Come join us as we read through "A Soul of Ash and Blood" book 5 of the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. In this episode we will be covering chapters 34-44! We dive deep into the book, talking about theories we have about the book, Cas, the world and the lore in the Kingdom of Solis and beyond!

As we continue reading in Cas's POV, the Distracto Squad, as Katie and Kristen call themselves, go on a few side quests, but we do try and stay on topic, even if we are left with a lot of questions, including the big timeline questions on the present chapters. Reading back to the beginning of our story we reflect back on the relationship Cas and Poppy had when starting this journey and how we miss the banter, and how Cas was when being Hawke. There are also a lot of questions, and confusion, on how Poppy is treated, given she is supposed to be chosen by the Gods, and yet people are still cruel to her. We finally hear from another POV (Cas's) what it feels like to have Poppy use her gifts on him, which is very interesting. We get out introduction to Miss Willa's diary, and it's just as fun the second time. It is also in this set of chapters where we get to see the Duke pass, and it's just as good as we hoped it would be.

TW: This episode does briefly discuss assault, please note the time stamp below.

Please remember, we are an R-Rated podcast!

NOTE: from 01:02:42 - 01:08:03 we will talk briefly about assault, if this is something that triggers you, please skip that section.

Chapters

00:00 Intro and Ratings

03:27 Chapter 34

09:47 Chapter 35

19:36 Chapter 36

32:44 Chapter 37

39:19 Chapter 38

43:14 Chapter 39

48:43 Chapter 40

53:54 Chapter 41

58:48 Chapter 42

01:00:56 Chapter 43

01:02:42 Chapter 44

01:08:03 Bookish Breakdown

01:16:15 Homework Assignment and Closing Thoughts

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