“Here to torment you, one last time.”To think, this could've easily been a 5-star read, the first person present tense narrative notwithstanding. Just when I thought 'A Reaper at the Gates' made sure that everything was perfectly aligned for a solid ending... A Sky Beyond the Storm marked the nadir of the series, and I still cannot make sense of the direction the author took with this one. Had I been reading this series as the books were being released, this book would've been the disappointment...

not gonna lie, the new covers are freaking awesome

im so very torn with this. the phenomenal writing, character narrative, and entire atmosphere of this book is easily worth 4+ stars. ST has grown remarkably as a writer, and, strictly from an objective storytelling point of view, this is probably the best book in the series. its very much a satisfying and appropriate conclusion to the story considering the events of the previous book.however, ‘a reaper at the gates’ was an instant mood changer for me regarding this series. my mind still fails to...

Review December 2020Though not a perfect book, this is a perfect ending to the series.I've been with the series for a long time. I started it over the Summer of 2018 when Reaper came out and binged all the books as a way of coping with my Summer Teenaged Angst™.Needless to say, I've changed a lot since then and am now an adult reading this finale (if any of you are confused by my timeline, I was sixteen when I first read Ember and I'm nineteen now). So on the one hand I see the flaws in this ser...

This review contains no spoilers.There is anguish. There is grief. There is sorrow. And then there is joy, and happiness, and family, and love. Sometimes it is so hard to separate the two warring sides in your head, of good versus evil. Sometimes it is so hard to see the good when your heart only knows the loss and the pain. That's how it was for me with A Sky Beyond the Storm. I wanted so badly to let this book shatter my entire soul (which it did). But I also had to remember the beautiful part...

A Sky Beyond the Storm.. A SKY BEYOND THE STORM A SKY B- oh my god!! I love this title so fucking much. And the cover??? God, I’m so happy HOLY SHITE. The release date is so close. I need to pick up and read the 3rd book as soon as possible! 😧

A part of me grieves that this is actually OVER, and that I have to say goodbye to these characters that I had come to love. Laia and Elias will always remain one of my most favorite fictional couple.Another part of me wishes I had enjoyed this finale book in the series as much as I wanted to. Sabaa Tahir has called this her best work so far, but book 1 still remains my most favorite book in this series. It warmed and touched me in a way I can never forget.I just couldn’t connect the same way wi...

I loved this so much. It was the perfect ending to an amazing series.Now excuse me while I go in a corner and cry because of a certain character 😭

Five years of blood, sweat, tears, and cliffhangers later, the journey has finally come to an end... Well, where to begin. This book ended perfectly. Beautifully. But (there's always a but), it could have been fifty or even a hundred pages shorter. I felt like there was so much exposition with little pay off with too much telling and not showing. ex: "10 days later, Laia did this, 2 weeks later, Elias did that,".....I felt like there were handfuls of 'empty' spaces within the book where characte...

You know, I don't usually rate my books b/c I always felt weird about it. But I am so damn proud of this book. I worked my tail off on it. And I think it's the best thing I've ever written. So this one time, I'm gonna rate a book of mine. Hopefully you guys won't mind. And hopefully you will love reading it as much as I loved writing it.

My most anticipated book of the year was a flop. The pain is greater than you can imagine. This is the grand finale, the ultimate end, the culmination of the Ember series. Did it do its job? Yes. The series is now over. *crying* But what a terrible way to end it. Everything I liked was destroyed. And I was left with... this. Like in Reaper, we follow three different first-person perspectives: Helene (Blood Shrike), Elias (Soul Catcher), and Laia (Laia). All I can say is... what happened to my ba...

***and the award for the most disappointing read of 2021 goes to....Okay, time to go and break something because this one is bringing out the monster in me as I so wanted to destroy this one and wanted another version of this book 🤦 Sorry, dear pillows, bear my silent mind screaming 😌And after all that drama and bloodshed, this entire series ends as a quest to answer who's Lovey. (We will all know who Lovey is ultimately but it seems so disconnected!)I don't know if I should cry or laugh. As muc...

Well, this is it folks. I give the Ember Quartet recognition for being one of the first series to truly get me interested in fantasy as a genre. It is a sweeping epic, told through many eyes. It is no stranger to tragedy, but is also steeped with many joys.This story is so dear to my heart, I put off starting this final chapter until I knew I could devote myself to the story. I had a sense that it would tear at my emotions, and boy did it. But I am not sad. No, I am fulfilled and complete.Sabaa

I feel like I should update this because uh the rant down there no longer reflects my feels. I kind of can’t even with this series anymore. I LOVED the first book but now it’s just too much sorrow and horror. I hate Laia, I don’t like Helene, I hate where Elias is going. Everything sucks and there are no small moments of happiness or joking, or fun that convince me to push through for the light at the end. I set Reaper aside and I might not continue on. I just feel meh about it all. ———————————2...

Bleeding Skies… 5 Stars!”It was never one. It was always three. The Blood Shrike is the first. Laia of Serra, the second And The Soul Catcher is the last. The Mother watches over them all, If one fails, they all fail. If one dies, they all die…”I think the best way to start this is say about the previous books maybe and how I grew to love this series and how much it means to me. A few years ago my friend Fathima said to me, I think we should Buddy Read something called An Ember in the Ashes, I h...

"We are A̶q̶u̶i̶l̶l̶a̶ ̶ Fangirls. Loyal to the end""The library is my temple. The author is my priest. The fandom theories are my prayer. The release date is my release."I'M SO PUMPED FOR THIS!!!!! BUT I PROBABLY WONT SURVIVE THE HEARTBREAK!!!!!!!!!!

13/25 (52%); 2 stars.First things first: I'm very disappointed because this book included a lot of tropes and things I hate within books - HOWEVER, if you're okay with these things, you'll love this one. But I didn't. I've had a lot of negative thoughts about its two last prequels (I still love Ember, but I felt that it got weaker and weaker afterwards) and all of the things I hated, especially in A Reaper at the Gates, are here once again. And there's even more. It still gets two stars, but jus...

“Emifal firdaant. May death claim me first.” ~ Rating- 2 stars ~ (Content/ Trigger Warnings)-Mention of some of these in the review- *Spoiler alert for An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night and A Reaper at the Gates* My original review for this was me just rambling about my feelings, and, let me tell you, four months later and I am STILL mad at this book . So this review is also going to be a huge rant, I will just try to frame it in more coherent sentences. Hopefully it makes

Idk, just to give you an idea...#1 An Ember in the Ashes — 5 Stars#2 A Torch Against the Night — 4 Stars#3 A Reaper at the Gates — 3 Stars#4 A Sky Beyond the Storm — 2.5 StarsSo, you see it’s a long time coming.For the record, I’m NOT disappointed. I’m... resigned and mostly unbothered. It’s just one of those series that you’ve been following since the first book was published but you slowly grow unattached to because the story no longer appeals to you. I loved the first two books, but the third...

Gah Sabaa Tahir broke my heart but mended it somewhat but still....ALL THE TEARS.