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A review by nikolinaza
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
5.0
I... am at loss of words.
It's been four years since I read A Torch Against the Night because the local publisher didn't continue to translate this (and making the book a lot more cheaper for me). But now, I've gotten my hands on Reaper, and I am beyond happy to be able to reunite with this epic series.
It took time to catch up since I forgot most of the dead characters (apparently they still got some role here) but overall, the story was easy to follow. As always, Sabaa Tahir's writing flowed smoothly, making it quite easy to read, even in the most difficult scene to bear (pardon my weak heart, but the whole series has a lot of trauma stored in every pages, so). And even so, knew well on how to make a reader didn't want to let go of the bookâby ending every single short chapters with a cliffhanger.
Heck, if it wasn't for my 8 to 4 job, I'm devouring the whole book in a day. Two day tops.
It's nice to see the story narrated by three main point of views of Laia, Elias, and my baby angel Helene a.k.a. Blood Shrike (God I love her SO MUCH) as each of them had the problem of their own. It felt scattered and all over the place at first, but eventually, the three stories tied up on each other perfectly. I can't really wait to see my three babies reunite and fight together.
This may be a wishful thinking, but I do hope they have their happy ending. Especially my baby Helene....
It's been four years since I read A Torch Against the Night because the local publisher didn't continue to translate this (and making the book a lot more cheaper for me). But now, I've gotten my hands on Reaper, and I am beyond happy to be able to reunite with this epic series.
It took time to catch up since I forgot most of the dead characters (apparently they still got some role here) but overall, the story was easy to follow. As always, Sabaa Tahir's writing flowed smoothly, making it quite easy to read, even in the most difficult scene to bear (pardon my weak heart, but the whole series has a lot of trauma stored in every pages, so). And even so, knew well on how to make a reader didn't want to let go of the bookâby ending every single short chapters with a cliffhanger.
Heck, if it wasn't for my 8 to 4 job, I'm devouring the whole book in a day. Two day tops.
It's nice to see the story narrated by three main point of views of Laia, Elias, and my baby angel Helene a.k.a. Blood Shrike (God I love her SO MUCH) as each of them had the problem of their own. It felt scattered and all over the place at first, but eventually, the three stories tied up on each other perfectly. I can't really wait to see my three babies reunite and fight together.
This may be a wishful thinking, but I do hope they have their happy ending. Especially my baby Helene....