The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 2)

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I loved that even though Raihn acted tough around other people, he was always so sweet and protective of Oraya. I highly recommend this series to everyone who love their fanstasy books packed with action, angsty and mesmerising romance and intense plot. and the best part of this book, unquestionably, undoubtably Vincent and how his complex bond with Oraya was explored. Even though I really liked parts of The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, my rating reflects my feelings about it as a whole.

Secondly, Vincent did those things for justifiable reasons one of them being him wanting to keep her safe. all the characters were so beautifully fleshed out, and i daresay i loved this even more than book one?My stabby queen 👑👑 Literally love her 😩 Looking for a super fierce female mc who doesn't take crap from anyone? plot-wise, this was left a lil open-ended in many areas so i'm wondering how everything is going to tie together now.

I can't wait to continue these books bc Carissa Broadbent is so masterfully building such an amazing and epic series and I can't wait to see what happens next bc that ending and the foreshadowing of the threat that is definitely going to come has my anxiety through the roof! The first portion of the review will be spoiler free, the second part will involve minor and big spoilers for this book but I’ll put up multiple warnings before that part so you can avoid it. I love that this book showed that it is possible to grieve part of a relationship, while also being angry at the person, grief is not just one sad emotion that erases everything else, it’s a process and it’s messy. It didn't grab my attention nearly as much as the first one (I remember hardly getting any sleep when I read the first one because it hooked me with every page!She talks the talk - at one point, she agrees to ally with Raihn, thinking that she'll use it to gain the upper hand - but I was totally unsurprised when she proceeded to never devote a second of attention to actually getting the upper hand. With book 3, we'll be moving to a new spotlight character and spending more time in the House of Shadow. In case you've read it already, don't care about spoilers and/or about the book in general, welcome to my review.

He kept the alpha male posturing for the political side of his life, but he didn’t hesitate to drop the masks when he was with Oraya, even when she hated him and wanted to kill him. The storyline with her mom was great, however it was introduced at the very end of the book when she was recovering for the final battle (literally at like 85%) and then they never really circled back to it. The way they take care of each other and support each other made their relationship progression feel genuine, and I think the author wrote a really sweet love story for them. He embodied the role of conqueror king just as easily as he had embodied the role of human in the pub, and the role of bloodthirsty contestant, and the role of my lover, and the role of my kidnapper.

With no trials to go through, the plot focuses a lot on the action and political side of the story, but it also gives us Oraya and Riahn's fans the thing we were left craving since the infamous end of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, which is, well. Amanda Leigh Cobb is a multi award winning narrator working for USA Today, WSJ, and NYT best selling authors like Sarah J. While this wasn't as promising as the first book, Broadbent has created an intriguing vampire fantasy world and I'm keen for Mische's story. Rhain and Oraya will come to realize that they are both still surrounded by enemies and the only way for them to survive and save the kingdom they both love might be to work together. However, this book elevated it to new and better heights and Carissa Broadbent built upon the foundation of the first book so beautifully!

I'm just going to cut straight to the chase here: it rubs me the wrong way that Oraya never actually tries to get revenge on Raihn. I adored watching them finally put their cards on the table and face each other for real, without masks or secret agendas, and go from enemies to allies to more, again.The plot and world-building from book one laid the groundwork for more character development and moments this time around. vincent was so misunderstood, my poor baby :( the fact that violence and death was all he knew, yet he loved oraya like no other. It’s hard for me to believe that Oraya wouldn’t do more when someone just turned her world upside down by killing her father, holding her prisoner, and forcing her into a marriage. It was confusing to follow where they were, how they got there, and what had happened in the week of traveling.