This is my only real gripe about the book, but it was the difference between a four-star rating and a five-star rating for me. I definitely feel like the middle could have been cut down significantly. Because of all the filler in the middle of the book, it took me a whopping two-and-a-half weeks to read this book, while I'd finished each of the first two books in under a week. The latter seemed quite fan-servicey, and while there's nothing wrong with that, it was a bit much for me. There's a lot of dialogue between characters that doesn't necessarily lead to anything interesting or serve to advance the plot or character development, and there are many spicy scenes that did not at all seem necessary. While there are definitely some good and important moments in this middle section of the story, so much of it is just filler. This portion of the book builds on what we learned about Poppy in A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, and it delves further into the history of the Atlantian gods. 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. There, as Poppy explores its cities, and its people learn to trust her, she has a decision to make - take the crown that is rightfully hers, or abandon her kingdom for a safer life away from the centuries-old tension between Atlantia and Macedonia and the war that is sure to come. After several wild twists and turns, Poppy and Casteel return to Atlantia. However, once things settle, and there's time to breathe, the story screeches to a halt.
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