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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun adventurous read despite being YA! I had a great time with the engaging plot, diverse characters, and fantastic worldbuilding. Excited to keep reading the series.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Let me start off by saying that this book was awesome. I enjoyed it sooo much. I loved all the characters (even the bad ones). I felt like all the characters were so well developed by the end of the book, and they all had things that were deeper than what was shown on the surface. I loved how Laia went from this weak, cowardly girl to being kick ass and blowing things up to help Elias escape. Elias went from being ignorant to the situation with their empire, to being loyal to the people on the lowest side of the chain. It really annoyed me how all the other masks thought that what they were doing to the scholars was justifiable. They all thought it was completely okay and were blind to what was happening.
However, Some things I didn't like was how the world was so underdeveloped. We didn't get to see anything from outside this empire, and even then is was mostly limited to the school. I just think it'd be pretty cool to see how other places in the world worked, what their cultures would be like, and so on. I also wish that the whole magic thing would've been explained a little bit more. We got a small glimpse of SOME magic as well as mystical creatures, but outside of that I didn't learn much about it.
Some things that I REALLY hope I get to see in the books following this one are, one, world development and seeing how places outside this empire work. Two, having the whole magic thing explained a little more (as well as those ogre things or whatever). And thirdly, I really want to know a detailed version of the commandant's past. It'd be really fascinating to know what made her the way she is now.
However, Some things I didn't like was how the world was so underdeveloped. We didn't get to see anything from outside this empire, and even then is was mostly limited to the school. I just think it'd be pretty cool to see how other places in the world worked, what their cultures would be like, and so on. I also wish that the whole magic thing would've been explained a little bit more. We got a small glimpse of SOME magic as well as mystical creatures, but outside of that I didn't learn much about it.
Some things that I REALLY hope I get to see in the books following this one are, one, world development and seeing how places outside this empire work. Two, having the whole magic thing explained a little more (as well as those ogre things or whatever). And thirdly, I really want to know a detailed version of the commandant's past. It'd be really fascinating to know what made her the way she is now.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
This book has been on my shelf for ages and I am kicking myself for never picking it up before now! Empire in the Ashes had me in a chokehold from the very first page, very excited to start the next one!
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes