Reviews with content warning for War - Kingdom Of Ash

Such an epic, mind-blowing last journey.
I am devastated that it has come to an end... This series has made me feel so much.
Aelin is for real my favorite FMC of all time. She is so strong, the brightest flame, I love her with all my heart. Her journey was so heartbreaking but amazing. She never gave up.

This book is filled with war, the battle against Erawan and his Valg army. It's very well structured. Seperate wars are colliding into 1 final battle which made it really interesting because a big part of this book is a going-on war. The emotions throughout the book are so real. Their fear, despair, love, friendship, unwaver, dedication,.... It's a rollercoaster and it has made me smile, sob and ugly cry.

Beautiful story, astonishingly written, unforgettable characters.
UTTERLY DEVASTATING but so enjoyable.

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Ouch.

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amber_lfor's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I would rate it higher if I could...I feel this is the best book in the series

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ernis's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

While I enjoyed most of all the TOG, I preferred the beginning of the TOG series to its ending. A lot of the latter books, including this one and TOD, felt drawn out. I felt like this one could've been reduced by at least 1/3; while Maas writes great prose and descriptions, I feel like a lot of it was unnecessary. The conclusion felt rather unrealistic to me, though there were scenes with some of the minor heros that I really liked.
I personally had a hard time with the gory descriptions that were so prevalent in the first 200 pages of the novel.

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

If you like Sarah J Maas, you will like this book. I like the ACOTAR series and have read the Cresent City as well. Finishing the Throne of Glass saga left me with a thought. Just like her other book, the pacing is grating for me. There is so much world-building and hand-holding and unnecessary pain for shock. Then, the last hill of a roller coaster in the last 100 pages. It leaves you emotionally raw, stripped, and, for me, not in a good way. I thought this was the series that started her journey, and I watched the progression of her writing style. The structure and pacing are all the same, so I am done. Alien, Feyre, and Bryce are all the same with just enough variance to say some are different. I am done with Maas, but for others her books are golden and for her writing style this one is a good one.

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