An ember in the ashes series5/16/2023 ![]() The body count is high, the reveals are exciting, and I am even more desperate for the next book than I was for this one. ![]() The stakes keep getting higher and the war keeps getting bigger, leading to the kind of dramatic climax we would expect from this series. If you've been enjoying this series up until now, there's no reason why your love shouldn't continue on with this book. But maybe it was that Laia's and Helene's (sorry, the Blood Shrike's) perspectives were just so damn good that Elias's ghostly wanderings paled in comparison. The ONLY reason I rated this book slightly lower than An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night is that I felt like Elias's perspective didn't contribute as much to this installment until close to the end, and some of his chapters felt like superfluous filler. She plunges you into the chaos almost immediately and once again, for the third book in a row, she keeps the drama and bloodshed coming until the very end. ![]() When it comes to heart-racing action scenes, I cannot think of another YA author who does it better than Sabaa Tahir. “Shall we learn about them together?”Ĥ 1/2 stars. “There are worse things than death,” I say. However, in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that demands his complete surrender-even if that means abandoning the woman he loves. During the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.Īnd in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. ![]() Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power-regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path.įar to the east, Laia of Serra knows that the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. ![]()
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