From Blood and Ash
Blood and Ash • Book 1
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Narrated by Stina Nielsen
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Nearly 20 hours of forbidden longing narrated so well you'll resent every red light that ends your commute.
- Great if you want: slow-burn fantasy romance with a rebellious, cage-rattling heroine
- Listening experience: addictive and tension-drenched — the forbidden dynamic never lets up
- Narration: Nielsen owns the emotional restraint the story demands, making the tension land
- Skip if: enemies-to-lovers tropes or cliffhanger endings frustrate you
About This Audiobook
Poppy has been designated the Maiden since birth — chosen to usher in a new era, forbidden from being touched or spoken to except in ritual contexts, waiting for an Ascension whose meaning she doesn't fully understand. When Hawke, a golden-eyed guard, enters her life and refuses to treat her as untouchable, the certainties she has built her existence around begin to fracture. Jennifer L. Armentrout's Goodreads Choice Award-winning novel opened one of fantasy romance's most beloved series.
Stina Nielsen's narration captures the tension between Poppy's imposed stillness and her genuine hunger for agency and connection, giving the romance an emotional authenticity that sustains nearly twenty hours of listening. The production handles the novel's extended world-building and pacing — which is deliberately slow to burn — with the patience the story requires, and Nielsen's voice work on the central relationship gives the eventual revelations the impact they need. An essential audio romance listen.
