A review by booksalacarte
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

First read- 3⭐️
No written review

Reread- 5⭐️2.75🌶️

NA Fantasy Romance
Multi POV
War
Mythical creatures
Found Family


I wasn’t in my right mind the first time I read this series. I’m convinced.

The first time I read this I remember I laughed out loud once and I cried once.

This time. I think I was crying throughout the whole last third of the book. I hardly took any notes, most of them “crying”. 

Plot-wise, this was a very clean wrap up. Maybe too clean. It left some questions and open threads. But I can see with so much having happened to such a large cast can be fatiguing. As a reader and as a writher. You can only explain a fight or say “he/she growled so many times.

Are there issues? Sure? Am I glad I’m done with that series. Yes. Did I enjoy myself. Most definitely.