(SPOILERS!!!)
Kingdom of Ash is the final installment of the Throne of Glass series written by Sarah J. Maas. In the final book all of the loose ends tie together bringing all of the stories to a close.
The book begins three months after the end book six; Aelin, the main character, has been trapped in an iron coffin and tortured for the entire three months by her aunt that is but one of the main villains that wants to take over their world. Aelin is close to breaking and is ready to end her life before she can give her aunt the information that she needs to find the last of the keys that will allow her to travel between worlds.
Rowan, Aelin’s mate, along with a small group of their court is at the same time traveling trying to find Aelin and rescue her so they can meet up with multiple armies from all over the world ready to defeat Erawan, the big bad that wants to end all of humanity.
As the story progresses all of our favorite characters ranging all the way back to book one are seen again and play a large role in defeating Erawan and his demon army. There are large sacrifices made by all and many of the characters we have grown to love do not make it to the last page, but in the end, the good guys win and everyone is happy and healing.
This series is one of my favorites for many reasons. For starters, most of the main characters are strong, capable, brilliant women that only have men around because they want them, not because they need them. Along with that fact, Sarah J. Maas creates the most well thought out world that I have ever read. It it filled with color and beauty that I have never read before.
My most favorite thing, though, about this book and the entire series is that it has a happy ending. I started reading these books about four years ago, when I was not in a great place mentally, and reading these books about this strong female lead that was just as equally human, was extremely good for me. I took solace in the fact that, though the characters are not real, they could go through the horrible events and still find happiness and love and peace.
I read something somewhere one time that said you need to write the story that you need to hear. I think it also spans to read the story that you need to hear. If you need that courage and hope, then this is the series to get you started.
