Reviews

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

sjbentl's review against another edition

3.0

This was good. Slow. Very slow. But I'm really giving it 3 stars because I don't see how there can be a happy ending (I prefer happy endings if I'm going to invest time in a series).

smaxbee52's review against another edition

3.0

I have mixed feelings. I wasn't super impressed by this book, I feel like I've read 15 other books just like it and could predict most of the plot, but it was just interesting enough to encourage me to read the second.

sarah_elise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

weepingwillow_06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.0

blueeee_dell's review against another edition

4.0

Hace mucho un libro no hacía que me quedara hasta las 4 a.m para llegar a la mitad aun que sea.
Me encanto muchísimo y aunque deteste algunas desiciones lo ame.
No es por compararlo con la reina roja. Otro libro que ame pero Soren (Uno de los intereses amorosos) es todo lo que Tiberias calore no fue
Se tenia que decir y se dijo.

rue2008's review against another edition

soooooooooooo good

sweetsoverloaad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

gzqnr_jenn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

a_strix_named_strix's review against another edition

4.0

Non-spoiler: Overall, I liked it. It's not Tolkien, but it definitely was thought-provoking at times. The protagonist definitely isn't perfect, nor is she immature. Definitely a book worth reading. A bit generic, yes, but still good.

Spoiler: Theo was a fine character, but Artemisia was so awful to try and read anything relating to her. The love subplot is very minor (thank goodness!), and Søren is actually a nice guy, without distractingly awful character flaws (Looking at you, Tamlin. Go back to ACOTAR, and stay there). This is an epic fantasy first, courtly fantasy second, and romance (maybe) third.

There's very little actual gore here. Violence yes, but no lengthy descriptions of Ampelio being killed, or civilians being slaughtered. Her Shadows besides Artemisia were fine. Cress' surviving of the poison was again, a bit forced, but it came together well.

Verdict:
Should you read it? Yes. Don't expect a new modern classic, but it's definitely worth the what, week?, to read.
☆☆☆☆/☆☆☆☆☆

blurrypetals's review against another edition

2.0

I really did go into this wanting to like it. Because I have been liking the low fantasy romances, I thought this would be up my alley.

Instead, it ended up reminding me of one of the most mediocre book series I've ever read, The Winner's Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski. I was also feeling anxious and not in the mood for anything I might end up rating below a 4/5, so I decided to cut my losses and DNF this one about 25% of the way in.

I guess if it gets better after that point, you can let me know, but for now, I couldn't make it through this one.