After reading An Ember in the Ashes, I went right into the next book--A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir and loved it too. In this one, Helene's point of view is added in the telling of the story and it is exciting right from the start. Much of the book is Elias and Laia on the run with Helene and her three black guards chasing after them but the author has a way of having things happening in different places at the same time and making great use of cliff hangers at the end of the chapters to keep your interest. There are some sad parts and the characters did some things I didn't like or understand; however, it did make for a good story. I really like Helene who is put through the ringer in this book.
This book has some surprises and again, some tight situations where. I felt I was on a roller coaster with all the ups and downs in this book. It moved a bit slow at the beginning, but the last third of the book made up for it! I had to take a break after several of the chapters to let things sink in and then go right back to it to see what would happen next. I look forward to reading the rest of this series!
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is the follow-up to Ember in the Ashes. Usually I have trouble getting into book Twos because it was so long since I read book 1, but not so with this one. I was into it from page 1! It was so good to re-connect with Laia and Elias! Both are wonderful characters. This book flows very well and I was surprised more than once. A lot happens in this which made it just as good as book 1, if not better. I LOVED it!
(Gerard's review 10/5/16, 5++ stars)
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