I read this book at the beginning of January and I loved it. I was expecting to, and needless to say, it met my expectations. I was swept into the world, the plot, and the character's lives. Sabaa Tahir had me hooked from the very first page and I so desperately want to read A Torch Against the Night now. Oh my gosh, An Ember in the Ashes was amazing.

First, you have a wonderful set of characters. I loved Laia and Elias both so much, though I'm not sure how I feel about Heline. Part of me likes her, but another part finds some of her opinions (especially those toward slaves) off-putting and narrow-minded. Not to mention, despite popular opinion, I don't really see Laia and Elias together...I ship them with others...which brings me to my main complaint--there's a love triangle. I honestly do not understand why authors insist upon including love triangles. I cannot get one guy to like me, let alone two. How do these girls do it? It just seems so unrealistic and it's annoying how the main character will spend the next 7,000 years flitting between the two. MAKE UP YOUR MIND, GIRL.

Anyway, off of that rant...my only other slight complaint was that I foresaw some of the plot twists. Was I really supposed to be that surprised at that one "huge" thing towards the end, because I was not. I saw it a mile away. I mean, maybe we were supposed to? Though, I still loved loved loved this book and the majority of it kept me thinking non-stop.

I highly recommend you pick this book up. You've got an amazing cast of characters (also, somehow I haven't expressed my GIGANTIC love for Keenan?), a fantastic and unique plot, and a world completely different from the usual fantasy/dystopian. Though, one question...what genre is this? Goodreads seems to be confused with the categorizing of it. It seems like fantasy, but at the same time has dystopian aspects...so...I dunno, man.

BUT ANYWAY, go pick this book up!

-Book Hugger

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