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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
This, the second of The Ashen, was such a wonderful surprise - the writing is better, the ideas more developed. I enjoyed Road of Bones, and it was exactly what it set out to do - a journey. This one got deeper into the magic, the mythology, the genealogy, while leaving us with still so many questions! And last minute revelations! I cannot wait to see what book 3 has in store!!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There were some things I liked: Silla and Rey really showed growth in their characters, learned from their mistakes and got better and less annoying. Meeting more people who were trust worthy and not just the cut and paste bad guy over and over and over. Learning about the different types of magic that there is was really nice, Harpa was great and there was enough danger to keep things moving even while they were in hiding with each other. Also the spicy scenes are written way less cringy this time. Which is good because there are more of them which would have made having to read them worse
Some things I didn’t like: Saga and Kass are the most aggravating characters known to man kind. It felt like they were supposed to be enemies to lovers but it was unreasonable. Then on top of that neither of them thinks before they do things which makes NO sense for Saga given her situation.
Then there is the fact that Rey never explains how he is the slatrari despite being with the blood axe crew. There’s a throw away thought from Jonas (scum of the earth) who mentions Rey’s late night walks but that does NOT make sense. There is a point in the first book where they are passing another group and the other people tell them to be careful because they just passed NEWLY burned up people. The slatrari had struck again. Rey was with them! It is written in a way that makes it sound like it JUST happened. So either that’s a plot hole the author didn’t think about or I’m never going to get the explanation i want!
I miss the blood axe crew, i hope Jonas is actually dead and and despite the issues i had I’m going to have to read the next book in the series when it comes out lmao.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes