“We are not defined by the things we do in order to survive. There were a lot of heavy scenes in this book, the abuse Theo faces at the hands of the Kaiser isn’t glossed over but it added a darker side to the story and to Theo’s character development. It’s the death of her last hope that spurs Theo into action, she can’t wait anymore for someone to save her and if she wants change she needs to bring it about herself. Still she hopes someone out there will save her and she doesn’t realise that hope was still alive until the Kaiser forces her to kill Ampelio, one of Theo’s mother’s guardians and the last person still free who Theo believed could have saved them all.Īsh Princess has similar elements to a lot of YA fantasy books out there, but there were small ways the story stood out. She has spent ten years with her eyes down, blind to the abuse her people are going through, knowing there’s nothing she can do to help them. Tomorrow is near, the time is here, for old crows to die.”Įver since her country was invaded and her mother killed before her eyes Theo has learnt to survive under the abuse of the Kaiser. “Today is done, the time has come for little birds to fly. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. But Theo doesn’t expect to develop feelings for the Prinz.įorced 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.
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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