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All Carissa Broadbent's books are just so stunning and if you haven't tried them yet, what are you waiting for?! 🫶🫶❤️❤️ Besides the thrilling plot, mesmerising and seductive romance I was just so fascinated by their world and how dangerously beautiful it is. I don't think I can ever get enough of them and their world. The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs its claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside.
With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love that could be her downfall.The interludes of Raihn’s past was so well done and added great depth to his character. I loved how it was broken and non-linear and we would learn more about him as the novel progressed. I felt great satisfaction that he finally got to rise above those same nobles who treated him as a slave in the past. The romance was angsty, the banter was fun for the most part, and the begging was hot. I loved the fact that Raihn gave Oraya space when she needed it, but still empowered and encouraged her. 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. I absolutely loved how it was almost like the first novel and they agreed to form another alliance again. It was like we came full circle by the end. We'll rip apart the worlds that subjugated both of us, and from the ashes we'll build something new. My downfall and my most valuable supporter. My weakness and my strength. My worst enemy and the greatest love I had ever known."
So I choked out, “Raihn,” against his lips, a question, an answer, a plea. Because that name was all those things, wasn’t it? Raihn. My downfall and my most valuable supporter. My weakness and my strength. My worst enemy and the greatest love I had ever known. I love Oraya, she is strong, brave, fierce, sassy, tenacious, stubborn and will do anything to protect Raihn and the people she car the only travesty is that we didn't get more of this bc forget Raihn's grovelling, forget Oraya's badassness. i loved that, but THIS. this is what made the book for me. it was the part that made me sob uncontrollably. whether or not Vincent was alive/dead, it made no difference because he was always with Oraya, in her mind, whispering thoughts. plot-wise, this was left a lil open-ended in many areas so i'm wondering how everything is going to tie together now. and the ending gave me shivers. i'm super excited to know so many things now!!Afraid of you and what you could do to me. Afraid of the world that could kill you so easily. Afraid of myself, gifted with another fragile heart that I know I cannot keep. ok so why did this finishing this entire series feel like waking up from a dream in which you lived a totally different life to wake up and realize not one bit of it was real?!? i self-inserted myself into this world, these characters to the point that my day to day lingo was switching up!!! i’m not the same as i once was. the ache and deep void i feel makes me want to light myself on fire!!🫨 I was so immersed with the plot and even though it was long and very detailed but it didn't made me feel impatient because I enjoyed every part of this book from the start till the end. This book is perfect and a masterpiece and I can't thank Carissa enough for it. I can't even describe in words how much I loved it. This has become one of my forever favourite fantasy books. No one is more upset about this rating than I am, so please don't come for me as I have some explaining to do. Upon finishing a book, I immediately know if I love it or not. Unfortunately, I didn't feel the way I had hoped to about this story. Even though I really liked parts of The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, my rating reflects my feelings about it as a whole.
He might be one of my new favorite characters. I loved the way he was written, he felt so real and had so much depth. His relationship with Oraya was everything. He is the main reason I kept reading the book. This author is great at conveying really strong emotions in her characters. I felt like I could feel his pain throughout. I also really loved Oraya. She’s stubborn and untrusting and pretty badass. She really comes into herself and her powers in this one and I enjoyed the character development. It also was a huge plus that this book had dual POVs. I loved reading from Raihn’s perspective. I just love him. 🥰 Just when I thought I couldn’t love this series and these characters more. Carissa proved me wrong again with her amazing story telling. I'm so obsessed and in love with with these characters and this series.
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Even in the middle of a spicy scene, Raihn was out there legitimately begging to have Oraya, but also managing to squeeze in a powerful quote that was beautiful and downright passionate! I essentially would love if Raihn quoted this to me word for word, I would happily take him for myself, thank you very much! The romantic quotes in this book were meaningful, beautiful, but even sprinkled with Raihn and Oraya’s reading ways to spice things up every now and then. In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn. if the 379614 highlights on my kindle say anything, it's that i loved this so much. all the characters were so beautifully fleshed out, and i daresay i loved this even more than book one? the way all the plot lines came together? wonderful. and my fave part of this - the love of my life, Vincent's story. it broke my heart and healed me in ways i cannot explain but i just need his story asapp idc. 😭
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