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A review by marimoose
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? No
4.0
What. How. Sabaa HOW do you expect me to review this book after the bomb drops at the end of this book?! HOW?
Also, all my therapy bills are headed your way. My gawd, the emotional damage I have been left with after what has happened to my favorite characters.
That said, it took me much longer to get through this book because I literally needed to stop reading every time Helene's chapters ended. This poor girl experienced SO MUCH and I was in tears--of anguish and rage--every time. I thought her POV was the most compelling and filled with a lot of turmoil, and hands down she was my favorite character to follow throughout. Elias' POV remains consistently the most interesting, so that kind of leaves Laia's, which was...a little on the meh side? I think a lot of that comes from the minor subplot of this weird love triangle Laia found herself in, and honestly, if there was gonna be some romance, I was actually hoping it'd come from Helene and Harper. Just saying.
I think Ember was a better read, but Torch is definitely setting things up onto an epic plot scale, now that the Nightbringer is finally in play. And omg, I cannot wait.
Also, all my therapy bills are headed your way. My gawd, the emotional damage I have been left with after what has happened to my favorite characters.
That said, it took me much longer to get through this book because I literally needed to stop reading every time Helene's chapters ended. This poor girl experienced SO MUCH and I was in tears--of anguish and rage--every time. I thought her POV was the most compelling and filled with a lot of turmoil, and hands down she was my favorite character to follow throughout. Elias' POV remains consistently the most interesting, so that kind of leaves Laia's, which was...a little on the meh side? I think a lot of that comes from the minor subplot of this weird love triangle Laia found herself in, and honestly, if there was gonna be some romance, I was actually hoping it'd come from Helene and Harper. Just saying.
I think Ember was a better read, but Torch is definitely setting things up onto an epic plot scale, now that the Nightbringer is finally in play. And omg, I cannot wait.