A review by moonyleo
A z popiołów zrodzi się ogień by Sabaa Tahir

2.0

if i had to describe this book in one word, it would be disappointing 

it had a slow start, sure, but once it picked up i really enjoyed laia's storyline
and thats about it
i didnt like elias, hated helene, the villains, honestly i didnt care about anyone other than laia and izzi
and dont even get me started on the romance
never thought id say that (as it is my favourite genre) but the romance ruined this book for me
it felt so forced, artificial and so clearly thrown in for the sake of having a romantic plotline
it was so painfully insta-love and lacked any substance, i didnt buy a single one of the relationships, and whenever the romance came on i just cringed and skimmed to the more interesting parts

also, this book is filled with threats of SA, so please be aware of that going in because its a lot

all in all, i liked laias pov and the final 30-ish pages, but not enough to make me want to continue on with the series
to be honest, if i hadnt bought the physical copy, it would have been a dnf

at least i got my reminder that i shouldnt pick up popular books based solely on their hype when i wouldnt have read them otherwise
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