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Aelin has risked everything to save her people-but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day…

With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that the many allies they've gathered to battle Erawan's hordes might not be enough to save them. Scattered across the continent and racing against time, Chaol, Manon, and Dorian are forced to forge their own paths to meet their fates. Hanging in the balance is any hope of salvation-and a better world.

And across the sea, his companions unwavering beside him, Rowan hunts to find his captured wife and queen-before she is lost to him forever.

Short and Sweet Review

Kingdom of Ash continues where Empire of Storms ended. Aelin is being held captive by Maeve and is being tortured by Cairn until she gives them the information they want. Rowan, Gabriel, Lorcan, and Elide make it their mission to find Aelin. Aedion and Lysandra are still trying to rally the troops while also still pretending that Lysandra is Aelin. Manon and Dorian are trying to find the Crochan witches to form an alliance and get their help in this war. Chaol, Yrene, and Khagan’s army are also on their way to fight in this war.

Kingdom of Ash was epic. I was wondered what would happen seeing as Aelin wasn’t around the other characters for a bit of time but the other characters added a lot and really held the story together. I will say seeing Aelin in a helpless position broke my heart. I did like seeing how each character had their own missions and how they were holding it down without Aelin to be their guiding force. Seeing all of the character reunite was my favorite thing, just seeing the interactions made me happy. I also liked that almost every character had a mate and that we’ve seen these relationships grow over the course of the books. There was a lot of action and I was ready for Maeve and Erawan to be stopped. Dorian and Aelin also had to make some had decisions just to have an advantage in this war. I will say some of the loses were really sad but it was all for the greater good and everyone believed in the future they were fighting for.

I loved this series and just following Aelin and the other characters across the course of seven books was worth it. This book will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions but its a series full of lovable characters, it’s action packed, and everything you would want in a series where someone needs to reclaim their throne.