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so i'm currently rereading TWOTQ and i am on page 65 but i'm reading the dutch version. now, a little background information, i'm rereading it because the next book, soul of blood and ash comes out tomorrow in the dutch language and i didn't understand it completely after ALITF. now the real problem, i feel like i only read half of the book while i still remember telling people, i read the fourth book in the FBAA series and i need to wait until april 2024 for them to release the next book in dutch. i was on tumblr a month ago and (SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS), i saw a post that said that Isbeth died and i was like, WTF is that gonna happen in the fifth book? and today i picked up my book and it fell open on the page where they said that Isbeth died and i thought to myself: what? i thought that was gonna happen in the fifth book. does anyone have the same problem when you're rereading the series or is it just me? i would really appreciate it if someone would tell me if they had the same problem or if they know what could cause it because i'm really confused right now

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i can actually imagine Jennifer L. Armentrout sitting at her table with her computer and while she's scrolling through tumblr she sees this and decides to put it in the next book, wouldn't that be really cute?

found this on facebook and thought i’d share with tumblr. it made me laugh.

#get along shirt #from blood and ash #kieran contou #poppy balfour #kieran

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so i came across this and wanted to share my opinion:

1. it is a symbol of the FBAA series! if Jennifer keeps bringing the dagger back to Poppy because Casteel always found it back then maybe there is something important going on with it, maybe it has the "powers" to kill Isbeth, or is Preela family of poppy in sort of way.

2. isn't it good that Preela can have her revenge through Poppy because her bones "kill" the people that hurt her.

3. also every time Delano and Malik see Poppy with the dagger they see a piece of their loved one so that's kinda good right?

anyways that's my opinion let me know what you think!

this is my opinion, you can agree or not and that’s fine but this is what I think.

I think this is an unpopular opinion but I kinda hope is not. Am I the only one who wants poppy to stop using the wolven dagger?

and before someone comes for me: read.

First, Why do I think what I think?

why I don’t think Poppy should keep the dagger:

One thing was to know that the dagger was built by the bones of a wolven that died during the war, and other complete different thing is to know that those are the bones of Preela, not a nameless wolven, and that she was abused and tortured in front of her best friend before she finally died. Preela was not only Delano's sister but also Malik's best friend, who according to Casteel “Preela was his bonded wolven, and they had been as close as Kieran and I were, which was why he had forbidden her from accompanying him when he left to look for me.”. Preela was Malik's Kieran and Poppy is carrying her bones around…it’s weird. Poppy carrying around Preela's bones is the exact same thing as if Malik would be carrying Tawny's bones or Vikter's bones, or if Millie would be carrying Kieran's bones. The dagger is not built by some wolven's bones, it was made from the bones of the sister of Poppy's friend and the best friend of her brother-in-law. Poppy should give the dagger to Delano or Malik or even both of them and let THEM decide what to do with it or if she can keep it. It’s not Poppy's right to have that dagger anymore.

and in case anyone forgot how Preela died:

“She died.” That muscle below his temple ticked even faster. “But not before she made it all the way to Carsodonia. I don’t know how she managed it, but Preela made it all the way here, just to be captured.” He leaned in. “The beast who’s currently missing a head thanks to your wife killed her. Not quickly. Not before he had his fun. Not before many, many others had their fun.” “I know this because I got a front-rowseat. I got to see what he did afterwards when he carved her up, broke her bones into pieces that were eventually hardened and melded to bloodstone.” Only a thin strip of amber was visible as he stared at me. “He made seven wolven daggers out of her bones. I found six of them, and I know exactly where the seventh one is.” He nodded slowly. “Yeah, I know who has it.” Excerpt From The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

and Poppy carries one of those daggers with her all the time and still does even now that Malik and Delano are there. I can’t be the only one who does not think this is right….

Second, “but”

“but is a symbol of poppy/FBAA”

I understand that the wolven dagger is like a “symbol” of from blood and ash/Poppy. It is in many fanarts, book covers, some incredible decorations about the book, etc. I love it as a symbol and I think that it can still be one but Poppy does not have to carry it anymore to still be a symbol. There are many symbols of FBAA that are not constantly mention or even shown anymore but they still a symbol. For example the Atlantian creaste, willa's diary, casteel two short swords, the weeping willow, honeydew, the red pearl, the veil or the atlantian crowns (I will back to this later tho) and there are even more. The wolven dagger can still be a main symbol of FBAA and not be Poppy's main weapon.

“but is all Poppy has from Vikter”

I get it, I do get that the dagger is special because is from Vikter. However, Poppy does not need it to remember Vikter, specially if Vikter is going to make an appearance in the next book as many theories say. Poppy will always have Vikter with her because he was and is part of her and her life, he trained her and loved her; she does not need the dagger to have Vikter close to her.

Third, The Atlantian crowns

This same goes to the gilded bones crowns. There is a theory that says that the Crowns are actually Nyktos's parents bones. If this was the case, then I believe that the crowns should not be used anymore or at least let be up to Nyktos what to do with his murdered parents's bones.

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