A review by frostlywild17
Ash by Malinda Lo

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed it. The writing was gorgeous, but as a person who's read this subgenre of fantasy a lot when I was younger, I found Ash to be pretty standard. It also played into well-worn fairytale tropes without really doing anything new with them. 

Extra 0.5 ⭐ for the nostalgia value.