She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage-Prinz Soren. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless.
He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess-a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six.
Thank you to Pan Macmillian Australia for a copy of this book for review.Looking back through Goodreads, I somehow forgot to post this review back in March, whoops! So here we go. It wasn’t without sacrifice and loss though and that was interesting to read and she lost some people and The Kalovaxians were pretty terrible to her kingdom and to her so it was great to see the end of that in this book as she prevailed and obviously took back what was hers. I also thought at times it let some of the really great plot points drop a little to fall back due to wanting to add some of that usual young adult romance and drama into the novel but I think that would help to keep a larger range of audiences interested in the story throughout the whole book. I’ve also seen a few people discuss how it resembles a roman empire and I think that’s a very true comparison because I can feel that parallel but whether it was the author’s intention or not, I’m not sure. Being young adult the story is also still able to be quite mature while not leaving behind the teenage readers because the war schemes are still easy to follow. It’s also a very serious book at times as most of it is spent in negotiations between powerful figures and political strategies. It’s a series that really gives you the power vibe of making the change you want. Now she is rising up to liberate her people, take her power and claim her rightful throne. Initially, we’re introduced to Theodosia when she is a prisoner in the first book, powerless and abused. The conclusion to the Ash Princess series is finally here! I love seeing the covers of these books because they always link into a key element of the novel and they have really outdone themselves with a gorgeous cover. Now free, with a misfit army of rebels to back her, Theo must liberate her enslaved people and face a terrifying new enemy: the new Kaiserin.” And if she learned nothing else from her mother, she learned that a Queen never cowers. As the rightful heir to the Astrean crown, it runs in her veins. But though she wore a crown of ashes, there is fire in Theo’s blood. Renamed the Ash Princess, she endured relentless abuse and ridicule from the Kaiser and his court. “Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade. Rating: ★★★★ Published by Pan Macmillan Australia
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