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4.5 oh em gee stars!

How fitting that I’m writing this review on a Sunday because�� holeeee shizzznit�� so much happens in this book!!! I laughed, I cried (ugly tears), I swooned, I facepalmed, I blushed, but most of all�� I enjoyed myself.

There are probably gonna be some spoilers here and there, so beware 🤷🏻‍♀��.

This book continues from book 3 when Isbeth’s destroying Poppy and Cas gives himself up for her so that she stops torturing her. Book 4 begins in Casteel’s POV. That’s right. We actually get his POV!!! Sigh. We needed that. Both Poppy and Cas are completely broken and deteriorating without the other. It doesn’t help that Cas is locked up and isn’t being cared for/fed properly. The anguish and angst felt by both of them are gut-wrenching. Kieran has to force Poppy to eat or rest, but she’s desperate to get Cas back. Sooooo much happens and soooo much is revealed 😅

What I liked/loved-
—CASTEEL’S POV!!!! Ermagod. I was ecstatic to finally get his POV. It’s been three long books in the making, and it was sooo worth it. Cas is just so darn swoony. He’s SOOO in love with Poppy. This man’s just the epitome of what it means to be truly in love with someone. He’ll do anything for his queen, for his love, and he’ll gladly sacrifice himself to keep her safe. I mean 😫😫😫🥹🥹🥹. I got emotional so many times reading how terrible being separate was on him/them ❤️

—the lengths Poppy goes to try to get to Cas. This book is called The War of Two Queens for a reason. Poppy has to act smarter, act harder, and sometimes act callously in order to get to Cas. The battle of the queens is at the forefront of it all, but behind it is Poppy trying to find Cas and bringing him back to her. This means she has to use the eather and her powers to do this, and along the way, blood is shed 😬

—the 🔥 smex dreams. Oh, Lordt. Not even when they’re separated does it stop, cause they are heartmates, and the smexx dreams are VERY real 👀😉. I felt their passion and desire through this�� and yes, I cried when it was ending 😫.

—the real smex 🔥. Of course, I’m gonna say this 🤷🏻‍♀��. Once they’re reunited and in their actual forms, they have some making up to do 😅😉. And do they ever💦 🥵. Of course, Cas’s favorite meal is her 😅 and she finally reciprocates 👀. Their connection is 🔥 as well as 🥹🥰. It transcends just the physicality of lovemaking because they’re soul/heartmates, and it only makes their reuniting even more epic

—Kieran’s love for both Poppy and Cas. Sigh. He’s been devoted and loyal since book 1. It all makes sense. These three are connected at every level, which leads me to

—the bromance👀. Kieran and Cas have such a deep connection, that I was crying when they reunited 🥹😫❤️

—the joining/sharing scene❤️. Yes. It happens. It’s not as *bad* as I thought it was going to be considering some of the reviews I read. There was A LOOOOT of foreshadowing given in the previous books. Poppy finds out first-hand that she can’t bring back beings of two worlds (which includes shifters) and that her being a god/primal means she’ll outlive Cas and Kieran. But�� if they’re joined, they’ll live as long as she can live. On top of that, if something were to happen to them, Poppy can bring them back to life ❤️. That’s the MAIN reason they agree to do it. But I’ll add my hesitations to this down below. But�� um�� yeah this loooong scene was 🔥🔥🔥. Jeeezus Christ 🥵💦💦💦

—Poppy’s powers. I looove it when the heroine is bad a$$, and Poppy continues to grow in many ways 👀. The ish she can do is impressive 💅

—Delano. Omg. I love this man. So of course I cried when things went awry. I love how devoted he is to Poppy and taking care of her 🥹❤️

—the comeuppance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Stupid b!!!! I was rereading these scenes over and over again. It doesn’t happen until the end, but it was cinematic and just plain good 😈😈😈. Sigh. Don’t judge me for rereading 💅. It needed to happen 🤷🏻‍♀��

—Millicent and Malik 👀. Oh, what. The damn tension 🔥. Maybe we’ll get a novella or book or something. I need to see this unfold please 👏🏻

—lots of info regarding what’s going to happen. I appreciated seeing so many old beings making appearances

—Reaver. Omg. This Draken is freaking hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣 and when it came to him and Kieran I was dyiiiing 🤣😅. He also has his own secrets and lots and lots of knowledge. Having him in your corner is a good thing

—Vikter 🥺. Just seeing his name make an appearance had me teary-eyed. 😫😫😫. It’s been three books and I’m still emotional about the loss. His role in all of this was enlightening

—Tawny’s back and I’m VERY curious to find out what happened to her and why she’s different

Things I wanted more of/didn’t like:
—what’s going to happen with the consequences of the joining? Is it going to be a ménage love story now? Is it JUST for the purposes of prolonging their life spans? Is Kieran joining them? Is he going to be a third wheel to their true love/heartmate status? Will he find his own love? Will Poppy have to join this new interest if so? Is this going to go from MF to MFM to MFMF? To�� I mean? The possibilities are endless. I hope not 😬SOOO MANY QUESTIONS!

—the separation between Cas and Poppy was half the book 😫. It made it so angsty�� man, I wish some more a$$ kicking had been done to get to this point, but I’m fine with the way it was done. Poor Cas was suffering 🥺

—we are STILL getting introduced to new beings. Like. We’re at 2 billion pages�� how many more things are going to be introduced? I can only take so many notes JLA 😫lol 🤣😅

Overall, I loved it ❤️ when is book 5 out???

FYI- I borrowed the book through Libby 😉

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/owd/omd
-sharing scene (see above)
-violence/death/war/bloodshed
-Cliffy ish