my left cheek. I really can, but our King and Queen -", Casteel: "Will be shocked and probably greatly annoyed that I have married someone they have never laid eyes on, not to mention someone who is only half-Atlantian and was once the Maiden. You would've done it to save me. His fingers trailed along my thigh, the ring around his finger cool against my skin. To be inside you as I take a part of you inside me. In the heart? My thoughts are if a Poly Ship or alike were ever to happen there would need to be complete trust, a lack of jealousy and be functional much like HeronGrayStairs. ", Poppy: "You're welcome. Obviously. Like an organ. That's why, even now, you are concerned about him. We're real. Casteel: "Am I seeing things, or is that your dagger strapped to your thigh? ", Gently, he pried my fingers from the dagger, Casteel: "I'm just putting this down. Accepting him and and allowing myself to feel what I did f or him was a betrayal to those who were lost in all of this, and it felt like a betrayal to myself. ", Casteel: "It will be my most prized possession.". ", Casteel: "I am born of the first kingdom. Not a single inch isnt stunning. If I could, I suspect life would be easier, but I don't even want to try, to be honest. ", Casteel: "Would this be an inappropriate time to let you know I'm incredibly turned on by you right now?". No warnings. I needed to be your first everything. I'm just as good with a sword as I am with a bow, and I'm damn good with a bow. But he was the first thing I'd ever truly chosen for myself.". But do you really intend to keep her? But it is one I will protect until my dying breath. I honestly was thinking that she would be bonded with Poppy at some point, but considering what we find out in the end, Poppy doesn't really need a bonded wolven, as technically, all wolven are bound to protect her. The situation I'm in - that we're in.". he snarled, thrusting me behind a tree. He may hate being called the Dark One, but he has earned that name. How your stupid dimples are infuriating, but I look for them every time you smile because I know that's a real smile. No? ", Casteel: "You have a beautiful smile. Slowly freeing the sensitive flesh, he chuckled as his lips touched the space behind my ear, and then I felt the indecent thrill of his sharp teeth dragging over the skin of my throat. . Thanks for reading! ", Poppy: "Why does everyone think I'm going to stab them when I pick up anything that's not blunt? Casteel has been gently broaching at least a threesome since book 2. ", Casteel; "Retribution is yours, if you want it. ", Poppy: "Don't whine. And, yes, before you ask, you're free to do as you please. It was just a love lap. ", Kieran: "I can't wait to see how you two are going to pull this off. I still have a certain diary with me. ", Casteel: "If I'm not willing to risk my life for Spessa's End, how dare I ask the people here to do so? Neither was freeing my brother or preventing a war. ", Poppy: "I was the Maiden, nearly groomed my entire life to remain pure and focused only on my Ascension. A tiny piece that belonged to me? ", Poppy: "I'd rather marry without actually being able to replay all of their concerns in my head during the ceremony. But that is my future you are walking away with. Casteel: "I do so prefer hand-to-hand combat with you.". You'd hate me. ", Casteel: "I wouldn't be marrying her if I didn't plan on keeping her. Casteel: "Now, you know that's not true at all. I stared down at him, at an absolute loss for words. You will have to force me, and I will not make it easy for you. Web Kieran Contou Casteel DaNeer. ", Casteel: "Lion. Rated: Fiction T - English - Family - Poppy, Casteel, Kieran - Words: 1,571 - Favs: 6 . ", Poppy: "His name was Leopold, but my mother called him Leo or or Lion. I fell in love with him when he was Hawke, and I kept falling once I learned that he was Casteel. That was true the first time I said it to you, and it is still the truth today and tomorrow., Alastir: Penellaphe? ", Poppy: "Why? ", Casteel: "You just need to be yourself, Poppy. Casteel: "Then I guess it would be repetitive of me to tell you how much you're turning me on now? Language . Things have been different since the Joining. She is the reason I came home. ", Poppy: "You're about to get a love tap to your face.". What are you two discussing that has Poppy looking as if she's five seconds away from crawling under the table? Don't let them steal this.". And then it all seemed like a lie once I realized the truth of who he was and why he was a part of my life.". There is nothing I will protect more fiercely or with more devotion Poppy. Shortly thereafter, Poppy and Casteel name Kieran as their Advisor, to his surprise, though he accepts wholeheartedly. He lowered himself to his knees in front me me. Kieran the way he is now just feels like another accolade that Poppy can lay around her neck. <--------. An attack on Atlantia after Poppy and Casteel's coronation ceremony leaves an empty hole in the kingdom, and pain felt by all. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herselfabout him. ", Kieran: "What took you two so long? Poppy: "Only when it's deserved. People are saying that "adding" Kieran to that relationship isn't possible because you can't halve 3 but i think that's the point. I was not expecting that. None of us wish to watch Setti trample either of you. It wasn't a lie. ", Casteel: "It's considered a great honor in Atlantia to be welcomed into the bosom of the noble, ruling family. Casteel stared at me, the corners of his lips curving up. Trust in that - in what you feel from me. All thats wonderful except that theres 3 more books left in the series. Can I have you? She also has a fondness for sharp, deadly objects. ", Casteel: "Some say patience is a virtue. Web King Casteel DaNeer pronounced. Make you come that way. Reply. I opened my mouth to tell him that whatever he needed didn't involve him and me in a pantry, but nothing came out. All of that makes me anxious. It is a gift I do not deserve. But I definitely agree with what youre saying about Kieran now seeming to be the epitome of a third wheel. It would also force a lot of character development for the two of them as they work through Casteels death and tackle the political problem of ruling without him. Poppy: "And you needed this moment alone in a pantry?". ", Casteel: "Almost all the shame I've ever felt has to do with you. And I chose him. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. I may or may not have walked into a door while reading. Sure doesn't feel impersonal.". and our She is more than capable of handling things herself. Its uncomfortable, unlikable, and decidedly NOT what I want from my soulmates romance stories. He claimed my lips as if he were staking a claim to my very soul. Change). I stepped back, bumping into a shelf. I already knew that, Casteel. Just. ", Casteel: "She is unique and brave, intelligent and beautiful. ", Poppy : "By the way, I'm not yours. The Crown of Gilded Bones Jennifer L. Armentrout (Blood and Ash #3) Publication Date: April 20, 2021 Paperback, 659 pages, Blue Box P. She just admitted I was right. Kieran & Cass "If I had turned to Casteel in my sleep, Kieran had also turned, as if Casteel were a magnet that drew both of us." I strange turn of phrase. In me. ", Casteel: "I don't like the way he looks at you.". He placed his hands on the cupboard above my head. Casteel: "Would you fret with worry if I was?". The two encounter Kieran in the corridor, who transforms into a wolvena long-thought extinct werewolf-like creature. 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