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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love this series. The story is so good. And Raihn... omg, Raihn! I adore him.
Oraya, however, is almost unbearable in the first half of this book. I loved her in the first book, and I'm so disappointed with her character in this one. She is like a sulky teenager, wallowing in self-pity for most of the book. Yes, she lived through trauma and has a reason to be sad. But she also does everything she can to keep herself down and hinder any emotional progress.
The plot is great, and I like the writing. But this girl.... I just wanted to give her a smack on the head with my book.
The audiobook is fantastic. The narration is so good. Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oraya, however, is almost unbearable in the first half of this book. I loved her in the first book, and I'm so disappointed with her character in this one. She is like a sulky teenager, wallowing in self-pity for most of the book. Yes, she lived through trauma and has a reason to be sad. But she also does everything she can to keep herself down and hinder any emotional progress.
The plot is great, and I like the writing. But this girl.... I just wanted to give her a smack on the head with my book.
The audiobook is fantastic. The narration is so good. Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I gave The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King 5 stars because it delivered everything. The stakes were higher, the emotions were deeper, and the writing? Absolutely stunning. I already loved book one, but this one took things to a whole new level. The tension, the power plays, the romance, it was all so intense and addictive. I didn’t want to put it down for a second.
The character growth in this one really stood out. Both of them are dealing with so much, and you can feel the weight of their choices. I love how Carissa makes their relationship feel so raw and earned. It’s not just spicy and romantic (though yes, that too
The character growth in this one really stood out. Both of them are dealing with so much, and you can feel the weight of their choices. I love how Carissa makes their relationship feel so raw and earned. It’s not just spicy and romantic (though yes, that too
Rating: 4 of 5 ⭐️
I could talk about a lot of positive things (Vincent the biggest one) but since i gave it a high rating, I will pinpoint only [some of] the negatives in my perspective:
• I wish there was ‘more’ (I mean, actually some) revenge of Oraya for her father’s death... and no, I don't think what ‘she did’ was enough for god’s sake, HE WAS YOUR FATHER THAT YOU LOVED AND WAS LOVED BACK, and just because you discover he had flaws (wow right?!) you just think his death was somehow justified?!? Wtf
• Raihn’s history... We never get into that clearly, especially since we have his POV in this second book, I wish we could actually SEE things... Also, his son/daughter, it bothered me that he never tried to catch up, even if not with his kid itself but his greatkids yk... And Nessanyn, I still don't know what to think about it because, again, we never saw it properly on scene (or in flashback). So overall I found it extremely lacking for the purpose of get the reader to empathize to Raihn.
• I found Oraya’s family history... Disappoint. It's just me and my opinion I guess but I wish it was MORE, what more?! Idk but yeah.
Overall that's my negative opinion: lack of Oraya’s revenge + lack of Raihn’s past.
Not something about the book itself but actually a doubt: it is a duology or what? In the end of the book there’s a note suggests that in was the end of oraya and raihn’s story... if that is it: I don't like it at all
I could talk about a lot of positive things (Vincent the biggest one) but since i gave it a high rating, I will pinpoint only [some of] the negatives in my perspective:
• I wish there was ‘more’ (I mean, actually some) revenge of Oraya for her father’s death... and no, I don't think what ‘she did’ was enough for god’s sake, HE WAS YOUR FATHER THAT YOU LOVED AND WAS LOVED BACK, and just because you discover he had flaws (wow right?!) you just think his death was somehow justified?!? Wtf
• Raihn’s history... We never get into that clearly, especially since we have his POV in this second book, I wish we could actually SEE things... Also, his son/daughter, it bothered me that he never tried to catch up, even if not with his kid itself but his greatkids yk... And Nessanyn, I still don't know what to think about it because, again, we never saw it properly on scene (or in flashback). So overall I found it extremely lacking for the purpose of get the reader to empathize to Raihn.
• I found Oraya’s family history... Disappoint. It's just me and my opinion I guess but I wish it was MORE, what more?! Idk but yeah.
Overall that's my negative opinion: lack of Oraya’s revenge + lack of Raihn’s past.
Not something about the book itself but actually a doubt: it is a duology or what? In the end of the book there’s a note suggests that in was the end of oraya and raihn’s story... if that is it: I don't like it at all
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
