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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, Murder, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Captivity, Dubious consent, Sexual assault (referenced), Cannibalism, War, Death, Death of loved one, Sexual content
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Book 2 in Blood and Ash
the payoff book of the Blood and Ash series - where all the slow-burn tension from the first book finally explodes into a marriage-of-convenience fake-engagement angst fest with Casteel at peak possessive prince energy
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storykind_community 4.39/5 32 ratings
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Length637 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 7 books
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Fae prince
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Protective love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Book hangover incoming
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Dominant vibes
- Addictive read
- Warrior/fighter
- Touch her and die
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Possessive/protective
- Power imbalance
- Wall pinning
- Betrayal to trust
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Marking hickeys
- Praise kink
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Oral focus
- Biting
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Forced proximity
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- Forest / wilderness
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Marriage of convenience
- War front / rebellion
- Gods/deities
- Fake engagement
- Captive romance
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Secret heir/royalty
- Hurt/comfort
- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Intense
- Immersive
- Heavy
- General badass
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- Dark
- Dramatic
- Reluctant chosen one
- Romantic
- Seductive
- Angsty
- Banter-heavy
- Survivor
- Cinematic
- Deceptively deadly
- Yearning
- Atmospheric
- Dangerous
- Epic
- Steamy
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Book details
- Length
- 637 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book