A Kingdom of Shadow and Ash by J.F. Johns -- Starting April 4th 2025

[Shannara]

A New Adult Fantasy Romance Perfect for Fans of Fourth Wing, The Bridge Kingdom, and Serpent & Dove!

The eight kingdoms have not spoken for 100 hundred years after destroying the land of the witches, turning the kingdom into a wasteland.
Until now.
Mal blackburn will end the feud between the kingdoms by marrying the fire prince, known across the lands for being cruel.
But Mal is not looking to conquer the cruel prince’s heart.
She wants to stab it.
For if Mal kills the fire prince, she will end the curse no one believes to be true. However, killing him might not be so simple...
The witches want revenge.
And everyone seems to keep secrets in the land of fire and dragons.
Including Mal Blackburn, the girl with witch eyes. The fourthborn child of the kingdom of darkness. The one that is hiding a secret that could doom them all.
Or save them.

Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance, court intrigue, and dark magic.

[Maddie]

I'm in for this one! I got approved as well!

[Shannara]

I’ve started, but it’s kind of slow going… up to chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ I’m confused… so the prince she’s supposed to marry isn’t a cad at all, he’s got anxiety?? So this is all a huge misunderstanding???? Or am I missing something. And the witches are clearly still alive… so there’s that. There’s too much going on, I think I have to keep reading to get a better grasp on things. Lol… (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I'll start soon! Got some currents to finish up first.

[بيان]

I barely read three pages a day with this it’s super slow…

[Shannara]

بيان wrote: "I barely read three pages a day with this it’s super slow…"

Yeah, I’m not sure I’m super enjoying this one…

[Shannara]

Up to chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ so I’m still confused here. Seriously, they each think the other is bad. So this is all a huge misunderstanding… or am I wrong here??? It’s really actually starting to piss me off. Just have a damn heartfelt conversation with each other and maybe they won’t hate each other cause they’ll realize the other isn’t an a-hole… which means so far the whole plot seems… dumb. Sorry, not sorry… (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I'm worried about this one now hahaha this is the worrying thing about smaller books on ng that are indie published with pretty covers hahaha I'll start it soon.

[Maddie]

I'm 3 chapters in and I like the writing so far! I'm interested!

[Maddie]

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[I'm really loving this! We get so many different POV but they all feel different and I'm not struggling to set them apart. I cannot wait to see Mal and Ash meet and peel back each others' layers. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shannara wrote: "I’ve started, but it’s kind of slow going… up to chapter 12 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I knew right from the get-go that because Ash had a bad rep that he would actually just be misunderstood or there would have been untrue stories spread about him. I love this kind of trope! (hide spoiler)]