A review by jls6283
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I cried for the entire last 20% of this book… It has been a long time since a book/series had that much of an emotional impact on me!

The way it just all comes together in this finale. 😭 I too am sad to say goodbye to these friends ❤️

SJM does a marvelous job of tying in so many characters and planning out so many crazy tiny details and plot lines.

Some things I would’ve liked to have seen were endings for Nox & Dorian’s mother & brother. I found the whole interaction with the gods to be a little underwhelming, but perhaps that was the point? That we can hope for divine intervention, but ultimately must take our own fate into our own hands? 

Despite all this I still give 5 stars because I honestly didn’t think I could care about these characters so much. I remember when Manon and the witches were introduced and I literally kept thinking “I don’t care about these characters at all, get me back to the main people!”

But let me tell you how much I BAWLED at the 13’s sacrifice 😭

Manon > Aelin to be honest 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy