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skwiecien's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
postitsandpens's review against another edition
3.0
This book was decent overall, and had some moments I enjoyed, particularly the relationship between Aurora and Finnegan. But I wasn't completely satisfied with the abrupt ending - it leaves an awful lot of questions unanswered for the final book in a duology. The worldbuilding remained a bit wishy-washy as well, with only the reader's knowledge of the tale of Sleeping Beauty to help bolster the story. I liked the action and adventure, and while Aurora could be irritating at times, I did like to see her come into her powers and accept her responsibilities. I just would've like to see more in order to totally satisfy me.
lammerman's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh
This book was so much like the first, in that I finished it and was still waiting for questions to be answered. I was waiting for Aurora to finally find herself, become something more, understand her past. It was like the author wrote a detailed outline and then forgot to fill in any details. It was just ok.
This book was so much like the first, in that I finished it and was still waiting for questions to be answered. I was waiting for Aurora to finally find herself, become something more, understand her past. It was like the author wrote a detailed outline and then forgot to fill in any details. It was just ok.
inabookishworld29's review against another edition
2.0
Kingdom Ashes is the final book in this duology and I hate to say it, but although it was very unsatisfying, I’m glad. This book was one of my most anticipated releases of 2016 and I’m so so soooooo disappointed!:( I’m going to try to keep this very short as I don’t like to ramble about things I didn’t like… Here I go…
Generally, I just had a lot of problems with the main character. And this is what mostly ruined the book for me. She had zero character development. She kept doing dangerous things and placing herself in (unneeded) danger without thinking about the consequences. Her general train of thoughts was mostly like: “Could it destroy the whole city or kill me? Yes… maybe… Hmmm, but I’m important and I think that’s a fantastic idea, so I’m definitely going to risk it, yay!” Geez, the amount of times I rolled my eyes is very high.
After ending A Wicked Thing, I was also super excited for the romance between Aurora and Finnegan. I was expecting a teasing and exciting romance between them and we got wasn’t even slightly satisfying. Aurora acted very young on the romance territory. She played with Finnegan’s feelings a lot while deciding if she even wanted him or not. I disliked this a lot! He’s a Prince for goodness sake! But he wasn’t the best either.. he just let her drag him around… *sighs*
The only thing I liked in this book was the history and the dragons! Because YES, this book has lots of dragons! I think that if the premise wasn’t ruined by Aurora, it would have been an epic book! I was always wanting to know more about them, their power, how they survived etc. They were so interesting!
As said earlier, this is the final book in this Sleeping Beauty retelling duology…. buuuut what the hell? I thought there would be a third book because the ending is so vague and open! The villain of this book is still ALIVE! Now, it’s like everyone is assuming that she won’t try to plan something bad again? Hellooo?? Ugh well. I’ll just shut up.
If you highly enjoyed the first book, I’d still recommend you try this one out! Maybe you’ll like it? I just think my own expectations were too high. The writing was still good and easy to go through, so there’s that. If the author worked more on her character development and plot (especially endings), she could be a highly appreciated YA author!
Summary of my rating:
Cover: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐
Plot: ⭐⭐
Ending: ⭐⭐
Overall book: ⭐⭐+0.5
vanessamariebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Link to video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar0YQRCldik
mily99's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
littlefoot10's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, this novel was very hard for me to complete, and I'm not too sure why. I enjoyed the first novel, and liked where it led the reader. I really enjoyed the dragons and there was tons of Finnegan within this novel ( He's amazing and the best). But for some reason the plot was dragging throughout the entire novel until the last few chapters. I honestly didn't care what happened to any other characters other than Finnegan and Nettle. I wanted more with Aurora and her magic...and more of a concrete ending. Unless there is going to be another installment. I would definitely read more in this world to expand upon the characters. I also guessed one of the main 'twists' in this novel, I called in in the first book, so maybe there may have been more drama and excitement if I had not guessed this.
jo_cbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
chllybrd's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't think I was going to pick up book two after I read A WICKED THING, but I saw it on EDELWEISS and thought, why not?
Aurora is on the run and thankfully an ally comes to her aid and gets her out of her kingdom before the king can get his hands on her. I enjoyed following her journey and thought that she did a really good job of standing up for herself and learning how to use her magic to best help her people. I didn't think much of Finnegan in A WICKED THING, but I happened to like him quite a bit in KINGDOM OF ASHES. Both him and Aurora get close in book 2, but not close enough. I wanted some epic romance, but we just got some light flirting and a few things more than that. Where's her happily ever romantic ending?
I ended up liking book two more than I thought I would. I got to know the characters better which was needed after A WICKED THING and I thought the introduction of the dragons added some more danger to things. Even having enjoyed KINGDOM OF ASHES, I have some huge issues. This is the last book in the series and there were so many things left open. The wicked enemy is still out there, Aurora's kingdom is still in upheaval and the romance, where is the romance I was hoping for? Sigh. I don't know. This didn't feel like the end and I am not satisfied.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Aurora is on the run and thankfully an ally comes to her aid and gets her out of her kingdom before the king can get his hands on her. I enjoyed following her journey and thought that she did a really good job of standing up for herself and learning how to use her magic to best help her people. I didn't think much of Finnegan in A WICKED THING, but I happened to like him quite a bit in KINGDOM OF ASHES. Both him and Aurora get close in book 2, but not close enough. I wanted some epic romance, but we just got some light flirting and a few things more than that. Where's her happily ever romantic ending?
I ended up liking book two more than I thought I would. I got to know the characters better which was needed after A WICKED THING and I thought the introduction of the dragons added some more danger to things. Even having enjoyed KINGDOM OF ASHES, I have some huge issues. This is the last book in the series and there were so many things left open. The wicked enemy is still out there, Aurora's kingdom is still in upheaval and the romance, where is the romance I was hoping for? Sigh. I don't know. This didn't feel like the end and I am not satisfied.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
moreprose's review against another edition
2.0
Solid second book. I enjoyed the character development and the open ended ending. I wasnt really satisfied at the ending. I felt like there was still so much more than needed to be addressed. However it resembles life in that regard.