Reviews - Tarnished Embers

282 reviews for:

Tarnished Embers

Rosa Lee

3.43 AVERAGE

danig81's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

djl456's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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.

madelineblair13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elliast's review against another edition

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.