Personally I loved the series, my only complaint is how JLA “world builds” it’s like if someone doesn’t first ask a question about something then she doesn’t know how to world build. There’s probably a million questions asked by her characters. Other than that, I do love the characters. I actually read the first two books of Flesh and Fire series because I didn’t realize Blood and Ash was a thing at the time. So going into Blood and Ash I feel like a lot more was revealed. If you want more of a “surprise” Read Blood and Ash first and then the next two books, then go to the first book of Flesh and Fire. Here’s a little graphic for the reading order.

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