One of the male interests makes sense and I think adds to the plot and her inner turmoil. There is also unfortunately a love triangle. Even if they might not all realise she’s still there for them. I know I wouldn’t have any amount of courage even close to what she does.īut she uses her anger to seek revenge. There has to be more and when she finds out she has a few allies close by she starts to plot for a better future.Įven with her plotting and acts of defiance she still remains a very good character and whilst she does set up some Bad Things to happen I think ultimately she’s not yet willing to take too many risks which left me wanting a little more.īut even with this gripe I can acknowledge that its gotta be so freaking hard for Theo to do anything super risky because of the abuse and torture she’s been through, it can’t be easy for her. But very quickly realises this can’t be it.

She’s definitely suffers from PTSD throughout the book but at the start she is very broken and set on just keeping herself alive. Theo’s character development is really something. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone wanting to read a fantasy story that features magick* about a young girl gaining the courage and strength to be the ruler her people need her to be.

Regardless of these themes in the book it was a good read. It covers some heavy subjects (slavery, murder, torture, etc) and nods at some others that happen off page (rape). Torturing her.Īsh Princess is a dark world. Or she would’ve been had the Kaiser not invaded and brutally murdered thousands. I can thank some really bad anxiety for that which left me able to do nothing but read one evening – I devoured the last 40% of this book then.Īsh Princess is about Theo. I read and finished it before UK release. When I got approved for Ash Princess on NetGalley I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact they approved me after release and was midly fuming and reading slowly… until I noticed that actually it just has a later relase in the UK!īut low and behold I did it. Forced to make impossible choices and unable to trust even those who are on her side, Theo will have to decide how far she’s willing to go to save her people and how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice to become Queen.įrom author Laura Sebastian comes Ash Princess, a nail-biting YA fantasy debut full of daring and vengeance. But Theo doesn’t expect to develop feelings for the Prinz. She vows revenge, throwing herself into a plot to seduce and murder the Kaiser’s warrior son with the help of a group of magically gifted and volatile rebels.

When the Kaiser forces her to execute her last hope of rescue, Theo can’t ignore her feelings and memories any longer. Ten years later, Theo has learned to survive under the relentless abuse of the Kaiser and his court as the ridiculed Ash Princess. Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes.

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