Jo's Reviews > Ashes of Honor

13/04/2016 Buddy read with my fellow UF addicts over at BB&B b/c we love this series.

It’s been almost a year since the happening of the last book, and at the beginning of this book it would seem that the fae world has finally managed to break our October Daye. After everything she has lost, she has become reckless, having no care for the risks she takes. And all her friends, and myself included, feared that she was just looking for the fight that would put her out of her misery.

Luckily distraction comes from an unexpected source. Etienne, her fellow knight, has just found out that he has a changeling daughter and that she’s missing. But even worse is that she is a teleporter like her father, and very powerful, because she doesn’t have the restrictions that purebloods have. And years ago the fae world was almost destroyed by a powerful teleporter. Because they can open doors that was closed for a reason.

This book was a lot more serious than the previous ones. Here we see Toby at a very low point in her life, and honestly, who can blame her. She has lost so much, that it would have been unrealistic if these events didn’t have an effect on her. But as the story progresses, and with help from the people who loves her, she slowly starts to find herself again, and finally realises the dangerous line she has been walking.

Tybalt blinked. Then he snorted a brief laugh, and asked, “October, in the years since your return…has anything not been in some way related to what I told you before? You handed me a hope chest in a dark alley. You took my heart as collateral, and you’ve never returned it.”

FINALLY the romance I have been hoping for happened. Tybalt, the King of Cats, is one of my favorite characters, and here we learn so much more about him. The reason he understands Toby so well, is that he too has experienced heartbreaking loss, and together I think these two will hopefully find the HEA that they both want and deserve. Their banter and interaction is so funny and sweet and romantic. *happy sigh*

I love the world-building and plot in this series. Previously we’ve been told about changelings being so much weaker than purebloods, and finally with this instalment we see the other side of the coin. The changelings that are so powerful, that they have trouble controlling their power. And it was fantastic. There was even a fae that had the ability to read luck, and sort of manipulate it. So awesome!

I absolutely adore this series. It has everything that a truly wonderful UF series needs: A strong but slightly flawed main character; secondary characters that you are going to love forever; a romance that yes unfortunately has been slow-building, but when it does finally happen it will make your heart so very happy; world-building that will blow your mind; and a plot that continues to be so interesting and ever growing; and beautiful writing. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.