Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, 7)

To be honest I don't ever leave reviews I read a lot but can't find it in me to do it but this series.... I finished all books in a week and the last one I even took day off from work to be able to finish it and know the ending. And ending it was.... God this book broke my heart, still crying happy and sad tears while writing this. Not going to go into as you need to read it to understand- nothing can prepare you for this... Sarah J. Maas thank you for this series . I was at the point of reading books as nothing sounded good or similar to what I already read somewhere!!! I got so hooked I even bought audible so I could listen to it in the car on my journey between clients as I couldn't put it down. Just loved it from beginning to end.

Everything comes together beautifully in this 1,000 page conclusion. Words cannot describe how I feel after finishing this incredible series. What a talented writer Sarah J. Maas is, and you can see how long she has worked to perfect this story. I will never forget this series. It’s my absolute favorite.

The corner of my book was a little damaged, but i don't mind this too much. Excited to read this book!

This was the first book to put me in a legitimate book hangover. I sobbed at the end of this book and I'm still not sure if I've recovered or not. The world that SJM has created made its way so far into my DNA that I feel like I lost actual friends when I was done. The perfect ending to this series even though I wish it never ended. There wasn't a minute that you weren't taken from action to action to action. There are no breaks, you feel like you have whiplash in the best way. It's not often that the words in a book can make you feel like you just went through years of therapy but somehow this book did just that. You'll feel like your heart was ripped open and sewn back together in the most heart wrenching but glorious ways. BRB while I go and reread this book again so I can pull myself out of the hell that is my life without these characters.

What can I say about this massive novel other than OH MY GOD WHAT A MASTERPIECE. I loved EVERY SINGLE PAGE. With this end to the Throne of Glass series being 980 pages – there was A LOT that happened, and I obviously will not be able to capture everything in this review. This review will most likely be spoiler free for the first half and then the second half will contain spoilers that I simply HAVE to talk about, but I will be sure to put a disclaimer warning everyone not to proceed unless you’ve read it or like me absolutely love spoilers. You do you. (although I managed to not be spoiled at all!) First and foremost, I know a lot of people are talking about the length of this novel and the fact that its nearly 1K pages. I’ve read several reviews saying that the length was unnecessary and that AT LEAST 200 pages could have been cut. Honestly, I thought the length was perfect. Yes, it is long. Yes, it is a commitment to read it and get through it. But this book is written so well, and the story is so fantastic that I flew through it and it was over before I even realized I was close to the end. Also, to those that feel it should have been shorter I just want to say I hear you, but to someone that absolutely LOVES this series (and I consider it my favorite) I would have been fine with it being even loner if that’s where Sarah felt the story needed to go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ A major point I want to talk about with a lot of Sarah’s books is that she portrays mental health/illness/awareness incredibly well. Without spoiling anything there are a lot of parts in this book that speak indirectly on something tragic happening to a character and how they handle it. I think she does a wonderful job portraying that it is OKAY to NOT BE OKAY. It is okay to need time to deal with the pain and suffering in your own way and on your own time. I love how some of the characters in this book deal with situations like that. The world building in this novel and in Tower of Dawn was tremendous, and such an improvement from her earlier books. I can see her growing as an author and I love where she is headed. We were able to see so many new and even various places in Erilea and I loved every word of it. I was happy we got to experience more of this world outside of Adarlan. Another way Sarah has grown as an author is by showing us the amount of character development she puts in to these novels. I thought Kingdom of Ash in particular showed how characters have changed and grown throughout the whole series and I loved seeing it all come together and how it impacted their role in everything that happened. Okay, on to the SPOILER section! So, if you have not finished and don’t want to be spoiled TURN BACK NOW! The first thing I want to cover is Aedion. He seriously bothered me throughout the ENTIRE book. He was being such a self-righteou...