A review by theenchantedlibrary
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

3.0

...The book switched between the two perspectives of our two protagonists, Laia and Elias, every other chapter. The best part about this is that they each have their own clear and distinct storylines that could stand alone. Each of them start extremely defined in who they are and they manage to grow together without having to depend on them actually meeting. Through reading the synopsis, I had anticipated them meeting sooner or at least their meeting would propel the story but it really didn’t matter because there was constantly something major happening in both plots. Any time the two would come together, there was a reason. Both of their transformations as characters was extremely satisfying for me and while I started out not liking Laia a whole lot, everything seemed real about her. From her choices and decisions to where she eventually ends up can’t help but make me think that I may have followed the same path. Elias’ character I immediately liked and felt empathy for. You can’t help but root for him!

There is so much more to the story and I will eagerly await the fates of Laia and Elias.

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