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I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is spoiler-free.

I really enjoyed Age of Ash! It has strong Joe Abercrombie vibes (minus the banter), and the world building was so wonderful. The city of Kithamar is as much a character in this story as any of the people we follow - I feel like I know my way through the streets because it just came to life as I was reading.

The plot slowed down a little in the middle, but picked up and the book came to an exciting and satisfying ending. The one thing that I felt made Age of Ash a good book rather than a great one was my disconnect with the characters. They were well written and had interesting motivations - I can’t tell you why they didn’t quite click with me, but there was something holding me back from loving them.

I’d definitely recommend this one to fans of adult fantasy, especially low fantasy. I’m curious to see what will happen in the next one!