A review by bookrecsbyjess
Heir by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you to Penguin Teen for the ARC of Heir by Sabaa Tahir. All opinions are my own. 

After recently reading the whole Ember in the Ashes series, I had some expectations going into this book. I had heard great things from early reviewers, so I was excited to see what this author had in store. 

The first half of this book was great and immediately hooked me back into this world. I liked the different character points of views and how they eventually tied together. It was also fun to see characters from the Ember in the Ashes series. 

However, the second half of the book made me pretty angry. I couldn’t stand Aiz or the type of person she became as the story progressed. The other characters were okay, but I didn’t love them. 

In a similar way to books three and four of the Ember in the Ashes series, Heir really seemed like evil triumphs over good, which is just really hard to read about after a while since there is very little hope in that kind of storyline. I kept hoping to see some good things happen to any of the characters, but it was just one awful thing after another. 

Overall, I would only recommend you read this book if you’ve read the whole Ember in the Ashes series and loved it. Otherwise, you will miss out on a lot of connections to that series, and you probably won’t enjoy this book if you didn’t enjoy the last couple books of that series. 
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