A Torch Against the Night (Ember Quartet, Book 2)

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An Ember in the Ashescould launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality ofTheHunger Gamescombined with the fantasy ofHarry Potterand the brutality ofGame of Thrones.”— Public Radio International This book made me feel a lot of things: anger, fury, rage, disappointment and an impending urge to pretend this book never existed. I mean it. NO. I hated this. I hated it so much that I almost threw my device in frustration. (was reading the e-book) Shelva, the previous Soul Catcher had to wait thousands of years before she passed the role onto Ellais. And Mira can get it so easily? Just like that? Elias has the power to windwalk. This allows him to travel great distances in moments. When he becomes the Soul Catcher, he is granted various abilities and powers from Mauth. Mauth's power shields Elias from threats and gives him insight into the emotions of the living and the dead. The magic lets him extend life or end it. Mauth also takes away and dulls Elias' emotions. Mauth and Elias communicate telepathically. The land of the Forest of Dusk also changes to meet Elias' needs. Mauth put an awareness of the Waiting Place in his mind that tis much like a map. It allows him to sense when someone or something his in the Forest. Elias' body is the only part of him that is still human. There were a lot of details I didn’t remember from previous books, and the only characters I recognized were Laia, Elias, Helene, The Nightbringer, Harper, and Darin. Basically the big players. Since when did Laia become such a Mary Sue? I didn’t like that Elias’ narrative changed from him being a hot badass soldier to a sappy, mellow, angsty Soul Catcher. It felt like he was being singled out and became unimportant.

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Now the things I loved (there’s not going to be a lot here because I’m trying to keep it without spoilers) Outside of the end, this as usual has the same addictive prose as the previous books and a crapton of political intrigue. After Reaper, they're in a pretty bleak space. However, this story offers an ember of hope that builds with the tension. I would have seriously preferred anyone to do it over Mira. So many people could have done it, Helene, Harper, Elais, or even Keris's father. I would have also been fine with Laia doing it. Because we see these characters actually have something against Keris. We see their pain and we feel it.

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The stakes here are high and the plot runs like a well-oiled machine, ratcheting up the tension with every chapter.”— NPR.org In the end, I'm glad I know these broken brittle characters- their strength and weaknesses, their stories, this world.....I'm sad to leave it but looking ahead with more wonder, a fond heart, and lighter spirits, than before I began this harrowing journey. Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy' Us Weekly The sequel to the explosive New York Times bestselling debut AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, that's captivated readers worldwide. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt Elias and Laia as they flee the city of Serra. Laia and Elias are determined to break into the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison to save Laia's brother, even if for Elias it means giving up his last chance at freedom. They will have to 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. In 2015, one book emerged as the most highly acclaimed fantasy debut. Now, the sequel will set the world on fire. I like the lead female characters but I do not appreciate the tone they were using describing men. If it happened with the guys talking about women the same way (talk stereotypes!), there would have been more problems I guess. And then there's the delay of confrontation. This is one of my least favorite tropes. Laia would stare at the Nightbringer in the middle of the carnage, and he would let her go. Just kill her or something, I dunno, I'm not an evil villain. I think.

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And she kept blushing. Like, can you not? I get that Helene was infatuated with Avitas, but this is not in character for my stoic, cold as steel Blood Shrike.Have you forgotten that the Shrike is a woman Mettias?… Do not bore us with old prejudices. You are a better man than that.” Elias's role as Banu al Mauth led to him being called the "Reaper at the Gates" in prophecies, due to him guarding the Waiting Place. This is where the title for the third book, A Reaper At The Gates, comes from.

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The main problem, though, is that the POVs were interchangeable and indistinguishable. Sometimes I would forget whose perspective I was reading. Helene, my poor little angry cinnamon roll, felt like Laia. Elias was as moody as Laia. Laia was good with weapons like Elias and Helene.

Later Cook continues to visit and offers aid in taking down the Commandant. Helene is tasked by Marcus to quietly get rid of the Commandant. Harper reveals that he is Elias’s brother. Marcus is observed talking to himself (or to someone), and he seems unable to hurt Helene because of it. An Ember in the Ashes] thrusts its readers into a world marred by violence and oppression, yet does so with simple prose that can offer moments of loveliness in its clarity. This complexity makesEmbera worthy novel—andone as brave as its characters.” —The New York Times Book Review Ah, no, my love.' He gathers me close. 'You cannot go first. I could not make sense of the world if you did.' a b Breznican, Anthony (September 2, 2016). "A Torch Against the Night author Sabaa Tahir lights fantasy with dark truths". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 11, 2021.