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'Keeps one reading long after the lights should have been out' ROBIN HOBB The fourth novel in the explosive New York Times bestselling series that began with AN EMBER IN THE ASHES.
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This was a spectacular finale but I'm gonna need some time to gather my thoughts and write a review.
It took me foreeeever to read this, in part because of life happening but also becasue this was beautifully written (honestly, her writing has always been good but it's so clearly elevated over the series) BRUTALITY. This series was always about the atrocities and human costs of war, but the body count in this one and the stacks of suffering are especially hard to read right now after a full pandemic year counted in tragedies of every kind. As promised by the title, Tahir does end the series on a hopeful note, and the journeys feels earned for her characters, but prepare yourself going in to it or if you're just starting the series. Light it is not.
I have made the decision to DNF this book and leave the series unfinished. I started this book because while I really did not enjoy book 3, I loved the first two books and I care about the characters. But as I continued with this final book, it became more and more apparent that I just did not care to finish reading. Sabaa Tahir is a fantastic writer but this series was expanded way too many times which for me, lead to books that seem unrealistic and out of character.
For me, I was completely happy with how book 2 ended and was content with that being the end of Elias and Laia's story. I am excited to see what Sabaa writes next and hopefully, she will have a set number of books for any series and not have to deal with attempting to write a series where the number of books was expanded 2 times.
“You're tough and smart. You're a survivor, Laia. You always have been.”
please I love this book and this series so much, now I want an elaia novella
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4 primary books5 released booksAn Ember in the Ashes is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, and Petra Johana Poncarová.