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Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book took the longest to get through, not because of its length but of the heaviness of what was happening. So many characters I loved and was worried would not make it to the happy ending.
I hated that all the work to get the Wyrdkeys and forge the Lock was for naught. And after losing so many pieces of herself, I hated Aelin losing that fire that she worked to long to accept and not fear. That’s what truly gutted me. Overall, an incredibly epic journey I’m happy to have taken. I loved the series and though this book is not the best of the series, it was beautifully written and a great ending.