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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this story. The journey from Throne of Glass all the way to the end of Kingdom of Ash was indeed an epic tale, and often I forget that they’re even in the same series. The character growth was fantastic, and SJM has a special skill for making sure EVERYONE’S story is wrapped up. I really don’t think she forgot anyone. Throughout the series I was really frustrated with Sarah constantly giving us a character death, only to take it back a few minutes later and saving their life deus ex machina style. Then we got to KoA where death happens and I realized she’s just not good at writing death scenes. Gavriel was so important and his death was so side of stage and paid him no real respect. And don’t get me started on Asterin and the 13. Something about the way she described it just felt a bit dry? But what I think I hated more than that, was Sarah’s obsession with writing phrases and repeating them in 3s. She needs to find a new way to convey emotion because “she climbed, and climbed, and climbed, makes me feel like I’m reading a Dr. Seuss book. She’s a great story teller, but not a great writer, if that makes sense. It’s enough to keep me reading, and when new books come out I’ll read those, too, but I don’t see myself going back and re-reading her books again, sadly.