Reviews - The Ashfire King

339 reviews for:

The Ashfire King

Chelsea Abdullah

4.15 AVERAGE

tortacular's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reading_in_genes's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This really came together by the end. I almost can't believe I didn't see the ending coming!

Content Warnings

ksanderss's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

llamalouuu's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. This book has been easily the best I’ve read this year. The storyline, the world building, the character growth 🤌🏼
Aisha easily became my favorite character in this book & her growth was so good. I can’t wait for the next book to come out!

caylasopus's review against another edition

5.0

The Ashfire King is the hottly anticipated sequel of The Sandsea Trilogy.

As soon as I received the arc, I was unavailable and my phone on DND!

The book kicks off with a recap of what happened in book 1, just to allow us to get right back into the rich atmosphere Chelsea Abdullah has created for us. We reconnect with our old friends, meet some new characters - all whilst exploring some personal insights and growth of our friends.

The story just gets better, page after page. Steeped in rich Arabic Folklore and Myths - the plot intricately weaves those into the story.

I am trying to find the right words to tell you how amazing this sequel was, without spoiling anything. However, so many little pieces are going to come together in the most satisfying way, that me telling you tid bits may give it away.

This has been a truly satisfying, heart warming, heart pounding adventure and if you enjoy being on an emotional rollercoaster (the good kind) this book is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to embark on this adventure with our friends.

rambling_reader17's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

moninic's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I struggled getting through this book. It didn't grab my interest like the first one. The pacing was sluggish in the first half or so. I got confused by the multiple plots and lost interest in the characters' struggles.