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Blood and Salt #2
Heart of Ash
Ash may have escaped the immortal-worshipping cult that killed her mother, but the love of her life is still under its thrall. Dane has been possessed by his diabolical ancestor Coronado, a man who's fabulously wealthy, dripping with fame, and the leader of Europe's most dangerous immortal network. Dane begs Ash to join him at Coronado's castle in Spain, and swears that his blood bond with Ash is stronger than Coronado's hold over him. Ash is desperate to help Dane vanquish Coronado without having to sacrifice herself to the darkness. But when you're all in, blood and salt, the only way to hold on to the light might just be by setting everything on fire.
278 pages, Hardcover
First published February 20, 2018
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Kim Liggett
7books2,923followersKim Liggett, originally from the rural midwest, moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. She's the author of Blood and Salt, Heart of Ash, The Last Harvest (Bram Stoker Award Winner), The Unfortunates, and The Grace Year. Kim spends her free time studying tarot and scouring Manhattan for rare vials of perfume and the perfect egg white cocktail.
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October 31, 2020
✎❐ Blood & Salt #2 � Set in Spain � Immortals � Fated Romance ❐✎
I needed more volume. This is probably not actually the narrator's fault, she actually performed quite well, but I struggled with hearing what she was saying...her inner dialogue was so flipping quiet, it was a constant struggle for me. When this sort of volume discrepancy happens, it tends to pull you out of the story...which is never good and I really hate when a book won't go loud enough for me to hear it.
Where the first book had this creepy "children-of-the-corn" and "I-see-dead-people" thing going on, this had a more of a supernatural feel to it which lent towards The Vampire Diaries, with the immortal beings, fated romance, doomed brother, and body jumping. Overall, I feel that this was a much-needed continuation of the story...but...I really believe this could have been told in one book and been much better for it.
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February 4, 2022
While I definitely enjoyed Blood and Salt, this sequel diverted from the atmosphere of the first one too much. It felt like a completely different series and left me missing the spooky corn fields.
October 27, 2019
I’m convinced this was written for Darkling/Alina fans
February 17, 2018
"We're like a dissonant chord in the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, begging for resolution. As long as we're apart, there will never be peace in the world...harmony." - pg 41 of Heart of Ash
Ash Larkin barely survived a year ago when she was caught in the crossroads of a cult's curse and tradition. Through her mother's sacrifice, she lived and evaded Katia's wrath but is is now an immortal. But because without darkness there can be no light, Ash's twin brother's blood can kill while her's can heal. In a star-crossed lover's story, she is drawn to Dane but Dane is possessed by the evil Coronado. Ash needs to find her brother Rhys before he is found by the Arcanum Council.
Kim Liggett starts the novel off strong with her vivid descriptions. Although readers are transported back to New York and Spain instead of Kansas, Liggett draws in the reader with intrigue. Ash tries to see the good in Dane and tries to believe that he is ultimately trying to fight off Coronado's grasp over him. However, Dane connections is the closest she has to finding Rhys.
Beth and Timmons have been very supportive of Ash during good and tough times. Timmons is always helpful and promises to take care of Ash and Rhys. Beth is Ash's friend who will do anything to be there for Ash. Dane seems like he wants to help Ash but Ash is suspicious of his true intentions.
Heart of Ash is more of a mystery Ash and Dane are trying to investigate. While trying to win over a strong group of immortals and convincing them they are Katia and Coronado, Ash and Dane need to be careful since there might be a traitor amongst them trying to get them killed.
Heart of Ash is everything I want to see in an atmospheric, twisty, paranormal plot line. With its compelling words, the tinge of darkness and the banter between Ash and Dane, it keeps you wanting more. I highly suggest this novel as well as the predecessor, Blood and Salt, to readers who love The Vampire Diaries TV series as well at Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
Ash Larkin barely survived a year ago when she was caught in the crossroads of a cult's curse and tradition. Through her mother's sacrifice, she lived and evaded Katia's wrath but is is now an immortal. But because without darkness there can be no light, Ash's twin brother's blood can kill while her's can heal. In a star-crossed lover's story, she is drawn to Dane but Dane is possessed by the evil Coronado. Ash needs to find her brother Rhys before he is found by the Arcanum Council.
Kim Liggett starts the novel off strong with her vivid descriptions. Although readers are transported back to New York and Spain instead of Kansas, Liggett draws in the reader with intrigue. Ash tries to see the good in Dane and tries to believe that he is ultimately trying to fight off Coronado's grasp over him. However, Dane connections is the closest she has to finding Rhys.
Beth and Timmons have been very supportive of Ash during good and tough times. Timmons is always helpful and promises to take care of Ash and Rhys. Beth is Ash's friend who will do anything to be there for Ash. Dane seems like he wants to help Ash but Ash is suspicious of his true intentions.
Heart of Ash is more of a mystery Ash and Dane are trying to investigate. While trying to win over a strong group of immortals and convincing them they are Katia and Coronado, Ash and Dane need to be careful since there might be a traitor amongst them trying to get them killed.
Heart of Ash is everything I want to see in an atmospheric, twisty, paranormal plot line. With its compelling words, the tinge of darkness and the banter between Ash and Dane, it keeps you wanting more. I highly suggest this novel as well as the predecessor, Blood and Salt, to readers who love The Vampire Diaries TV series as well at Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
October 8, 2024
Didn't like this as much as Blood and Salt! But glad to have finally read it.
October 30, 2019
It's been a good 2+ years since I read Kim Liggett's Blood and Salt! I remembered enjoying it and being shell-shocked by the cliffhanger ending and then last year, she wrote Heart of Ash which concluded the duology. Granted, as always, my memory wasn't super hot on the first book. Even my notes weren't entirely detailed like I keep trying to do now. But thankfully, Ash does her own bit of a recap and I was able to remember the events fairly well, or at least well enough to get through the beginning stages of the book with little problem!
It's been a year since the events of the first book have passed. A lot has changed for Ash, tremendously so. Her brother, Rys is MIA, the love of her life, Dane is being possessed by the evil and ancient spirit, Coronado. Meanwhile, Ash and Beth are living the best life they can on the gold Ash can create that her mother taught her how to do and spending all the money possible to find Rhys.
Then Dane comes back into the spotlight, or well her spotlight of sorts as he's been the hot new millionaire for awhile now with women falling over themselves to be with him. He comes to Ash saying he can help her find her brother, but first she has to convince the council that she still has Katia's spirit inside her. That together they can keep the council from trying to kill her brother, since his blood is the one thing that can kill an immortal.
Ash wants to find her brother more than anything, but can she really trust that Dane is Dane? Reluctantly she goes to his mansion in Spain to set out to find her brother, this is when she meets the not-so-friendly, and weirdly Dane-obsessed head of staff, Lucinda. Lucinda seems to want Ash out of the house as quickly as possible. They do not get along, let's just say that. Every hero needs an adversary after all.
This was an interesting book and a rather quick read. If things weren't so hectic in my life at the moment, I'd likely would have had this finished in two days instead of three. The shocks and chills were relentless in this one! While some parts did drag just a bit, other elements were in full swing. The ending especially just let out the jaw-dropping reveals that had me reeling!
There was still a bit of romance brewing between Ash and Dane since Dane retains control over Coronado. Again, I probably should've written notes on my feels with these two but I have to say it was a sweet little romance happening here.
I guess what I will say is that I wish this one could've been a little longer. It was relatively short at 276 pages. Though it does seem somewhat refreshing to read a book under 350 pages every now and then. But at the same time, things started to feel rushed in the end. I mean, I wouldn't have said no to an extended conclusion with the characters who were left. But we just kind of get that sense that everything will be all right with those who remain and while there is a feeling of contentedness I just kind of wished there was a bit more. But all in all, a satisfying conclusion to the duology!
Overall Rating 3.5/5 stars
It's been a year since the events of the first book have passed. A lot has changed for Ash, tremendously so. Her brother, Rys is MIA, the love of her life, Dane is being possessed by the evil and ancient spirit, Coronado. Meanwhile, Ash and Beth are living the best life they can on the gold Ash can create that her mother taught her how to do and spending all the money possible to find Rhys.
Then Dane comes back into the spotlight, or well her spotlight of sorts as he's been the hot new millionaire for awhile now with women falling over themselves to be with him. He comes to Ash saying he can help her find her brother, but first she has to convince the council that she still has Katia's spirit inside her. That together they can keep the council from trying to kill her brother, since his blood is the one thing that can kill an immortal.
Ash wants to find her brother more than anything, but can she really trust that Dane is Dane? Reluctantly she goes to his mansion in Spain to set out to find her brother, this is when she meets the not-so-friendly, and weirdly Dane-obsessed head of staff, Lucinda. Lucinda seems to want Ash out of the house as quickly as possible. They do not get along, let's just say that. Every hero needs an adversary after all.
This was an interesting book and a rather quick read. If things weren't so hectic in my life at the moment, I'd likely would have had this finished in two days instead of three. The shocks and chills were relentless in this one! While some parts did drag just a bit, other elements were in full swing. The ending especially just let out the jaw-dropping reveals that had me reeling!
There was still a bit of romance brewing between Ash and Dane since Dane retains control over Coronado. Again, I probably should've written notes on my feels with these two but I have to say it was a sweet little romance happening here.
I guess what I will say is that I wish this one could've been a little longer. It was relatively short at 276 pages. Though it does seem somewhat refreshing to read a book under 350 pages every now and then. But at the same time, things started to feel rushed in the end. I mean, I wouldn't have said no to an extended conclusion with the characters who were left. But we just kind of get that sense that everything will be all right with those who remain and while there is a feeling of contentedness I just kind of wished there was a bit more. But all in all, a satisfying conclusion to the duology!
Overall Rating 3.5/5 stars
July 15, 2018
Heart of Ash is exactly the book I needed at the right time. As many of you know, my reading record this year has been staggered and less than stellar. In the past week, I have read 3 horrible ARCs and I was questioning what happened to YA. For every 20 books there may be 1 truly great one. When did this become the norm? It could be me. It could be that over the past year, I have changed and become too busy, but I think that it’s because of that I’m okay with passing over books that are not for me and more than fine with slapping a DNF on a book that consumes my time with no heart. I don’t know if you have felt it to, but it feels like a turning point in YA. How has your reading been going?
That being said, Heart of Ash restored my faith in YA and my love of reading. The twists, the angst, the lust, the suspense, everything about this book sucks you in like a sweet and sometimes bloody addiction. When I read Blood and Salt, I was impressed with the story, but Heart of Ash blew the first book out of the water.
The writing is beautiful, with profound and emotion-laced introspection at every turn.
The twists and turns keep you guessing to the point that nothing is what it seems.
I love this book. From the lush setting, to the deep, pulsating romance. What I appreciated was that while the book was essentially a romance, it felt like more. I was invested in every character, hoping for the HEA when everything seemed destined to end in total destruction. I hoped for more for these cursed lovers.
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That being said, Heart of Ash restored my faith in YA and my love of reading. The twists, the angst, the lust, the suspense, everything about this book sucks you in like a sweet and sometimes bloody addiction. When I read Blood and Salt, I was impressed with the story, but Heart of Ash blew the first book out of the water.
The writing is beautiful, with profound and emotion-laced introspection at every turn.
The twists and turns keep you guessing to the point that nothing is what it seems.
I love this book. From the lush setting, to the deep, pulsating romance. What I appreciated was that while the book was essentially a romance, it felt like more. I was invested in every character, hoping for the HEA when everything seemed destined to end in total destruction. I hoped for more for these cursed lovers.
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February 27, 2022
This sequel in the Blood and Salt series kept me on my toes! It’s rare that I enjoy a sequel more than the original, but in this case I like it a lot more. There was much more suspense and I kept trying to figure out who was good, who was evil, and where they intersected. This story moves out of the cornfields of the first one, and into the real world. Maybe that helped it feel more believable to me than the first did, but whatever the reason, this one definitely for me was better!
October 4, 2021
The second book in the series was just a good as the first. This was a great YA book, and it makes me want to find other books by this author. It was an interesting paranormal, magical, romance book. It also held a little suspense. A good read for this time of year.
March 8, 2018
Heart of Ash is so much better than Blood and Salt. Honestly, I think a lot of the problems I had with the first book were actually plot points that helped build this sequel, so I'm not as bitter as I had been by the time I'd finished it. I'm so glad Kim Liggett finally gave us one too, because I was so much more invested in this book compared to its predecessor.
December 12, 2022
Literally what was that. If someone asked me what this book was about I think the only honest answer that i could provide would be: blood. Oh, also some incest.
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February 19, 2018
I really didn't love this. When Blood and Salt first came out, I read it and savored it and took it into my heart like something that belonged there. This book didn't belong. It was rushed, the storyline was weak, and it felt like this book had absolutely nothing to do with the first one. The characters have the same names and some of the same history, but the first book was so full of authenticity and a genuine feel for the characters, and this book is like a half rate version of a follow up. Everything was SO rushed, there was no draw to keep reading to find out what happened next. I didn't WANT to know. I'm a huge Kim Liggett fan, but this book was just... weak. If I ever reread, I'll reread Blood and Salt but not this book. This is the very prime example of a poor sequel to a huge blockbuster movie release. I'm really disappointed.
September 9, 2020
This book was - okay. I felt kinda of let down because all the great things about the first book - family structures, mythology, cult, interesting characters, micro cultural tradition, was completely missing from this book.
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It didn’t feel like it was even the same story. I felt like I was in a book about vampires with all the blood drinking and immortals etc. Its in some kind of estate, very few of the same characters are there and if they are, they have very small roles or are sharing their bodies with someone else. I kept thinking we would have to make it back to the corn at some point but it wasn’t even important in this book at all.
I feel like as I write this, my stars are going down. I loved the first book a lot but everything I loved about that book is not in this one.
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It didn’t feel like it was even the same story. I felt like I was in a book about vampires with all the blood drinking and immortals etc. Its in some kind of estate, very few of the same characters are there and if they are, they have very small roles or are sharing their bodies with someone else. I kept thinking we would have to make it back to the corn at some point but it wasn’t even important in this book at all.
I feel like as I write this, my stars are going down. I loved the first book a lot but everything I loved about that book is not in this one.
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February 7, 2018
I read an ARC copy of this book so... maybe there's still a chance that it could get better? This book was bad.... physically painful for me to read. The timing was all over the place. Two pages to cover important plot points and way too many pages explaining stupid, unnecessary details. The characters were boring and one-dimensional and I found myself really not caring. It was like the bad parts of "The Fire Sermon" mixed with the bad parts of "New Moon". Do not recommend.
December 14, 2018
DNF @ 10% - This book felt like it was on a completely different planet than Blood and Salt and I found myself wondering, "have I missed something from book one? Am I forgetting the plot that much?" Nope, which Blood and Salt was amazing and a breeze to read, this book was nothing but confusion for me.
December 13, 2017
ARC- review to come
May 21, 2018
This was interesting. While it had some quotable lines, I thought it was too short for my liking. The ending seemed rushed.
February 29, 2020
at least the first one tried to be original. this one was just a mess of nonsensical world-building, tropes, meandering plot lines and a 200+ page justification for a terrible love interest.
March 22, 2022
I want to preface this by saying I read the second book a month after the first. I might’ve had a higher rating if I read them closer together, but I also felt like this book was meh. I think I liked it more than the first but also I’m rating this lower??? I think I liked the international aspect but Liggett took the book in a direction I definitely didn’t expect.
I was surprised how blood-obsessed this book was. I understand Rhys and Ash have special powers with their blood, but there was a focus on the other immortals and their need for blood that made it feel like Liggett was trying to spin the book to almost be a vampire book? Definitely wasn’t the feel from the first book even though Dane and Ash blood-bonded. I feel like because there was a darkness inside of Ash that she still could’ve had some cool powers, which she did have through the book like having the vision of where Rhys was, but Liggett instead focused on blood.
I also was surprised that Dane and Coronado could switch places? From my impression of the magic in the first book, once someone took over another person’s body, that person was no more, as with Katia and Ash. I didn’t hate this aspect because it made the book more interesting, but I just didn’t feel like it followed from the previous world building.
Also also, hated that Ash kissed Coronado. It felt entirely unnecessary. Obviously this was before she knew that Coronado took over Dane more often than she was aware of, but I was just like: is this really necessary?? I know she was mad at Dane but I couldn’t imagine her actually stooping this low.
Incest is such an unnecessary trope. Always. Hate it. I don’t care if Lucinda and Coronado were extremely close, they don’t have to be together in a romantic way.
Beth is definitely my favorite character, so I was sad to read about her locked in a tower all the time. I felt like she could’ve helped ash more because of her visions and such. She definitely is not useless even though she is a bit spacey. Happy that she and Rhys are getting a happy ending.
I thought the ending was super cheesy. Low key made me cringe but at least there was a finality to the series.
I was surprised how blood-obsessed this book was. I understand Rhys and Ash have special powers with their blood, but there was a focus on the other immortals and their need for blood that made it feel like Liggett was trying to spin the book to almost be a vampire book? Definitely wasn’t the feel from the first book even though Dane and Ash blood-bonded. I feel like because there was a darkness inside of Ash that she still could’ve had some cool powers, which she did have through the book like having the vision of where Rhys was, but Liggett instead focused on blood.
I also was surprised that Dane and Coronado could switch places? From my impression of the magic in the first book, once someone took over another person’s body, that person was no more, as with Katia and Ash. I didn’t hate this aspect because it made the book more interesting, but I just didn’t feel like it followed from the previous world building.
Also also, hated that Ash kissed Coronado. It felt entirely unnecessary. Obviously this was before she knew that Coronado took over Dane more often than she was aware of, but I was just like: is this really necessary?? I know she was mad at Dane but I couldn’t imagine her actually stooping this low.
Incest is such an unnecessary trope. Always. Hate it. I don’t care if Lucinda and Coronado were extremely close, they don’t have to be together in a romantic way.
Beth is definitely my favorite character, so I was sad to read about her locked in a tower all the time. I felt like she could’ve helped ash more because of her visions and such. She definitely is not useless even though she is a bit spacey. Happy that she and Rhys are getting a happy ending.
I thought the ending was super cheesy. Low key made me cringe but at least there was a finality to the series.
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May 3, 2024
oh well� i finished the duology
it was slightly less twisted than the first book, which was good. i’ll bullet point as usual:
1. i loved the descriptions of the places! it was more graphic and more distinct this time.
2. a lot of unnecessary deaths, especially of their lawyer and the alchemist. speaking of the alchemist, i wished we got to learn more about him. he swore he made Katia immortal, and there was so much we could’ve learnt from him.
3. making Dane a � a billionaire, playboy, and an heir to the biggest company in the world, the most wanted bachelor� WHEN HE’S 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was such a big no no, so much cringe
4. we didn’t get anything from Beth, but we could have more use from her in that investigation, but she was just locked in the room instead.
5. Lucinda and Coronado. TWINS AND LOVERS???? EXCUSE ME. they could’ve been twins OR lovers, either would’ve worked for the plot quite well
6. Coronado’s character is really disgusting, and when he was trying to get to Ash, it did feel dangerous, to what I give a star
7. again, no mention of Mendoza. i hated how the first book was all about Katia never loving Coronado and only loving Alonso, so why didnt the council ask ANY questions about Alonso? like “how could you love someone who killed your entire bloodline PURPOSEFULLY just to get to you?
loved it and hated it, as usual
it was slightly less twisted than the first book, which was good. i’ll bullet point as usual:
1. i loved the descriptions of the places! it was more graphic and more distinct this time.
2. a lot of unnecessary deaths, especially of their lawyer and the alchemist. speaking of the alchemist, i wished we got to learn more about him. he swore he made Katia immortal, and there was so much we could’ve learnt from him.
3. making Dane a � a billionaire, playboy, and an heir to the biggest company in the world, the most wanted bachelor� WHEN HE’S 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was such a big no no, so much cringe
4. we didn’t get anything from Beth, but we could have more use from her in that investigation, but she was just locked in the room instead.
5. Lucinda and Coronado. TWINS AND LOVERS???? EXCUSE ME. they could’ve been twins OR lovers, either would’ve worked for the plot quite well
6. Coronado’s character is really disgusting, and when he was trying to get to Ash, it did feel dangerous, to what I give a star
7. again, no mention of Mendoza. i hated how the first book was all about Katia never loving Coronado and only loving Alonso, so why didnt the council ask ANY questions about Alonso? like “how could you love someone who killed your entire bloodline PURPOSEFULLY just to get to you?
loved it and hated it, as usual
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May 1, 2022
** spoiler alert ** Heart of Ash picks up right after Blood and Salt ends. Ash flees Quivara after Dane becomes possessed by Coronado’s spirit and her bothers capture. Determined to find and save her brother she agrees to join Coronado at his Castle in Spain.
The new setting for the second book is one of the things I enjoyed most about Heart of Ash. That and Rhys story. The relationship between the two characters is one of the reasons I enjoyed the story so much. Ash soon learns that Rhys blood is being used to kill immortals and has to seek help from Dane/Coronado to save him.
I really enjoyed reading Dane/Coronado’s duel personalities in the novel I thought it bought an interesting dynamic to the story. One of my favorite new characters that we are introduced to in the second book is Lucinda. Her obsession with Coronado and her hatred of Ash brought a very exciting element to the story that I really enjoyed.
Overall I thought this was an excellent conclusion to Ash’s story I think Kim Liggett does an incredible job of creating well rounded characters and fast paced plots.
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March 8, 2018
Heart of Ash did not live up to the standard Blood and Salt set. The first book was on a smaller, more intimate scale that held the tension really well. Then Heart of Ash turned it into a global conspiracy that just took away from the original story. Where Ash used to be a mature teen who had to deal with a lot of adult stuff and did it capably, she then turned into that annoying teen who flip flopped on every little thing and spent most of the book talking herself in and out of loving Dane. OMG stop!! Y’all got way bigger fish to fry here! It felt like Blood and Salt should have had just a few extra pages that could have resolved the whole saga, but Leggitt tried to draw the story out and fell flat. Katia and Coronado’s story became petty and unrealistic (fantasy realism is different than actual realism lol). I was so excited about this sequel . . . but overall I just didn’t like it. I’ll give it 3 stars.
June 14, 2018
When I started reading this book I kind of missed the element of horro that was more prevalent in the first book, but as I read on the book really made up for it with alot of other great aspects.
The mystery element of the story as well as the character development was really great and I could definitely feel a improvement from the first book.
And the ending, the ending. It was so great and gave me a feeling of joy. Just to see Ash fighting for both herself and the others made her character development really feel like it has been all worth it.
I had never heard of this series when I picked up the first book at a sale but I'm so happy I gave it a chance. I really wished more people read and talked about this series.
The mystery element of the story as well as the character development was really great and I could definitely feel a improvement from the first book.
And the ending, the ending. It was so great and gave me a feeling of joy. Just to see Ash fighting for both herself and the others made her character development really feel like it has been all worth it.
I had never heard of this series when I picked up the first book at a sale but I'm so happy I gave it a chance. I really wished more people read and talked about this series.
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February 17, 2020
Much as the first book in the series, the horror romance vibe is real. This book benefits from not having to setup and build the world from the ground up. The exploration of power structures within the immortals and how they interact with the culture at large is a great expansion of the world.
It keeps to the same themes and horror vibe as the first. It explores their relationship and, while still in many areas unhealthy, their attempts to work through that power dynamic at play in the first book (with mixed success).
My major complaint, as with the last book, is the ending. It suffered the same issues of feeling too up beat for a book as dark as this one could get. Still, the end felt satisfying, even if the tone was a little off.
It keeps to the same themes and horror vibe as the first. It explores their relationship and, while still in many areas unhealthy, their attempts to work through that power dynamic at play in the first book (with mixed success).
My major complaint, as with the last book, is the ending. It suffered the same issues of feeling too up beat for a book as dark as this one could get. Still, the end felt satisfying, even if the tone was a little off.
July 20, 2022
Better than the first one for sure. I definitely got hooked but would quickly lose my immersion when things were not completely explained or didn't quite line up. I read the first (Blood and Salt) and the second book (Heart of Ash) in the space of two days so I was surprised I felt there were character inconsistencies (especially with Ash).
The ending definitely felt a little rushed, and I was left almost disappointed when it was a happy ending rather than a dark and mysterious one.
Still, I liked reading it and I always like books that don't take too much thought to read, and this was def one of them!
The ending definitely felt a little rushed, and I was left almost disappointed when it was a happy ending rather than a dark and mysterious one.
Still, I liked reading it and I always like books that don't take too much thought to read, and this was def one of them!
September 17, 2022
Libby: The first book was better. This one was just unhinged for no reason. And the main character is so dumb. Like horror movie logic the whole time. Dude kills his dad and she's like, yup let's have sex for the first time right now. And he surprises her with a proposal and wedding he planned (without her best friend or kidnapped brother present), and it's just like is she color blind because RED FLAGS everywhere. It felt like the author wanted it to be 50 Shades, but there weren't any spicy scenes, just him being a possessive a*hole and her being an idiot...with the backdrop of immortals and the twin kidnapping.
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July 11, 2024Heart of Ash follows Ashlyn one year after she and Beth escape Quivira, and make it beyond the corn. Rhyse still has not come home, so when Ashlyn pieces together that he may be in Spain, she reunites with Dane, who now hosts Coronado, sharing a body. From there, Ashlyn must put on a ruse for other immortals so she can slip into their society and find out what happened to her brother.
Because of the horror/mystery elements from Blood and Salt, I expected more suspense and intrigue. Transporting readers away from the folk horror corn cult setting also altered the mood of this story, making it more of a European gothic fantasy with horror elements.
Because of the horror/mystery elements from Blood and Salt, I expected more suspense and intrigue. Transporting readers away from the folk horror corn cult setting also altered the mood of this story, making it more of a European gothic fantasy with horror elements.
September 9, 2020
Ash has escaped from Quivira with Beth but Rhys has disappeared and Dane has been possessed by Coronado. Although she's now blood bound to Dane, Ash no longer trusts him since she found out he's the one that has been betraying her family. They've also learned that while Ash's blood can heal, Rhys' can kill.
Dane begs Ash to join him in Spain. He wants to stop the council and save Rhys. He says he's stronger than Coronado, but Ash isn't sure she believes him. But, she will save Rhys at any cost, even if it means she has to embrace the darkness.
Dane begs Ash to join him in Spain. He wants to stop the council and save Rhys. He says he's stronger than Coronado, but Ash isn't sure she believes him. But, she will save Rhys at any cost, even if it means she has to embrace the darkness.
November 15, 2021
Super good but some things disappointed me. I loved the ending and the all the fun twists in the book. However something I wasn’t a fan of is that it takes place just a few months after the last book and all of a sudden Ash is completely grown up. I felt like she was a different person in this story. Yes, she went though a lot and that can absolutely change a person but it was everything. Her reactions, her words, her confidence. Just everything about her felt different to me, but of course that’s just my opinion. Other than that it was a fun read and a great ending to this story.
July 4, 2019
This was a wonderful conclusion to this story. It had been s while since I read the first one, so I was worried that I would forget the characters or wouldn’t feel that same connection. I worried for nothing. I was immediately sucked into Ash and Dane’s story. I also thought the writing was incredible. It was filled with darkness and beautiful descriptions and some snarky banter. I loved this story. Highly recommended!
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