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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
2.0

What a disappointing sequel. Poorly paced and lacking the intrigue of the first. Raihn’s POV felt too juvenile to be a centuries-old vampire; I much preferred him as the enigmatic competitor/ally. And the ending?! No. The quest they had been on since early in the novel ended in such an anticlimactic way and the final battle was largely off screen. Suddenly everything was just… over? It was too easy. The redeeming bits were Oraya’s backstory and the small moments in between the action, like going to the human pub and banter with Mische.