If you haven't read A Wicked Thing, the first one in this series, please go read that and then come back and read this otherwise I am not going to be responsible for any inadvertent spoilers. Now that we have that out of the way, let's talk about Kingdom of Ashes, the sequel to last year's rather terrifying A Wicked Thing which was the story of what happens after Sleeping Beauty wakes up and finds that everything and everyone she knew is gone and in their place are strangers to whom she is little more than a tool. She is a tool to further their ambitions, to hold on to power, to be what they are or more. Sleeping Beauty, or Aurora, quickly discovers that she has little meaning as a person. Her desires are of little consequence to those who control her and those who would use her as a figurehead. Obviously she rebels against these people and the end of the first book sees her fleeing her wedding, destination unclear, no prince or romantic lead in sight, just her, her magic, and her wits