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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

Carissa Broadbent

4.08 AVERAGE

xo_ruby's review against another edition

2.0

This was buns. There was potential but wtf

camisado's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King was a slightly above average read for me. There were moments I really enjoyed, but it did feel like it could’ve used a tighter edit. The repetition, especially around Oraya’s inner turmoil about her father and her feelings for Raihn, started to drag things down a bit. It felt like the story kept circling the same emotional beats without moving the plot forward much, which made it harder to stay fully engaged.

That said, I really appreciated how the author handled

Oraya’s grief and conflicted love for her father. It wasn’t neat or easy, and I liked that the story didn’t shy away from the messiness of loving someone who’s done awful things.

That emotional complexity gave the book a bit more weight, and made Oraya feel more real to me.

The romance between Oraya and Raihn did eventually win me over, even if it took its sweet time getting there. Once it settled in, it had a nice balance of tension and tenderness. I just wish we’d spent less time in the “I hate him, no I don’t” phase and more time exploring their connection. All up, not a bad read, just one I wish had found its stride a little sooner.

mw10260's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Yes

dannysulto's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I did enjoy the story and writing but the smut was a real let down. Prefered the first book. Was a bit fluffy. Probably would have enjoyed it more if read at the beginning of my reading journey. This book dragged a bit in comparison for me.

kgrace97's review against another edition

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (rounded up)

This was good!! But not to the same standard as Book 1. I liked learning more back story for Oraya. But I felt like I would be really invested and then uninterested and then really invested again. It was up and down for me, but came to a great close on Oraya and Raihn’s story.

Excited to spend Book 3 in a new territory with a newish MC.