# From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

### From Blood and Ash

**Jennifer L. Armentrout** · Blood and Ash, book 1 (ongoing) · [https://houseofareader.com/books/from-blood-and-ash](https://houseofareader.com/books/from-blood-and-ash)

A girl raised as a holy vessel, forbidden to be touched or spoken to, is guarded by a man who does both. The premise is built entirely around denial, which is a cynical way to construct a romance and an extremely effective one.

- Spice: 4/5 — Explicit. Frequent and explicit from the middle third onward, escalating steadily.
- Romance prominence: 5/5
- Plot: 3/5
- Worldbuilding: 3/5
- Darkness: 3/5
- Writing craft: 3/5
- Burn: medium
- Tropes: forbidden-romance, touch-her-and-die, enemies-to-lovers, chosen-one
- Creatures: vampires, humans
- Setting: The kingdom of Solis, under a religious order and a plague of the Cursed
- POV: first person
- Ending: happy ever after, ends on a cliffhanger
- Audience: adult
- Content warnings: violence, gore, sexual content, religious control
- Best for: Readers who want forbidden romance where the prohibition is enforced by an entire state.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=From+Blood+and+Ash+Jennifer+Armentrout

## What to read next

- [A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire](https://houseofareader.com/books/a-kingdom-of-flesh-and-fire) by Jennifer L. Armentrout — spice 5/5. Anyone who finished the first book angry and needs the next one immediately.
- [Quicksilver](https://houseofareader.com/books/quicksilver) by Callie Hart — spice 5/5. ACOTAR readers who want the same shape with the heat turned up two notches.
- [The Serpent and the Wings of Night](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-serpent-and-the-wings-of-night) by Carissa Broadbent — spice 4/5. Fourth Wing readers who want the tournament structure with sharper prose behind it.
- [A Court of Mist and Fury](https://houseofareader.com/books/a-court-of-mist-and-fury) by Sarah J. Maas — spice 4/5. Readers who found the first book slow and were told to keep going. They were right.

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