A Sky Beyond the Storm
Ratings57
Average rating4.1
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Ratings57
Average rating4.1
PICKING UP JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER A REAPER AT THE GATES LEFT OFF…
The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.
At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family.
Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory–or to an unimaginable doom.
And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life–and love–he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save–or destroy–all that he knows.
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This was a spectacular finale but I'm gonna need some time to gather my thoughts and write a review.
It took me foreeeever to read this, in part because of life happening but also becasue this was beautifully written (honestly, her writing has always been good but it's so clearly elevated over the series) BRUTALITY. This series was always about the atrocities and human costs of war, but the body count in this one and the stacks of suffering are especially hard to read right now after a full pandemic year counted in tragedies of every kind. As promised by the title, Tahir does end the series on a hopeful note, and the journeys feels earned for her characters, but prepare yourself going in to it or if you're just starting the series. Light it is not.
I have made the decision to DNF this book and leave the series unfinished. I started this book because while I really did not enjoy book 3, I loved the first two books and I care about the characters. But as I continued with this final book, it became more and more apparent that I just did not care to finish reading. Sabaa Tahir is a fantastic writer but this series was expanded way too many times which for me, lead to books that seem unrealistic and out of character.
For me, I was completely happy with how book 2 ended and was content with that being the end of Elias and Laia's story. I am excited to see what Sabaa writes next and hopefully, she will have a set number of books for any series and not have to deal with attempting to write a series where the number of books was expanded 2 times.
“You're tough and smart. You're a survivor, Laia. You always have been.”
please I love this book and this series so much, now I want an elaia novella
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4 primary booksAn Ember in the Ashes is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Sabaa Tahir.
