But since discovering that loyalty to the crown and loyalty to her country are two very different things, Aurora knows she can only dream of happily ever after. You can read this before Kingdom of Ashes (A Wicked Thing, #2) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Īsleep for a hundred years, awoken by a kiss, Aurora’s life was supposed to be a fairytale. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Kingdom of Ashes (A Wicked Thing, #2) written by Rhiannon Thomas which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Kingdom of Ashes (A Wicked Thing, #2) by Rhiannon Thomas The Weekend Line-Up #3: Daughter of Deep Silence.Book Review → A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas.

16 Titles To Add to Your Summer Reading List.I can see the sequel having potential, but I’m not sure I will pick it up. It was still interesting enough for me to continue following Aurora and see what path she chooses to take. Are they good or are they evil? Or are they just poorly represented? (I may never know.) It didn’t really bother me that much, but it was hard to get a sense of who the characters are when things are tossed into the air like that.Īlthough I was a bit disappointed by the direction of the plot, I read through the story pretty quickly. The few characters that Aurora interacts with seem either intentionally mysterious or underdeveloped. People try to control her actions, and she doesn’t question it. I understand she has absolutely no experience with what she’s dealing with, but she never does anything about it. Aurora is, unfortunately, locked in a room for the majority of this story and spends that time complaining about her situation. I was hoping for lots of action, plotting, and risky decision-making. I guess all the hype that accompanies fairy tales (I’m looking at you, Disney) placed my expectations for A Wicked Thing fairly high.

She knows her story ends with “happily ever after,” but she sure doesn’t feel like that’s happening for her. I’ve seen a ton of authors take elements of fairy tales and incorporate them into their stories (for example, Marissa Meyer and The Lunar Chronicles series) but continuing a fairy tale is something new to me.Ī Wicked Thing takes place right after Aurora (or Sleeping Beauty, as we may be more familiar with) wakes up from “true love’s kiss.” Society has been waiting for her to rise and rule the kingdom, but she has no direction and doesn’t know whom to trust. I waited very patiently for this book to come out and once it did, I read it the second I brought it home from the library. Links: Purchase from The Book Depository or Amazon Īny book having to do with fairy tales is automatically placed on my “to read” list, and A Wicked Thing was no exception.