books_with_mads 's review for:

The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah

DID NOT FINISH: 80%

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This was so sad as I loved the first book. The multiple narrators just slowed the story down way too much in this one. Without the characters being on a cohesive journey it felt like this book was trying to tell 2 large plots at once, at the detriment of pacing. I felt bored and wondering why certain chapters even mattered because I didn't feel the real risk to the characters. I might revisit this when the third book comes out but for now I'm done