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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic fantasy violence including battles with gods and divine creatures; high stakes and character deaths
Language
Some
Moderate language throughout
Sexual Content
Very heavy
Explicit sexual content — adult dark fantasy romance
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in a fantasy setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of being chosen by fate, two people who chose each other first, the discovery that the war was always bigger than either of them knew
What this book is about
Book five of the Blood and Ash series. Poppy and Hawke — Penellaphe and her Ascended king — face a new and devastating threat in Iliseeum. What they discover about the ancient war and the gods who waged it will change everything they thought they knew about themselves and the world. Armentrout delivers her most epic installment yet in the dark fantasy romance that launched a phenomenon.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
explicit sexual content throughout
graphic fantasy violence with deaths
best read as fifth in series
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