From the first line to the last, I was hooked and I did not care whether I ate or slept.  The world building, magic system, and of course, the character reveals along the way kept me reading straight through to the end before I even realized I was there. 

“The Primal of Blood and Bone” by Jennifer L. Armentrout took me on a wonderful ride I thought I was thoroughly prepared for and yet it still had me undone at the end. 

While so many of my suspicions were answered, they were immediately replaced with feelings of “well that complicates things” and “wait, where’s so-and-so” to “great, now what?”

In the end I was left taking the biggest deep breath of my life.

I highly recommend reading the Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L. Armentrout, but only after you’ve caught up and have read the other books in the Blood and Ash series, as well as the Flesh and Fire prequel series. 

I spent the afternoon with 5 romantasy authors and 200 of their dedicated readers in Chicago at the first-ever Romance Fantasy Author Meetup!

I recently stumbled upon the Romance Fantasy genre in late 2024 after seeing so many influencers reading A Court Of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR).  As a diehard fan of the fantasy fiction genre, I wanted to give  reading ACOTAR a try.  Like thousands before me, I read ACOTAR once and I became hooked.  The more of the ACOTAR book series  I read, I realized that the Fantasy Romance genre is incredibly diverse, full of dynamic tropes, omitting nothing.  From standalone novels to interconnected series in one universe, the romantic fantasy genre may appease to every reader.  

What makes the genre so special to me is that it offers the escapism and adventure I crave and enjoy so much.  After a long day at my 9 to 5 job, I can’t wait to get home, put on my cozy pajamas, and cuddle with my dogs under blankets and read.