A review by melinette7chocolatine
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

What a brilliant discovery, this series! The duet is absolutely amazing, making one fall hard for both Oraya and Raihn. The central place of humans' complicated and often paradoxal feelings is greatly appreciated, and these are amazingly depicted. The conflicted feelings Oraya feels towards Vincent are so well conveyed one might feel exactly as she does. The author's writing is impressive, striking. After finishing the second book one might worry about the fact that Oraya and Raihn won't, a priori, be the main characters anymore, but let's hope this author's brilliant writing will help forget about that. And that we' ll know how it goes for our two heirs. 
Hopefully we'll learn more about Acaeja, whose mysteriousness is intriguing. And about Nyxia, whose been, until now, absolutely odious and detestable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail