bbbecksi’s Reviews > Kingdom of Ash > Status Update

I swear this woman was trying to meet an insane word count for this book. GET ON WITH IT ALREADY! So much repetition and describing things that don’t need to be described. I’m ready for this book to be over. I’m ready for this series to be over. I miss what it was like in the first 3 books.

I’m literally skimming over this I’ve read enough of this battle I’m ready for it to be over.

I have been reading about this god forsaken battle for three stinking days. How long can she drag this on???

I’m still trying to process the fact that Aelin successfully forged the lock- but did not fulfill her destiny. Also Wtaf was she thinking trading erawan for elena??? Also Dorian’s dad being a stand-in for him was weird. Talk about unsatisfying on all fronts. At least there was a downside, but I seriously doubt Aelin is going to be handicapped for long :/

The thirteen helping abraxos is so fucking good.

Aedion and his army slowly becoming more and more desperate and depressed is *chefs kiss* because it makes their rescue all the more satisfying. Loved the arrival of the Crochan witches. Can’t wait for the rest of it. Also I’m so happy that he admitted his feelings to Lysandra. Their arguments were particularly upsetting.

I loved seeing Dorian have a trick up his sleeve this time!! Crumbling Morath and tricking Maeve was awesome, although I kinda wish SJM had written it to be a little more unexpected. We knew from the beginning that he was tricking Maeve, should we have unraveled it with her? Maybe not. Dorian’s power is really cool.

“I’ve barely made up with my immortal boyfriend who’s on his death bed which means the next thing for us is SEX! Can’t wait to have SEX with my immortal boyfriend who admitted his feelings for me 5 minutes ago! SEX SEX SEX! I’m a character in a SJM book and all I can think about is SSSSEEEXXXXX!!!

Once again it is a problem that nobody dies. Should’ve been lorcan this time. I literally think the last non-enemy to die was Kaltain.

Darrow is such a cheap cop-out I hated his character when we first met him and I still hate him now. Not because he’s a good villain, but because he literally just exists to say “um achshually you guys can’t do that” and it’s lazy writing.