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Kingdom Of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

62 reviews

pandora_rose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.0

Like some of the previous books in this series, this was slow to start. Once I was fully immersed in the story though I flew through it.

All in all, this was a wonderful round-up of a series that had been recommended to me by so many, that has had twists and turns along the way. Good and bad. Surprising and ones I had worked out.

I loved the ending, and it makes me wonder if they really did live out their days as they planned. I cried buckets through the last quarter, which I had been warned about. Emotional isn't the word. Though if you don't get emotionally invested in characters then you might just be okay.

The book rounded up all the plots and didn't leave any gaps. It was a bittersweet ending, but a fantastic one regardless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Sexual content

emma_vk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

eviegbaker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

incredible. amazing. emotional.
made me cry which is quite a big thing, because the last book i cried about was all the young dudes in January. Such a good ending to the series, tying everything together and finally seeing all the characters in one place at the same time. Prepare for tears.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

joeke_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my second reading of this book. This book was nonstop tension. There are no breathers in this book. I love it, and I love the way it ends, but you basically feeling like you’re having a heart attack during the whole read through. I also cried a lot while reading this one, even the second time around.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

kay14's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.75

Where do I even start?
This series was a rollercoaster of emotions, strong and conflicting, and now it's over.
All the wars are won, all the kingdoms are reclaimed.
This book affected me so much, that exactly nine hours after I finished it, it hit me like a truck, and I started ugly crying for hours, all for the Thirteen, Manon, and Gavriel.
Even now, I still can't believe I've read it all, and maybe I never will.
This series has had such a massive impact on me.
I love Sarah J. Maas' books.
Also, give me an ACOTAR, TOG & CC crossover, or there will be words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

juliette_95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

whatiskatelynreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Slavery, Kidnapping, Vomit, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Body horror, and Death of parent