Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas on October 23, 2018
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal, Fiction / Fantasy / Romance, Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / General
Pages: 992
Format: Paperback
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“Death had been her curse and her gift and her friend for these long, long years. She was happy to greet it again under the golden morning sun.”
The epic series finale in the Throne of Glass series. 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. Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself―and the promise of a better world.
And that’s it! Eight books, each getting longer, complex, but most importantly, better than the last, every time. By now, there is little new to talk about writing style, character development, and the flow of story. Though each of these things are considerably improved to where we started with the first book. It was a sweeping conclusion, extremely brutal but also a maelstrom of feelings, magic, precious laughter, camaraderie, friendship and love. I savored the moments I found myself shaking, due to fear, sorrow or wonder. I craved the parts that gave me goosebumps, and the ones that made my chest swell. But even though Kingdom of Ash wrapped up everything, even though I was bestowed with glorious, gritty battles and heart-warming romances, I ended up wanting something more.
I ended up giving this novel a four star-rating. It was bloody, emotional, sizzling, truly worthy of a song. The majority of the characters have scored a permanent place in my ever-loving fangirl heart. Parting with them hurts emotionally and physically, and I will always cherish this marvel of a series. My only complaint of this reading experience is that, knowing the sheer magnitude that Maas is capable of, she could do justice to all of her characters, and not only to her favorite ones.