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A review by og_tomatogirl
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I understand the hype.
I was a bit salty at first with the heavy handed Roman Empire influence. LIKE OKAY WE GET IT. But that's really just a personal issue with me that stems from the History channel only showing that, vikings and WWII (all the historical fiction settings I avoide like the plague 😌). I quickly got over it because this has to be one of the fastest past books I've ever read. Every chapter had a cliff hanger so I was reading ~100 pages per session. Also HOW IS THIS YA?!?!??!!!?!??!?!!?!??!?!!
EXPLAIN YOURSELVES MARKETING! This book is *almost* as dark as The Poppy War. So much CW: threating of/sexual assault, gore, slavery, violence. Despite some pretty dark themes the story overall didn't seem so dark. Maybe it's because the two MCs are so goddam HORNY all the time.
I was a bit salty at first with the heavy handed Roman Empire influence. LIKE OKAY WE GET IT. But that's really just a personal issue with me that stems from the History channel only showing that, vikings and WWII (all the historical fiction settings I avoide like the plague 😌). I quickly got over it because this has to be one of the fastest past books I've ever read. Every chapter had a cliff hanger so I was reading ~100 pages per session. Also HOW IS THIS YA?!?!??!!!?!??!?!!?!??!?!!
EXPLAIN YOURSELVES MARKETING! This book is *almost* as dark as The Poppy War. So much CW: threating of/sexual assault, gore, slavery, violence. Despite some pretty dark themes the story overall didn't seem so dark. Maybe it's because the two MCs are so goddam HORNY all the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Sexism