kdoss2707 's review for:

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

4.0

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This book was actually pretty good. It has hardly any romance which is something I’m usually not a fan of but I got around it because there was like a love square hunted at which was very different for me. In the beginning this book was a little slow and the world building is kind of confusing when it comes to the different classes but it doesn’t really matter as long as you get the understanding that Laia is a slave and Elias is a new Mask graduate (basically a soldier/assassin). There are parts in this book that I really just wanted to throw it across the room because I was just so pissed. I did like watching Laia character grow in confidence in herself and become brave like her mother was. I also enjoyed reading Elias‘s mental turmoil and also resolving some of it by the end of the book. Helene was a very complex character and I’m curious to see how she develops in the next book and if we possibly get a book with her perspective in it because she is something else. There are moments where I hate Helene and there are moments where I love Helene. She’s very complicated. Keenan is a very mysterious character and I can’t wait to see how his character evolves in the next book and how his relationship grows with Laia and how it is complicated with Elias in the picture now.

Also this book I didn’t tab a lot for it I only have three quote tabs, two romantic tabs, and one tab of a scene I enjoyed. If you liked the action and the storyline of Throne of Glass with the sprinkle of the romance but it’s not a heavy plot point I think you would like this book.