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The Crown of Gilded Bones

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
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Summary

Bow Before Your Queen or Bleed Before Her...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her Blood and Ash series.

She's been the victim and the survivor...

Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.

The enemy and the warrior...

Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms’ dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.

A lover and heartmate...

But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible - travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people - and each other.

And now she will become Queen...

©2021 Jennifer L. Armentrout. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Jennifer L. Armentrout has absolutely blown me away with this entire series! I've turned into a swooning fangirl!"—New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione

"Completely unputdownable and utterly unforgettable. Armentrout grabs hold of you from the first page of TCOGB with her flawless storytelling, engaging characters and the unforeseen twists and turns."—New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg

"I didn't know I could be a bigger fan of this series than I already was, but boy was I wrong. Jen Armentrout surprises me at every page turn with higher stakes, hotter heat, shocking revelations, and a knows-no-bounds love that hits me deep, and I am here for it."—New York Times bestselling author Laurelin Paige

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ahhh omg!

loved it! can't wait for October 21 book had everything I hoped for kick ass book

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Absolutely amazing!

Honestly can't wait to read book 4. Getting better and better and am curiously intrigued by what's coming next. Love the narrators work also.

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great storyline, not sure bout the main characters

I find the main characters unlikeable for quite a few chapters of this book. I struggled to actually continue listening as, they were annoying me so much. I kept listening however cause, the storyline is fantastic and I have to know how it ends

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😮😮😮❤️❤️❤️

what is this plot twist 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I can't believe this⚠️
this series is amazing!!! love it so much!
live long the queen👀

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great listen, looking forward to the next

really enjoyed this and will be getting the next book very soon. good performance by the narrator.
not sure why the book needed a pornographic angle though - it detracted rather than added.

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A crown of million gilded stars for this story!

I bow before Queen JLA and her talent to create this unique world and characters. If you thought FBAA and AKOFAF were spectacular, epic, amazing, addictive, phenomenal, etc... I would say they were just a warm-up.

TCOGB was mind-blowing. I have no other words, cause my mind is still all over the place. And I can't come up with something good enough to fully describe my emotions over this book. MINDBLOWING doesn't even cover it! So brace yourself, dive in and get lost inside this story! I simply didn't want to leave.

I lived and breathed this world while I devoured this book. It swallowed me completely. It's everything I want in a book and then some. The characters were so complex and multilayered. I connected so much with each one of them. Even the secondary ones and the bad guys were so well described and such colorful additions to this world. I felt each of their emotions and fell in love with this story even more.

The audio was so well done, narrated with so much intensity and attention to every single emotion played, that I felt like I was watching a movie playing in my head.

The dynamic of the action, the twists, the plotlines that were expanding and just blowing each of my theories into dust. My head was spinning with everything happening. The fights were epic, the creatures were coming out of the pages in full color in front of my eyes, the passion was off the charts hot, but still front and center were the emotions. They gripped me by the throat and never let go the whole book. It can't be described. It has to be felt.

I'm absolutely amazed by JLA's imagination and ability to create such worlds. This story completely ruined me for everything else in the genre and put the bar so high. To cut it short, TCOGB would make your heart explode with emotions, warm you inside, give you anxiety attacks, make you laugh, swoon, cry and utterly blow your mind. The audio interpretation was absolutely as brilliant as well.

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Brilliant

I love the series and can't wait for the next book. Brilliant ending to this one.

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Intense and Captivating

This story flows like silk in the water. I am completely hooked! Cannot wait for the rest of the series to be released.

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Steamy but Stretchy

Hot hot hot! Fell asleep in the middle with the complex politics and history, but the last 10 chapters were fun and feisty. Great banter and Stina depicted each character with so much love, lust and loathing that it made me smile. Great job ladies!

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brilliant!!!!

once again Jennifer L Armentrout has written an excellent story. now that I have more love for the characters I can appreciate the story more!!!

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