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Ashes of Gold
by J. Elle
Actual rating 3.5
After the battle against the Chancellor's men, Rue has to pick up the pieces and get all of her people to work together against their common enemy and restore magic to the Ghizoni.
Rue has an amazing character arc in Ashes of Gold as she learns not to self-doubt, trust herself and step in her true role as a leader. As she learns more about the culture and history of the Ghizoni she also learns to blend that with her history at East Row and that being tied to two places only makes her stronger.
My only downside is Rue's love life throughout the book. It doesn't bother me that she has two potential love interests, but when she hops back and forth between the two so quickly it gave me whiplash and made both of the relationships feel not as genuine. It did add more conflict with Rue's ability to trust others and her paranoia of betrayal, but I think it would have fit her arc of self-confidence better to not worry about a relationship with either. Rue is a badass and I thought it took away from that.
After the battle against the Chancellor's men, Rue has to pick up the pieces and get all of her people to work together against their common enemy and restore magic to the Ghizoni.
Rue has an amazing character arc in Ashes of Gold as she learns not to self-doubt, trust herself and step in her true role as a leader. As she learns more about the culture and history of the Ghizoni she also learns to blend that with her history at East Row and that being tied to two places only makes her stronger.
My only downside is Rue's love life throughout the book. It doesn't bother me that she has two potential love interests, but when she hops back and forth between the two so quickly it gave me whiplash and made both of the relationships feel not as genuine. It did add more conflict with Rue's ability to trust others and her paranoia of betrayal, but I think it would have fit her arc of self-confidence better to not worry about a relationship with either. Rue is a badass and I thought it took away from that.