I have a confession to make. It took me until at least 2/3 of the way through Ash Princess to be sucked into this world. I was intrigued by Thora, but she kind of annoyed me… but when Thora became Theo I was way more on the edge of my comfy reading spot. I loved this world. I loved Art and Heron and Erik and Soren (*swoon*), and I mostly liked Blaise but he cut into my Soren time so he bugged me.
A little recap, Ash Princess follows a girl named Thora who was being held captive by the man who had overthrown her kingdom and stolen her mothers throne. What a jerk right?
Then we move into Lady Smoke where Thora, now back to her birth name Theo (Theodosia), is trying to fight to take back the throne that the jerk mentioned above had taken. You go girl!
Lastly we have Ember Queen. My heart flutters still just thinking about the beauty that is Ember Queen. I loved (almost) everything about this book. From the way that Theo isn’t portrayed as a 100% bada** and has to really work hard to try and take back her throne and overcome her weaknesses to do so. How she rely’s on her friends in a way that is so relate-able (even though I am not fighting for a throne….but man would I look good in a crown…).. How she sees the good in people but knows when to make the tough calls. I could honestly go on and on about the good qualities of this book, but really you need to read it for yourself.
I did take off half a star, because as much as I wanted this to be a 5 star read, there was just something about it (I will not spoil. I will not spoil. I will not spoil.) that irked me. After you read it, and you should, let me know your thoughts!
XOXO
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