Reviews tagging 'War'

A ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

53 reviews

alyssasaurus's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War

biancas_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.5

For some reason, the last book of the Ember series left me feeling a bit ... underwhelmed. It could not hold up to all the hype that had been building up throughout the series. It feels like the storyline goes in circles in this book - they are meeting the Nightbringer again and again but for some reason they never get to finish him off - until the grant finale. This finale, then, feels a bit too smooth for my liking, the resolution too easy. 

I did not like the Nightbringer's story and how he ended up the way it is. I was expecting more evil and not just sadness to be the reason. Likewise, I would have wished for more background story for Keris's character. What made her end up the way it is? 

During the third book, Helene ended up to be my favorite character. This feeling continued throughout the last book and only intensified. Her story is one of loss and heartbreak. She deserved so much better and I would have loved for her to have her happy ending. 

Overall, I loved the Ember series. I think it is one of the best written series I have read in a long time and a series, everyone should pick up once in their life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

chlomonte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

starting the new year off with an absolute banger of a book. i loved every page, a stellar ending to one of my now favourite series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and War

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

agustdefault's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

HOLYYY i cant believe i finally finished this series :((( im so sad its over and i truly mourn the loss of every character who we lost during this series. i cried (aggressively) and laughed with all of them idk what to do with myself now that its over. 5 stars all around sabaa tahir is now one of my must-read authors. 

i cannot express with word the way my heart Shattered when harper died. i want helene to be happy but im glad her and musa have each other to lean on. im so glad to have elias back and laia as a kehanni!!!!!!! fits her so well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Genocide, and Violence

leah_duxbury's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

I cannot describe how much this series has meant to me as a reader and this book was the perfect way to wrap it up. This entire series has taken me through a wonderful journey. I loved all the characters through and through. Sabaa Tahir, I LOVE YOU. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and War

coolshades's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

giannelli21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and War

aargot1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Gore, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment and Colonisation