A review by samants
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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

4.25

The first part dragged a little, and the angst made me roll my eyes a bit, but I absolutely devoured the second half/last third of this. I found the main romance to be unexpectedly compelling, even as I found

Laia to be a hilariously,  implausibly bad, spy

. I kept wondering how

she hadn't been caught yet, but of course the Commandant knew the whole time

.

Side note: I imagine every Augur as Snoke and you can't tell me I'm wrong.