And they are expected to blindly trust her to lead their people. But they also now have to accept her friend who is from the group of outsiders who stole their magic. She's learning the history, language, and customs of these people who've only accepted her because of her father. This is a girl who grew up as an outsider having been raised in an entirely different world. And I wasn't a fan of the chosen one narrative. Rue was more insecure in this story as she takes on this new role as the chosen one. I really wanted to love Ashes of Gold because I did enjoy Wing of Ebony but I felt like I was reading a completely different story rather than the continuation of one I already knew. When a betrayal sends her into a tailspin, Rue must decide who to trust and how to be the leader that her people deserve…because if she doesn’t, it isn’t just Yiyo that will be destroyed-it will be Rue herself. Yet even on Yiyo Peak, Rue is a misfit-with half a foot back in Houston and half a heart that is human as well as god, she’s not sure she’s the right person to lead the fight to reclaim a glorious past.

When she finds them again, Rue makes a vow: she will find a way to return the magic that the Chancellor has stolen from her father’s people. Girls from the East Row break themselves out.īut reuniting with her friends is only half the battle. Girls from the East Row pick themselves back up when they fall. And girls from the East Row don’t give up. Rue has no memory of how she ended up locked in a basement prison without her magic or her allies. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the Wings of Ebony duology, Rue makes her final stand to reclaim her people’s stolen magic.

Ashes of gold by j elle