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A review by jyeetreads
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
3.0
3/5 stars or 6/10 rating
I couldn’t stand some of Laia’s decision making for most part of the book. Elias and Helene and Izzi and Cook are all so intricate and really done characters… but Laia? I felt like she was actually the flattest character out of all of them. I’m sorry… I couldn’t stand Laia, perhaps just the way her decision making was written or how she so easily naively trusted people … I’m so glad she grew a bit of backbone near the end.
Also didn’t love the whole romance stuff… some of it doesn’t feel believable—- like Keenan?? I don’t understand his purpose other than being apart of the love square. He lacked depth and made me roll my eyes everytime he appeared. Same ol same ol w him.
I do think the Elias-Helene relationship was the best written/developed. Everything is so painful and real about it. I appreciated that.
Overall, this book made me frustrated, angry, sad… so though those aren’t my favorite of emotions, props to the author for eliciting such fierce emotions! I would say though, it wasn’t as amazing as I expected it to be, I didn’t love the writing style, but perhaps I need to ease off since it is a YA.
I couldn’t stand some of Laia’s decision making for most part of the book. Elias and Helene and Izzi and Cook are all so intricate and really done characters… but Laia? I felt like she was actually the flattest character out of all of them. I’m sorry… I couldn’t stand Laia, perhaps just the way her decision making was written or how she so easily naively trusted people … I’m so glad she grew a bit of backbone near the end.
Also didn’t love the whole romance stuff… some of it doesn’t feel believable—- like Keenan?? I don’t understand his purpose other than being apart of the love square. He lacked depth and made me roll my eyes everytime he appeared. Same ol same ol w him.
I do think the Elias-Helene relationship was the best written/developed. Everything is so painful and real about it. I appreciated that.
Overall, this book made me frustrated, angry, sad… so though those aren’t my favorite of emotions, props to the author for eliciting such fierce emotions! I would say though, it wasn’t as amazing as I expected it to be, I didn’t love the writing style, but perhaps I need to ease off since it is a YA.