That really confused me, if I’m being honest. She does what she needs to, but honestly she doesn’t seem that broken up about it, and I expected her allies to be pissed when they learned about it and they weren’t. This is what makes her finally want to do something about her situation, but it was honestly really not that conflicting. The first thing I need to address is the big “conflict” at the beginning of the book. Tomorrow is near, the time is here For old crows to die.” (296) “Today is done, the time has come For little birds to fly. This book very much focused on the intrigue, drama, and plot and unfortunately that really left something to be desired in the world building aspect of the book. To be honest, there really wasn’t that much about the world that was super unique, and I think maybe because there really wasn’t much focus on the world or the world building at all.
The first thing I want to talk about is the world, because this is the weakest part of the book and almost dropped it down to a four star for me. The rest of the book is the group playing out their plans, including inciting the rebellion of the Crown Prince against his father, poison, and murder. Working with three other rebels, Art, Blaise, and Heron, she works to bring down the Kaiser from inside.
All of this hasn’t broken her, but when one of her people is captured and she is forced to carry out his punishment, her resolve is broken and it’s the start of Theo rebelling against the cruel Kaiser who has kept her under his thumb for all of her life. She is being kept prisoner, regularly punished for things her people do in rebellion, and has been dubbed the Princess of Ashes. Theodosia was very young when her country was taken over by the Kalovaxians and her mother, the Fire Queen, Daughter of the Fire God Houzzah, was slaughtered before her eyes. To read my Goodreads review and updates on this book, click here.Īny quotes are from an Advanced Reading Copy and are subject to change upon publication. To read the Goodreads description, click here. Keep on reading for my in-depth, spoiler-free review on this ARC. A book really has to blow me away to get 4 stars, and this one really did. But by the end of the book it had come into it’s own and earned itself a 4 star rating from me, which as you guys probably know not many books get. I’m not even going to lie, the first maybe 15% wasn’t that unique.
This book, as you’ll read in other reviews, started out trying to be the Falling Kingdoms series. I received this ARC of Ash Princess, coming out April 24 of 2018, from a Goodreads giveaway and I picked it up immediately when it arrived at my house.
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