A review by floofymoosereads
Kingdom of Ash, by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Kingdom of Ash is the seventh and final book of Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series. All the stories and characters wind together in this story. Aelin is being held captive by Maeve and subject to unimaginable torture. Her friends and allied are spread across Erilea, converging for a final battle for Terrasen.

The Lovely: Plot-wise the twists and turns were phenomenal in this book and I felt like the different sub-plots flowed together, at least as compared to prior books in the series. Aelin’s character development was still top notch, as was Elide’s and Manon’s.

The Mundane: Some of the “battle” scenes were long and verbose. To be fair, I think I said the same about the battle scenes in A Court of Wings and Ruin. So, it seems to be an issue with how the author writes battle scenes.

The Dreadful: Some of the other characters (generally the male characters) felt flat and didn’t really develop in this book. For example, in the second half of the book Rowan seems to just be there to support Aelin and to be subservient to her. I liked it better when he was a badass.

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Recommendation: This book was an emotional roller coaster, and although I reached for the tissues several times, it didn’t hit me as hard as I thought it would. That said, one event did wreck me and I’m still upset over it. As the conclusion of a series, the book was good and I appreciated how things were wrapped up, without it being too neat and tidy. Overall, I give the series a three out of five, maybe four. Later in the series I was missing Celaena, particularly her sass and being a badass.