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A review by varlineau
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
5.0
Well, I’m hooked.
I honestly haven’t enjoyed a YA novel this much since The Hunger Games. Not only has Sabaa Tahir managed to write an entire novel in first person present tense (a trope I’ve grown weary of in the YA genre) without making me notice, but she also did it with TWO POVs. Both Laia and Elias have distinct, separate voices, the descriptions of the world are lush and real, and I’m deeply invested in the mystical, supernatural aspects of the lore that I hope are expanded upon in the following books. Very excited to read book two.
I honestly haven’t enjoyed a YA novel this much since The Hunger Games. Not only has Sabaa Tahir managed to write an entire novel in first person present tense (a trope I’ve grown weary of in the YA genre) without making me notice, but she also did it with TWO POVs. Both Laia and Elias have distinct, separate voices, the descriptions of the world are lush and real, and I’m deeply invested in the mystical, supernatural aspects of the lore that I hope are expanded upon in the following books. Very excited to read book two.