Rating: Five stars
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance
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Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.
Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.
But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike.
Bound to Marcus’s will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape…and kill them both.
Bound to Marcus’s will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape…and kill them both.
Review
Did I ever think Sabaa Tahir would let me down? Because if any part of me did, swiftly punch it to non-existence. Thanks.
I'm literally on the floor crying yet my heart feels so full.
An Ember in The Ashes lingered on suspense and brutality. The stakes have been high since the beginning. A Torch Against the Night is even more brutal, more heart racing and oh yeah, lots more deaths and twists that really had me worried for my heart.
The pacing is different to that of AEITA because there are no trials of course. You could consider this a travelling adventure with lots of showdowns. There's no lack of heart palpitating scenes and even heartbreaking ones. My favourite part of this book was the exploration of the Martials, the scholars, the tribes and the fantastical beings. The different facets of this world actually make you understand the Empire and its importance.
I love Elias, Helena and Laia with all my heart. Each character has a different perspective, a different story to tell in this world. They're so much more than a romantic connection and that is clearly evident by the end of this book.
Laia really grows into a spark of hope in this sequel. Her emotions and character really touched me and I found myself rooting for her even more than I was before.
Helene, my one true love, my heart broke for her and she also broke mine a couple of times. Helene is the most complex character but not from a lack of understanding mind you. You understand her every motive and every emotion and that's how Sabaa Tahir weaves her tangled webs.
And finally, Elias. My heart ached for him since the beginning of this book and it's aching still. Make of that what you wish. I just love him with all my heart and I need a better fate for him plz Sabaa pleeeeeaaaaaseeeee.
I can't wait for the next book. I need it now.
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