280 reviews for:

Tarnished Embers

Rosa Lee

3.43 AVERAGE

djl456's review

3.75
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

truden's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Complicated

5 ⭐️
Oh lord, I loved this book. It hooked me from the first chapter and kept me captive until the very end. And what a rollercoaster this story is. Stuff hits out of left field and I loved every second of it. This one has it’s devastating moments, but there are good moments splattered between all the horrible stuff. 

I liked Ember. She had backbone when it really counted, and I think she’s a bit more real for me because she often shies away from conflicts. But she stands up when it really matters and it was a joy to see every time. 
I loved the brothers though. They each brought their own stuff to the relationship and I loved seeing their love for eachother. Their relationship is a testament to ‘it all happens for a reason’ even though that reason doesn’t presents itself for a while. 
They all went through horrible stuff, but it brought them to eachother and that, in my opinion, made all the bad stuff a bit more bearable.

Edit: Still love it, it’s still a rollercoaster of emotions and parts of it really broke my heart. 
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elliast's review


Bad writing, unrealistic characterization, untagged triggers (I don't consider a single line of "go to my website and search around for the list" a proper warning) that aren't handled well, and a sense of grossness that permeates every scene. I was recommended the book with the praise that even if you're not a fan of some of the tropes it's a good read, but I have to disagree and will not be taking recommendations from that source anymore.

chaotichairdo's review

4.5
adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fairview_and_acres's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes

Why choose 

kaylareads4's review

2.75
emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ja1903's review

4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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ellahoward_'s review

1.5
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Some plot but it just was so repetitive 

heatherfoltz's review

2.5
slow-paced

milaib's review

3.25
dark emotional tense medium-paced