Kingdom of Ash
In Sarah J. Maas’ thrilling conclusion to her spell-binding series, Kingdom of Ash, Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people ― but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day. With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.
I think the reason I held off reading the last book in Maas’ series is because I didn’t want to say goodbye to Aelin. Until I held this book in my hands, I didn’t realize how connected I had become to her over the last several years. Aelin became a dear friend of mine, and while I wanted to see her get her happy ending, I didn’t want to have to read the final page and let her go. I suppose the good thing about owning the book is I can pick it up again and start over at any time!
I admire Maas’ ability to weave together so many characters and storylines in this book. It makes sense as to why Kingdom turned out to be almost 1,000 pages. To tie up all the loose ends and have everything make sense, it had to be! Out of all the perspectives Maas wrote from, I enjoyed reading from Aelin’s and Elide’s the most.
Maas tied up all the romances nicely, as expected. I loved Aelin and Rowan’s happily-ever-after in their kingdom. I would have liked to see one of the several couples perhaps not end up together, as I feel like it was almost too perfect to have all of them remain together in the end, but I don’t know who I would pick to not be together. Technically, Dorian and Manon are not “together” at the end, but they love each other and there’s potential for a short follow-up to explore what their relationship looks like as each royal rebuilds their kingdoms.
Kingdom of Ash is the stunning conclusion every fan has been waiting for, and I’m glad I finally finished this incredible series.
Kingdom of Ash Rating: ★★★★★
I think the reason I held off reading the last book in Maas’ series is because I didn’t want to say goodbye to Aelin. Until I held this book in my hands, I didn’t realize how connected I had become to her over the last several years. Aelin became a dear friend of mine, and while I wanted to see her get her happy ending, I didn’t want to have to read the final page and let her go. I suppose the good thing about owning the book is I can pick it up again and start over at any time!
I admire Maas’ ability to weave together so many characters and storylines in this book. It makes sense as to why Kingdom turned out to be almost 1,000 pages. To tie up all the loose ends and have everything make sense, it had to be! Out of all the perspectives Maas wrote from, I enjoyed reading from Aelin’s and Elide’s the most.
Maas tied up all the romances nicely, as expected. I loved Aelin and Rowan’s happily-ever-after in their kingdom. I would have liked to see one of the several couples perhaps not end up together, as I feel like it was almost too perfect to have all of them remain together in the end, but I don’t know who I would pick to not be together. Technically, Dorian and Manon are not “together” at the end, but they love each other and there’s potential for a short follow-up to explore what their relationship looks like as each royal rebuilds their kingdoms.
Kingdom of Ash is the stunning conclusion every fan has been waiting for, and I’m glad I finally finished this incredible series.
Kingdom of Ash Rating: ★★★★★