A review by story_singer_101
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 The best way I can describe this book is that it’s what happens when you throw YA, dystopian, fantasy, a desert setting, and middle eastern mythology together in a blender. Was I expecting that combination of flavors? No. Was it a bad combination of flavors? Also, no. It was quite tasty all things considered (although the casual conversations around rape were a bit jarring—even if they did effectively describe the environment. Also double love-triangles aren’t normally my thing, but this one worked for some reason?). Will I continue reading the series? Yes. But now that I know what I’m getting myself into, it might take a bit before I’m ready for this particular genre combination again 
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