Review: Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

After the brutal attack against Theo's home and family, she has been forced to be a prisoner for the last 10 years under the rule of the new leader, Kaiser. Every time her people rioted against him, Kaiser would take their punishment on her, showing the world what will happen if they continue to defy against his rule. But when Theo was forced to kill one of her own people - someone she knew and loved, she realized that this is not the way to live her life. In fear and betraying her people. She realizes that she needs to fight back, and after a few unexpected visitors find her, she actually has the power to do that.

Within her plan is to trap the Prinz Soren. Theo is all for that considering what his father, the Kaiser, has done to her. What Theo didn't expect was to actually like Soren. Webs of lies and betrayal and guilt are spun around Theo and she needs to figure out what to do in order to secure her future as a free person, instead of the Kaiser's prize and prisoner.

So I've been sitting on this book for a few years, waiting for the trilogy to be complete. Since I just got the 3rd book as an eARC, I dived right into it, excited to see what this world is all about. And overall, I enjoyed the book. It wasn't the best book in this genre that I've read, but it has a lot of potential moving forward. I appreciate that, currently, Theo isn't a character who was weak one moment and the next can wield a sword and fight like a warrior. She knows her capabilities and she knows what she can't do, and that didn't change throughout the book. Now, I can see her growing some supernatural abilities, considering it's been hinted at a few times in this book alone, but she still isn't a superwoman who can rip out a heart or anything.

I'm annoyed about the "love triangle" in this book. I get her conflicting feelings for Soren, but I also feel like she is forcing things between her and Blaise. Honestly, she should just focus on herself because she is so messed up from the trauma that has been her life for the past 10 years instead of trying to see which boy is the best....

I did enjoy this book and I'm looking forward to more information about Cress and the Dragonsbane plotlines. I think there will be a lot of surprises with those two alone in the next two books. I'm very glad I got an eARC of this book and am excited for the rest of the series!

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