I recently read An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. I gave An Ember In The Ashes 4 out of 5 stars on GoodReads. This is the GoodReads Synopsis:
"Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.
But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.
There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself."
On with the review. I LOVED this book LOVED it. This story really drew me in and totally captivated me. The world building is awesome, set dual points of view and the characters wow I need Elias. Crush worthly Elias. Now I did have a few problems with Laia's character, shes a little bit whiny but I think since this is the first in the series she may grow a lot over the series. As far as the story goes I think this is a great story it builds and there a lot of mystery about what has happened in the past and even the aspect of magic is in the which totally surprised me. Plus the bonds of friendship that get tested. If I keep going I may spoil it for you readers.
I do definitely recommended this book to everyone. It's that good. Please go check it out it really is worth the hype.
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