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»Fantasy w/ an epic high fantasy feel
»Inspired by the Ancient Roman Empire
»3 POVs
»War, strife, & death
»Magical powers, supernatural beings, & a splash of romance

Overall, this series has been brutally devastating yet ultimately satisfying. You never know what‘s going to happen or far she‘ll go with any given aspect of the story. With that being said, I‘m never able to be fully immersed in each book until I‘m at least 2/3's into it.

Book 54

Been doing a reread of the whole Ember series in preparation for book 4. I have really enjoyed the audiobooks and I‘m super grateful for the refresher so that I can really enjoy the finale! These books are harsh and brutal but the characters are lovable and you root for them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pretty proud of my bingo board for September! This is most squares I've had filled in! 🎉 Maybe I can get a bingo next month! 🤞🏼 #bookspinbingo

5/5 ⭐️ I don't know how Sabaa Tahir does it but she is the master at weaving plot twists! I absolutely love this series and am excited to see how it ends!

Zola kept me company as I finished the book 🥰

#bookspinbingo

5/5 for the third in this series. Wow that ending the whole book actually! There were things revealed that were just woah! I need to know all the things. So many different things are going on with everyone. I will be continuing this series!

My goal is to read A Reaper at the Gates for the #20in4 Readathon this weekend.

Thanks for hosting @Andrew65

This book has been on my TBR pile since Christmas and I finally picked it up and remembered how much I love this series! Done in just a few days 😎

My #doublespin is complete! Started slow but once I got about halfway I couldn‘t stop! I love this series. I love the relationships between multiple people. Just amazing world that has me on the edge of my seat about what is going to happen. Truly don‘t want to read the last one for it to end!! 😭🤣 #bookspinbingo

I‘ve listened to this non stop. Baking, cleaning, transferring seedlings, driving. It was hecking great!!!

And the story just keeps getting better. Sabaa Tahir is a fantastic author, able to keep building the tension, gives some excellent story climaxes, while still giving just a hint of cliffhanger to keep you wanting to get the next book.

I forgot to turn my timer off for most of the weekend so I got 78hrs in for #20in4 🤣🤣

I think my actually reading time was around 13hrs and most of that was spent with this one. It's getting interesting guys....I'm not sure I'm ready for the final book 😔

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

I really enjoyed, probably more so that books 1 & 2

The direction of Elias story was really enjoyable & we get to see more of Helene as well & the struggles she experiences. I didn't enjoy Laia's POV as much in this book & she started to get on my nerves a bit

Helene is starting to become a character I admire as she never gives up & is single-minded in her objective & doesn't allow her grief & sorrows to overcome her

Another sold 4 star read

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was the book in the series that feels like where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong.This made it a little more difficult to enjoy reading, though Tahir‘s writing &storytelling was still very well done.The end of the book was fast paced & brutal & fascinating, and made up for the difficult journey that was the beginning of the book.I am really looking forward to finishing the series with book 4.& hoping for some happy endings!

“You love too much, my king.”

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Steve West reads the Elias POV chapters in the audio version of the Ember in the Ashes series. I would like for him to read all the things to me. 💗

If you haven‘t read The Ember in the Ashes series, I don‘t know what you‘re waiting for. I did a reread by audio of Reaper in preparation for A Sky Beyond the Storm. It‘s such a good listen/read.

Listening to this to get ready for book 4. I read it so long ago that I can‘t remember enough. Besides, the people who read these books are excellent!

This is the 3rd book in the Ember In The Ashes series. It was brilliant. I love how this series is going. The last book, A Sky Beyond The Storm comes out in December. I can't wait to read it 💚
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

1. Getting my cold weather clothes out of the attic, buying Macoun apples from the farm, and that extra hour of sleep! 2. Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir. 3. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (read it last month, but way creepier than what I‘m reading now). #WondrousWednesday

Finished this today, and definitely enjoyed it more this second time around. Totally ready for the next installment. P.S. I really dislike this cover.

Why did no one warn me?! I NEVER start a series unless I know that it‘s already been completely published (thanks fantasy authors for doing this to me). Y‘all didn‘t tell me the fourth wasn‘t out yet! I raced through this book (not as good as the first two, but obviously still good) only to find I have to wait until December! The night bringer was an interesting twist, and I‘m hoping that Elias has better luck (I said that with book 2 though) 8/10

I can‘t wait for the 4th book in December!!

I loved the first, I liked the second, but the third I couldn‘t really relate to. The insufferably teen love story really annoyed me and kept the focus off the political and familial storylines. Also world building got a bit too ambitious for me. But I kept reading since I thought this would be the series finale, and then there was the cliff-hanger.... will i continue? Not sure... maybe if the cover goes back to the pretty design...

Reading in the park 💚

Can‘t get enough of this story, still no end in sight. It leaves on a cliff hanger with the 4th book out in dec. 2020. It has some unexpected twists and I love that this story is keeping me on my toes.

Doing a little deck reading tonight in the beautiful weather!

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl
“You love too much, my king.”

Ready for the next one, please

I enjoyed the third installment of this series. I didn‘t love Elias‘s storyline as much this time around but the other two storylines kept things interesting.

Honestly, this was between a pick and a so-so for me. I decided on pick because I didn‘t reread the first two before I read this one and I feel like some of my confusion stemmed from that (and my super busy life lately).

#Goodreads2019ReadingChallenge

I pity all the characters. Even the Commandant and the Nightbringer. Everybody has their sadness.

Now I‘m just mad that there‘s a whole other story to read and it‘s not released yet. 😭

Not quite as good as the first two.

1. Tagged. I don't want to rush through the series and then have it be over. Also I heard there's a 4th book coming!
2. The Handmaids Tale. I rarely reread.
3. Around 250 I think. It's always growing.
4. Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience 4⭐️
5. 💕 @AkashaVampie @mklong @Avanders 💕

#wonderouswednesday

Currently buddy reading A Reaper At The Gates (though I keep wanting to say A Reaper Against The Gates for some reason?) and I am truly enjoying it. Best to read with instrumental music! 🖤

I liked this more than book 2, but I dislike endings that leave me hanging, even in a series. Still, this book moved a lot of different storylines forward and had plenty of action and some delicious tension.

I listen to these books because Steve West is my favorite narrator, and I‘m pretty sure I wouldn‘t care at all about Elias at this point if it wasn‘t for Steve reading his POV. 😍😂

Now to wait almost a year for the next book!

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I love this whole series! I can't wait for the fourth o e to come out. I. Definitely binging through the first three before I read it. As with the first two books, the world and the story and the characters are just amazing.

Probably my least favorite of the series to date, though still, I think, worth reading. The Elias stuff just relentlessly bored me; Helene and Laia remain as compelling as ever. Still, when fully a third of a book isn‘t landing for you....

It is a great setting and I‘m jazzed for the final book in the series, but I really hope they find a more compelling third POV character.

Character development! Great book, interesting characters.

I cared more about the Blood Shrike story than most of the rest in this one although I did get invested in the Cook's storyline.

Also, I'm hoping the last book will give Keris' full story.

I like being tortured? Love/Hate with this one. Loved the book, hate the wait. More tears. Yay to the 'ships I've been rooting for since Torch. Laia has grown more confident since the first one; still seems easily persuaded, but finally starting e opinions, and not annoying. The Blood Shrike, why are you so noble. This better pay off in Book 4

3rd book- possibly last- not a complete finale. Wraps up a number of plots.

It is really taking me some time to get to the end of this. #reading #unshelf2019 #recentlyacquiredbook

Well I wish I could have stayed up later for the #readathon but I did pretty good with some distractions! Finished three books and made progress in my audiobook and a fourth physical book. almost 11 hours of reading!
Only up early because these dogs annoyed me until I got up lol.
#deweyapril

I absolutely loved this series highly recommend!!! Have you read it??

Curling up with a new book always helps me to relax. #books #booklover #happiness #reader #reading

If it wasn‘t for The Blood Shrike this would have been a so-so or pan. I wasn‘t a fan of Laia in the last book either and I really struggled with hers and Elias‘ POV this time too. Mainly b/c I didn‘t care. But Helene‘s, nay, The Blood Shrike‘s, POV was full of action, emotion, and a tad of fantasy. I would have preferred this wholly in her POV.

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#ya #fantasy #action

My first ever audiobook! Definitely wasn't a short one but gosh it was good. A Reaper At the Gates is the third instalment in the Ember Quadrilogy and gives us so much more background to the characters. The relationship development and world-building in Tahir's work is incredible, and I cannot wait for the fourth and final book. I'm sure it'll destroy me like the ending to this did 😭

My first ever audiobook!