The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 2)

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the whole "there will come a day when nyaxia will bring a reckoning" thing 😳 i'm so curious and scared to know exactly what's going to happen there. From the human afraid to leave her rooms in the first book, always wearing leather and armor, she will now prowl with confidence castle halls and city street’s in nothing else than common clothes. It focused more on the politics between the different vampire Houses, and also on the characters’ backstories and bonds.

the only travesty is that we didn't get more of this bc forget Raihn's grovelling, forget Oraya's badassness. i love that he was a full fledged character that had a personality outside of being obsessed with Oraya.Filled with heart-wrenching romance, dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is the second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, the bestselling TikTok sensation by Carissa Broadbent. But that doesn't changes the fact that he tried and tried for her even though he failed because of his selfishness and fear. When I'm not writing, I'm working at my day job in cybersecurity marketing, watching too many movies, or drawing.

Lastly, the romance- O B S E S S E D 🤭😩🤌🦋🔥 Raihn and Oraya's chemistry was literally OFF THE CHARTS- they had me SCREAMINGGG 😩😩🔥🔥 They had such an interesting dynamic going into this book and the tension was just IMMACULATE 🤌🤌 I LOVED all their scenes and seeing their relationship develop had me giggling and kicking my feet.Rhain and Oraya both have to work hard to rebuild the trust that was shattered and seeing them tiptoe around each other while feeling such intense emotions and trying to stifle their urge to jump into bed together was a pure delight. He's definitely a morally grey character for me, cause not everything he did was good but he tried to make it up with his daughter. She is a queen and I love this badass queen so much and how she never back down from anything even if the many people left her broken-hearted and how she is strong enough to save herself.

Do not cross my girl because she has bite (and in this one even more than the last book *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*)! Her desire to depart at the end of the book was also odd, considering her importance to Raihn and Oraya. And I loved how he was so patient with Oraya and made her feel safe and loved with his thoughtful and sweet gestures. ALTHOUGH the emotions I felt throughout this entire book and series even were ughh, I didn't even know there were so many emotions to feel. We learned so much more about his past, his conflicts and insecurities as he assumes the mantle of the Turned slave king, and his guilt and turmoil over what he did to Oraya.Oraya saw his loneliness and how he fought each day of his life and how he is the most thoughtful and loving person. l loved the way at least most of the characters got closure to their past and learned more about themselves. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom – and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her.