A Sky Beyond the Storm
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- Author：Sabaa Tahir
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Summary
Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series， and discover: Who will survive the storm？
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。
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。
Reviews
eden j
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This is the grand finale， and it’s over。 If I could rate it 10 stars I would。 The pain from reading it was overwhelming。 I didn’t expect that much sadness， but Sabaa Tahir always delivers。 Elias and Laia’s love has surpassed it’s boundaries especially the amount it went through。 Helene Aquila is my baby。 She deserved the world and more。 I am still reeling over her losses， yet she conquered it stronger than ever。 Laia of Serra also understands loss。 Not everyone makes it out of a final battle。 This is the grand finale， and it’s over。 If I could rate it 10 stars I would。 The pain from reading it was overwhelming。 I didn’t expect that much sadness， but Sabaa Tahir always delivers。 Elias and Laia’s love has surpassed it’s boundaries especially the amount it went through。 Helene Aquila is my baby。 She deserved the world and more。 I am still reeling over her losses， yet she conquered it stronger than ever。 Laia of Serra also understands loss。 Not everyone makes it out of a final battle。 Elias understands a loss especially of a soul to be lost to much more than death。This series will always be one of my favorites and be close to my heart。 I have a connection with all of them now。 。。。more
Tetty Marlinda
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#173 - 2021Genre: YA Fantasy
Shannon
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Using CAWPILE rating system by: ”Book Roast” on youtube as it seems to be working for me。 Characters: 8/10My favourite is Musa， would actually really love a prequel series on Musa and Nikla Atmosphere: 7/10Writing Style: 10/10Plot: 7/10I will admit that I don’t think this needed to be a 4 book series。 The plot points could have fit into 3 but I did enjoy this one。Intrigue: 7/10Logic7/10Enjoyment:7/10Overall Rating 7。57 - 4 StarsI did enjoy this， but it wasn’t as amazing as I was hoping。
Anastazie Lytvyněnko
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ČEKÁNÍ SKONČILO！！！ na závěr téhle série jsem se těšila jako blázen。 A musím říct， že je to skvělý poslední díl。 Napínavé， čtivé， naprosto pohlcující。 Ze začátku jsem musela sice malinko přemýšlet co se dělo ve 3 dílu， ale celkem rychle jsem se zorientovala。 Miluju ten příběh， miluju ty postavy。 Tento svět je naprosto unikátní a nádherný， svým osobitým a krutým způsobem。 Nechci tu toho moc popisovat abych náhodou něco nespoilerovala。 Každopádně je to jedna z nejlepších sérií a děkuji jak autorce ČEKÁNÍ SKONČILO！！！ na závěr téhle série jsem se těšila jako blázen。 A musím říct， že je to skvělý poslední díl。 Napínavé， čtivé， naprosto pohlcující。 Ze začátku jsem musela sice malinko přemýšlet co se dělo ve 3 dílu， ale celkem rychle jsem se zorientovala。 Miluju ten příběh， miluju ty postavy。 Tento svět je naprosto unikátní a nádherný， svým osobitým a krutým způsobem。 Nechci tu toho moc popisovat abych náhodou něco nespoilerovala。 Každopádně je to jedna z nejlepších sérií a děkuji jak autorce tak nakladatelství HOST （pochvala za nádherné obálky）。 Rozhodně si ji časem přečtu ráda znovu。 A věřím， že to budu milovat úplně stejně。 Jo tak skvělé to je。Za mě rozhodně 5* a když bych mohla tak klidně přidám 。。。more
IJM
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It's been my unfortunate experience to get hooked into a series only for the last book to completely disappoint。 Thank goodness， this was not the case。 I really enjoyed this series and this book stuck the landing。 It's been my unfortunate experience to get hooked into a series only for the last book to completely disappoint。 Thank goodness， this was not the case。 I really enjoyed this series and this book stuck the landing。 。。。more
Samantha
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I'm in pain。 I'm in pain。 。。。more
FREDERICK CANBY
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wonderful seriesgood story， beautiful writing， twists and turns you will not see coming。 absolutely lovely series。 definitely add to your read list
Daniela Sánchez
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A conclusión de este historia es increíble。 Es una mezcla de emociones。 Lo que más me gusta es como la autora colocó elementos que permite darle un cierre perfecto a la historia。 Se ha convertido en una de mis sagas favoritas。
Lissette Tur Cline
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I liked this series。 I really liked the characters and the setting and the majority of the plot。
Arielle
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this was a beautifully written book and i’m honestly still in shock from it all。 i will never not be upset about the ✨ending✨ （not saying it just for you tanner） but it still was an INCREDIBLE ending to the series and i’m so sad it’s over :/ it gave me my new favorite character of all time and wow i have no more words i’m just going to go cry now
Valentina Markasović
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Julia
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Interesting。 I can honestly say I've never read anything like it。 I'd like to know if it is based on some Middle East/Eastern European or African stories。。 could be elsewhere， but that's the feel I get。 An academy that trains children to become killers。 The telling of stories that can alter lives。。。 Cool stuff。 Interesting。 I can honestly say I've never read anything like it。 I'd like to know if it is based on some Middle East/Eastern European or African stories。。 could be elsewhere， but that's the feel I get。 An academy that trains children to become killers。 The telling of stories that can alter lives。。。 Cool stuff。 。。。more
Febriani Madusari
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Currently suffer book hangover。I'm torn between giving it 4 or 5 stars， because the conclusion didn't satisfy me。 I hate that I loved the series so much but the ending left me heartbroken （badly）。 What is it with the author these days and torturing their characters （and the readers）。I read the first & second installment back in 2018， so I only have so little memory about events happen in the series。 It feels like the story took different direction in the third & fourth installment。 I'm not rooti Currently suffer book hangover。I'm torn between giving it 4 or 5 stars， because the conclusion didn't satisfy me。 I hate that I loved the series so much but the ending left me heartbroken （badly）。 What is it with the author these days and torturing their characters （and the readers）。I read the first & second installment back in 2018， so I only have so little memory about events happen in the series。 It feels like the story took different direction in the third & fourth installment。 I'm not rooting for Laia or Elias anymore， but Helene， now The Blood Shrike。 The POV jump between the three of them but I only care so much on Helene's story this time。So many happens I can't make it brief， I'm too heartbroken。 Perhaps later I would make decent review， after I get through this painful book hangover。 Do read the series， it's definitely worth your time。 And prepare your heart my friends， don't say I didn't warn you。Now excuse me， I want to crawl into a cave & cry for days。 Family， please don't need me。 。。。more
Heather Gunter
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It has taken me a very long time to start this series。 The main reason for that was the level of popularity it has gained。 Everyone recommended this and I was worried that I would not like it very much。 This has officially gained a place on my favorites shelf。 I absolutely loved every single moment of it。 It had all of my favorite things; broken characters that have become villains， redeemed characters， enemies to lovers， and more。 I absolutely loved the way this had a very hopeful ending even t It has taken me a very long time to start this series。 The main reason for that was the level of popularity it has gained。 Everyone recommended this and I was worried that I would not like it very much。 This has officially gained a place on my favorites shelf。 I absolutely loved every single moment of it。 It had all of my favorite things; broken characters that have become villains， redeemed characters， enemies to lovers， and more。 I absolutely loved the way this had a very hopeful ending even though horrible things happened to the characters and their loved ones。 I loved that we were told how the villains became that way and I loved that they met their ends in a way befitting of someone that has been twisted by their past。 I love that even though the ending was said， things happened that made the future look bright as well。 The writing was amazing and the narration was true perfection。 It has been a while that I have read a series that I loved from start to finish and I’m really glad that I finally brought myself to start this。 Absolutely amazing！！ 。。。more
Mackenzie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh goshIt’s a creation retellingAnd filled with legends and I justI love it so much and I was flying but then I didn’t want it to endAnd it’s all about mercy and forgiveness and love and perspective- these different storiesAnd understanding peopleOh goshBecause also I love Elias and Laia so much and their comments and her helping him remember himself and their griefAnd Helene and Harper 😭 I just GahI love Musa so much The scene with Livia is too much She reminds us oh how much we love her and gi Oh goshIt’s a creation retellingAnd filled with legends and I justI love it so much and I was flying but then I didn’t want it to endAnd it’s all about mercy and forgiveness and love and perspective- these different storiesAnd understanding peopleOh goshBecause also I love Elias and Laia so much and their comments and her helping him remember himself and their griefAnd Helene and Harper 😭 I just GahI love Musa so much The scene with Livia is too much She reminds us oh how much we love her and gives us the hope of her and Mettias and thenGosh And kerisDamn The most hateful thingBut I also like that she has to suffer and then she’s back to being smallLike wowOh and the changes at the endAnd Helene as empress and Laia as a storyteller and Elias teaching childrenWow wow wowMamie Rila Afya QuinThese are such great charactersAnd the lioness！！！ I thought she’d be good as a soul catcher but then we thought she dIEDaghI loved it a lot and thank goodness it was happy in the end or at least hopeful ❤️ 。。。more
Rebecka Ahl
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I will mourn these characters as fiercely as I cried to every page of this book's last chapters。 Ilyaas， Laia， Helene， Harper， Dex， Faris， Izzi， Tas， Musa， Zacharias; you are now names I wish to never forget。 How to put this。。。 This book - this series - changed me。 It is one of those stories that you keep with you。 That stirs something important in you。 A story you wish never to part from， to always remember。 I wish I was a kahani （a term used in this book to reference a magically gifted storyte I will mourn these characters as fiercely as I cried to every page of this book's last chapters。 Ilyaas， Laia， Helene， Harper， Dex， Faris， Izzi， Tas， Musa， Zacharias; you are now names I wish to never forget。 How to put this。。。 This book - this series - changed me。 It is one of those stories that you keep with you。 That stirs something important in you。 A story you wish never to part from， to always remember。 I wish I was a kahani （a term used in this book to reference a magically gifted storyteller） for the sole purpose of being able to write a compelling enough review for you all to read this book。 Sabaa Tahir - thank you for the magic that is your mind and the power of your written word。 Thank you for sharing this story with us。 。。。more
Ash
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I’m not mad。 Just disappointed。
Rose
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DNF。
Laura
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😭😭😭 una saga bellissima， piena di azione e allo stesso tempo sentimenti， personaggi unici e costruiti magnificamente。。。Unica pecca resta il caos delle edizioni。。。
Queria Estar Lendo
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Um Céu Além da Tempestade é o quarto e último volume da saga Uma Chama entre as Cinzas， da autora Sabaa Tahir - publicado aqui pela Editora Verus。 Foi um final agridoce， pra mim， porque ao mesmo tempo em que me emocionou em várias partes， também me frustrou demais em outras。Esta resenha vai conter spoilers dos livros anteriores da série！Os djinns se libertaram e querem vingança。 Liderados pelo terrível Portador da Noite， que tem o apoio da comandante Ventura e de todo o seu exército， uma guerra Um Céu Além da Tempestade é o quarto e último volume da saga Uma Chama entre as Cinzas， da autora Sabaa Tahir - publicado aqui pela Editora Verus。 Foi um final agridoce， pra mim， porque ao mesmo tempo em que me emocionou em várias partes， também me frustrou demais em outras。Esta resenha vai conter spoilers dos livros anteriores da série！Os djinns se libertaram e querem vingança。 Liderados pelo terrível Portador da Noite， que tem o apoio da comandante Ventura e de todo o seu exército， uma guerra se inicia para varrer a terra com sofrimento。Laia， aliada a Águia de Sangue， vem treinamento e se fortificando para impedir o horror de se espalhar pelo mundo。 Ela carrega culpa por ter amado o Portador da Noite， e raiva por ter sido enganada por ele， e quer pará-lo antes que seja tarde。 A Águia de Sangue， por outro lado， quer retomar o império; ela tem consigo a imperatriz regente e o herdeiro ao trono， mas precisa reconquistar as terras arrasadas pela comandante， e a capital， para ter uma chance de reconstruir o poder。E o Apanhador de Sonhos， distante em meio a seu eterno trabalho guiando as almas para o descanso， percebe estranhezas crescendo no Lugar de Espera。 Um sinal de que a guerra do Portador da Noite pode ser ainda pior do que imaginavam。Quando comecei Um Céu Além da Tempestade， estava esperançosa; durante e até o fim da leitura， o misto de emoções que me tomou foi de alegria e de frustração。Alegria porque é um épico， como todos os outros livros。 Muito mais tenso e carregado em adrenalina porque， aqui， estamos prestes a confrontar a maior guerra que esse mundo já viu。 E a Sabaa Tahir sabe como desenvolver sua narrativa de modo a fisgar a nossa atenção。Eu não vi as 490 páginas passando。 Tudo que sentia era emoção， pura e simplesmente。 Algumas vezes tanta irritação que sentia vontade de jogar o livro na parede？ Sim。 Mas não dá pra negar que esse é um livro intenso。"- Você a matou。 Essa é a natureza da guerra。 Mas não precisa esquecer o seu inimigo。"O problema， no entanto， é o mesmo que rolou em Uma Tocha na Escuridão e principalmente em Um Assassino nos Portões。 De novo， eu sinto que a história se perdeu na estrutura da história porque em quase 80% do tempo， os personagens iam e vinham em situações que poderiam ter sido facilmente resolvidas com 1） uma conversa 2） um confronto 3） eles não tomarem decisões estúpidas em prol de tornar esse livro um calhamaço quando poderia ter sido menor。Exemplo disso é quando personagem A se deixa ser sequestrada para roubar um determinado objeto que pode ser crucial para o desenrolar da história só para， no instante em que PEGA esse objeto em mãos， deixá-lo cair。 Eu juro por deus que ela deixa o objeto， o sonhado objeto， o que ela demora cinquenta páginas para alcançar， cair。 Só para， alguns capítulos depois， voltar ao início dessa mesma jornada pra tentar recuperar esse objeto mais uma vez。É muito， muito frustrante。E tem outros elementos que aparecem aqui， de repente， que também me desagradaram bastante。 O fato da Laia ter se tornado uma Mary Sue foi um dos piores; eu me apaixonei pela personagem justamente pela simplicidade dela， por ser uma garota forte， amedrontada， mas disposta a tudo para proteger quem ela amava。 Aqui， ela se tornou a própria deus ex machina， a cada capítulo ganhando habilidades e poderes tirados da cartola só porque o livro criou um vilão que seria impossível de derrotar sem uma personagem igualmente imparável。Eu achei que a Laia estaria numa posição muito mais madura e segura de si， e não tomando decisões estapafúrdias atrás de decisões indignantes que resultavam em nada além de caos e ela precisando ser salva ou se livrando de situações com seus novos superpoderes espetaculares。 Depois de tudo pelo que ela passou em três livros， eu esperava muito mais sabedoria e calma e， principalmente， racionalidade da parte dessa protagonista。 Por tudo que ela carrega， por toda esperança que pode trazer。Em vez disso， encontrei uma protagonista perdida， rebelde sem razão em momentos que pediam por disciplina e capaz de pouco por causa de poderes que surgiram do nada - porque， da parte dela， só algumas frases de efeito e estar ali， já que sua nova personalidade Mary Sue é que fez o serviço。O Elias， cara。。。 É outro que a narrativa não compensou。 Ele agora é o Apanhador de Almas， mas continua andando em círculos。 Assim como a Laia， seus capítulos parecem não ir para lugar nenhum porque sempre voltam para o ponto de início。Primeiro， ele não quer ajudar。 Aí decide que talvez deva fazer alguma coisa。 Quase faz alguma coisa。 E volta para não querer ajudar。 Repita isso mais algumas vezes e você tem o plot do Elias nesse livro。 É frustrante， em todos os momentos。 E é isso até o fim do livro！Eu entendo que ele está em uma posição complicada e， no começo， até estava simpatizando com suas indecisões porque eram compreensíveis; mas depois de determinado momento em que ele vira as costas， causa um problema absurdo （quando poderia ter continuado ajudando） e volta para ajudar quando tudo foi pro brejo， ah， pelo amor de deus， né？O nome disso é encheção de linguiça。 O livro não precisava， porque o ritmo funcionava muito bem sem esses vai e voltas。O romance com a Laia eu não vou nem comentar porque nunca me desceu e continuou forçando a barra nesse aqui。 O drama tá ali， mas não convence - até porque eu estava sentindo mais raiva dos dois do que qualquer outra coisa， com todo esse lenga-lenga de "vou fazer alguma coisa" > comete uma burrice imperdoável > resolve refazer essa coisa pra ver se dessa vez dá certo quando poderia ter dado certo da primeira se tivesse parado para pensar por UM MINUTO SEQUER。Eu não senti， em nenhum momento desse livro， que a autora tinha um desenvolvimento concreto pra história。 Com exceção da parte final， que é muito bem elaborada （ainda que a resolução da grande batalha seja um pouco sem graça）， todo o resto só。。。 está ali。 Injustificável， considerando que os capítulos da Laia e do Elias só se prolongaram tanto porque eles estavam cometendo atitudes estúpidas。A Laia ter soltado aquele objeto， cara！ Eu nunca vou perdoar esse acontecimento。Acho que a única personagem que foi fiel ao que eu amava foi a Helene; ela também deu seus escorregões em vários momentos do livro， mas compreensível considerando o peso que ela carrega agora。 E， diferente do Elias e da Laia， suas indecisões levam a algum lugar。Senti mais firmeza pela sua posição de general， representando o futuro imperador， e menos das atitudes burras que ela tinha no volume anterior。"O medo só é seu inimigo se você deixar。"Helene está mais concisa， mais séria e muito mais uma guerreira imbatível do que jamais vimos dela。 Eu queria， muito， ter visto mais dela com a Laia porque - além de shippar absurdamente as duas - uma amizade forte e importante nasceu entre elas， mas a narrativa tinha que separá-las pra colocar a Laia em seus momentos estúpidos， claro。。。A Helene é uma força da natureza e é o amor da minha vida e eu amei e me emocionei e chorei horrores com todos os seus momentos nesse último livro。 Para mim， a personagem mais impecável da quadrilogia。 Cheia de erros e de acertos e por isso tão cativante。Esse livro， em resumo， é um grande: dois dos protagonistas ficaram tomando decisões estúpidas enquanto uma terceira protagonista sustentava toda uma guerra nos ombros。Eu sinto que um pouco mais de cuidado da narrativa em expor todo esse caos e todo esse terror e medo teria servido melhor à história。 Não apenas pela enrolação sem sentido que mencionei antes， mas também pela construção de tensão。 Não precisa fazer uma personagem confrontar outra se não vai dar em nada。 Usa esse momento para trabalhar melhor as relações entre ela e os personagens ao seu redor。Porque eu já desabafei sobre as minhas maiores frustrações， vamos agora ao porque esse livro não foi um completo e absoluto desastre e porque eu ainda consegui finalizar essa série com carinho no meu coração。Primeiro: a construção de universo。 Toda a guerra com os djinns é muito intensa e a mitologia por trás deles， o que os move， qual a razão para seguirem o Portador da Noite， o próprio Portador da Noite。 É tudo muito bem explicado e desenvolvido pela narrativa; é uma fantasia cativante （com exceção da vibe Mary Sue da Laia） e hipnótica。 Você baba na construção de mundo que a Sabaa entrega e， até o fim， se sente parte dele。Os outros personagens estão ali para deixar a trama mais rica e， diferente dos livros anteriores， todos eles têm seus momentos grandiosos。 Darin， Harper， Livvy， Mamie， o Portador da Noite e até mesmo a comandante （por deus， chega de dar histórias tristes de origem para vilões， eu imploro） vivem e entregam seu melhor para esse adeus。Por isso eu me emocionei dizendo adeus。 Foi um final agridoce por causa da frustração e decisões apressadas， sim， mas foi um final bonito。 Me arrancou algumas lágrimas porque falou， acima de tudo， sobre amor e perdão。"Todas nós， treinadas para contar histórias， temos um pouco de mágica em nossos ossos。"Essa série entregou momentos inesquecíveis com personagens que poderiam ter sido melhor trabalhados， mas que serviram a seu propósito。 Eu posso não sentir falta do Elias， mas sua jornada foi épica。 Eu posso ter tido vontade de sacudir a Laia pelos ombros， mas sua história foi importante。 Eu me apaixonei pela Helene， e vou carregá-la comigo para sempre。Um Céu Além da Tempestade não foi o final que eu esperava， mas foi uma despedida querida desse universo desértico， cheio de mágica e de histórias que ultrapassam a barreira do real， alçando o fantástico。 。。。more
Chris
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DNF I just couldn't get into it。 I may revisit it again。 DNF I just couldn't get into it。 I may revisit it again。 。。。more
Hannah
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I sped through this entire series so so so fast and I loved every single second that I was conscious of。 This series may have been one of the only things that got me through the post-covid vaccine immune response daze。（view spoiler）[I wasn't sure if saying that this book had me so emotionally devastated that I almost couldn't get out of bed to move 3 feet over to my desk to take my physics exam the day after was a spoiler but I've tagged it anyway。 If I have anything remotely negative to say abo I sped through this entire series so so so fast and I loved every single second that I was conscious of。 This series may have been one of the only things that got me through the post-covid vaccine immune response daze。（view spoiler）[I wasn't sure if saying that this book had me so emotionally devastated that I almost couldn't get out of bed to move 3 feet over to my desk to take my physics exam the day after was a spoiler but I've tagged it anyway。 If I have anything remotely negative to say about this book， or this series， it's that I just can't get enough of it and am actually making a formal request for more from these characters （in a like， emotionally kind way。 Like I want to see them baking cookies or something and not something that'll tear me apart from the insides）。 （hide spoiler）]Speaking of。 I think I'm due for a reread soon。 。。。more
Megan
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Honestly this was a 3-3。5 star， but I rounded up to 4 because of my love for the series。 I thought the other books in the series were better in many ways， including better pacing and plot points。 This book has the characters basically wandering around and dealing with minor conflicts （all the while musing constantly to themselves） to fill time between the big showdown。 I was also disappointed with the ending， it was all wayyyy too tidy （view spoiler）[really， Mira was alive？ Really？ And she decid Honestly this was a 3-3。5 star， but I rounded up to 4 because of my love for the series。 I thought the other books in the series were better in many ways， including better pacing and plot points。 This book has the characters basically wandering around and dealing with minor conflicts （all the while musing constantly to themselves） to fill time between the big showdown。 I was also disappointed with the ending， it was all wayyyy too tidy （view spoiler）[really， Mira was alive？ Really？ And she decided to become the Soul Catcher seemingly on a whim so Laia and Elias could be together？ Ok。。。 And poor Helene got the short end of the stick with Harper dying and then the author forcing a sort of relationship with Musa on her character。 Helene deserved better。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Kimberly
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utterly destroyed every bit of my soul but that’s cool i guess
Poppinj
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Definitely some rough moments this round but I’ve never felt such a good conclusion to a book series。 It gave me everything I wanted and more。 This series is definitely going in my favourites pile。 I felt like this book was strangely therapeutic for my own pain and it just get special。 Amazing job Sabaa！
Daniel
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An amazing book and an amazing series。
Samara Lewis
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Books that make you feel something。
Felicia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Where do I even start with this one？For the first two books I was absolutely in love with the series。 Favorite character was definitely Helene from beginning to end。 Just a fantastic character throughout the series and her POVs were always the most entertaining to read。 I really enjoyed Elias character during the first two books， the third and fourth books however I completely lost interest in his character。 I dreaded reading his chapters and would even check how many pages I had to read until h Where do I even start with this one？For the first two books I was absolutely in love with the series。 Favorite character was definitely Helene from beginning to end。 Just a fantastic character throughout the series and her POVs were always the most entertaining to read。 I really enjoyed Elias character during the first two books， the third and fourth books however I completely lost interest in his character。 I dreaded reading his chapters and would even check how many pages I had to read until his POV would be over。 Laia I never liked particularly much。 I'm not sure why， she just kind of annoyed me throughout the series。 It especially irritated me how she suddenly got magic powers out of nowhere and like others pointed out here the powers only came when it was convenient。 And here comes my rant that is almost the whole reason why I ranked it so low: It pissed me off that the last book （or actually I'd say the entire series maybe） often gave the reader the impression that Laia were always suffering the most and her destiny was so tragic。 Meanwhile Helene lost pretty much EVERY。SINGLE。PERSON。SHE。LOVED。。。except for her little nephew。 She had to watch her mother， father and sister in the eyes while being beheaded because she failed her task of murdering her best friend who she also at the time was unhappily in love with while he was pining for Laia。 She had to watch her youngest sister marry the man who murdered their family and couldn't do anything but watch while he physically abused her。 Then let's not forget in the fourth book when she loses her close friend Faris who sacrifices himself so she can survive。 Later on Helene gets to share a small moment of happiness with her little sister。 Until the commandant suddenly jumps inside through the window and in the same chapter kills her last sibling。 So then Helene has one single person left who loyally stays closely by her side at all times。 Someone who adores her and brings her comfort after everything she has lost and gone through。 So of course Avitas Harper was going to get murdered too。 I KNEW Avitas was going to be killed off。 I could sense it after their romance finally blossomed at too much ease in the middle of the book and the night in the tent before the battle。 I knew he was going to get killed but it didn't make it easier to read when it happened。 Yep I was actually bawling my eyes out when reading his death chapter。 It made it worse also because it was written to be such a lame and cold kill。 It was kind of like *dead* *be a little chocked* OKAY BACK TO LAIA！ I was desperately hoping he'd somehow come back to life in the next chapters。 Like he couldn't carry some convinient magic powers that brought him back to life or something？ I suppose those convinient magic powers were only reserved for Laia。 His death felt rushed， unnecessary and it didn't improve the plot of the book the slightest。 Laia and Elias love story was very obvious from the getgo。 Their annoying back and forth love drama made it just more clear they were going to HaPpiLlY end up together。 Maybe it's just me because I didn't find Laias and Elias love particularly entertaining nor unique but I truly wouldn't have minded a tragic end to their love story。 I don't think it would've ruined the story， in fact it could've made it more interesting。 And then perhaps Helene could've been left the fudge alone together with her Harper。 I didn't read the final chapter until a week later， and I just got angrier reading Helenes POV。 Such a dumb and simple ending。 She deserved a better ending and Avitas death was too obvious。 I'm actually not joking when I say that I walked around feeling sad for a couple of days later just thinking about poor Helene。Some other side parts that disappointed me was Keris Veturias back story。 I kept waiting for it， hoping to learn more about her character。 I waited for the epic killing battle when she'd finally be gone and instead it was such a lame death for such a powerful character。 No real deep back story and just poof the commandant was suddenly dead and convinently Cook never died and just randomly appears out of nowhere to kill her in perfect timing for the "epic" battle。Basically the entire ending of the book felt rushed and you ended the book with questions instead of answers。 My thoughts on Sabaa Tahir as an author:It sometimes felt like ST was biting off more than she could chew。 She kept bring so much new information and storylines but without sometimes clarifying and solving her old ones。 She often never went too deep with any of the new information she shared and sometimes didn't even completely explain certain events。 Pybiggest issue with ST was her lack of world building however。 I'm very visual as a person and one or the reasons I enjoy reading fantasy books is because of the world building descriptions。 It helps me feel like I'm really inside this world and living in it too together with the characters。 Instead I often caught myself feeling frustrated with how ST described locations in the series in general。 She'd start a nerve-wracking chapter where you're on the edge but you only have a vague idea of what their surroundings are like。 So you make up the surrounding yourself to better connect with what's happening to the characters。 Then out of nowhere in the middle of the action scene she begins to describe the surroundings and suddenly they're nothing like how you imagined them since she didn't disclose it in the beginning。 I basically often felt frustrated trying to understand what kind of environment the characters were living in。 I wanted to build up the world in my head so much more than she allowed me to。 Lastly ST is fantastic at creating actions scenes。 I've never felt my heart beat as hard as it did while I read certain chapters。 She really knows how to add excitement to her stories。Overall I'm disappointed with how the fourth book ended。 Avitas death kind of ruined the entire story for me because I felt it was a lazy ending for Helene to just suffer some more。 There were of course moments I enjoyed in the book too， I really grew fond of Musa。 But ithas disappointing enough to only earn 2 stars from me。 。。。more
Lisanne
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4。5 stars。 Absolutely loved this fantasy series; the ambiance， the characters and Sabaa Tahir’s way with words kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book。 Admittedly， the ending wasn’t what I had been hoping for， but it did work and I guess it was a lot more realistic/original if you will。 I will definitely be looking out for more of Sabaa’s work in the future！
Erin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What an amazing way to finish off this series！ I was so invested and the character growths were amazing。 I was just so mad about the amount of people killed off in this series… like there’s a total of 14 main characters killed off。 Like Sabaa please stop。 My heart can’t take this。
Reference
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