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An Ember in the Ashes #1)
By : by Sabaa Tahir (Goodreads Author)
ratings : 153,614
ratings reviews : 20,453
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Original Title : An Ember in the Ashes
ISBN : 1595148035 (ISBN13: 9781595148032)
Edition Language : English
Series : http://www.anemberintheashesbook.com/
Hardcover, 446 pages
Published April 28th 2015 by Razorbill
Characters : An Ember in the Ashes #1
Setting : Laia, Elias Veturius, Helene Aquilla, Marcus Farrar, Keris Veturia
Description : 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 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.
Literary Awards : Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2017), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2017), Evergreen Teen Book Award Nominee (2018), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2016), Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs Nominee for Vertaald boek (2016) ...more Lincoln Award Nominee (2018), David Gemmell Morningstar Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Newcomer (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Debut Goodreads Author, and for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015), The Magnolia Award Nominee for 9-12 (2018), Prix Elbakin.net for Meilleur roman fantasy traduit Jeunesse (2016), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2017), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera perteneciente a saga (2015) ...less
REVIEWS : “This life is not always what we think it will be,” Cain says. “You are an ember in the ashes, Elias Veturius. You will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. You cannot change it. You cannot stop it.” I think a lot of people will understand me when I say that the best kind of books are those that provoke strong emotions in you. My favourites are made up of books that filled me with happy excitement or, alternatively, books that ripped my heart out and made me cry. An Ember in the Ashes, however, 4.5 This book is totally going to have a sequel. An Ember in the Ashes is truly a unique and captivating book that I recommends everybody reads! Cannot wait for the second book in this series =D HOLY SMOKES THAT WAS GOOD. I'm sososo happy that there's going to be a sequel. I'D BE SO MAD IF THEY JUST LEFT ME HANING LIKE THAT. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YAY FOR SEQUELS. *throws confetti* I will be rereading this series and writing a very, very, very scholarly review for it when I return from my holiday. I had been under the impression that my initial review explained my thoughts in enough depth, but apparently not; apparently my opinions on this book and why I did not like it were not clear enough for some people, who continue to feel obliged to enter the comments and explain to me as if I am a fucking idiot why this book was GREAT. You asked for it. You fucking asked. So in two Really enjoyed this one!!! Flew through it - here's my booktalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUzvC... =D 3 1/2 stars. The field of battle is my temple. The swordpoint is my priest. The dance of death is my prayer. The killing blow is my release. An Ember in the Ashes is THE book I was looking most forward to in 2015. I can’t say that I’m completely pleased with the way it turned out, because, being my most anticipated title, I naively envisioned this to be P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N or, at least, perfectly enjoyable. But, don’t worry, Sabaa Tahir clearly did a fine job at putting together an intensive 5/5 stars.This is the third time I'm reading this book. And the third time I finish this book with my mouth open. The third time I was rocking through strong emotions - with the characters, about the characters. This is the third time that I am proud of the author and delighted that this book exists. Because I think every person should understand how to write a book in the most incredible way.In this book you can experience all kinds of emotions. Fury, about the world where the characters live. sometimes you read a book and you know instantly - this is going to be huge. whether it's the quality of the writing, the freshness of the premise, the way it piggybacks onto something already immensely popular, or just a case of right time/right zeitgeist - you just know. and this book is going to be a star. and it should be. this book is a perfect example of crossover YA. there is nothing juvenile about it, and it will have broad appeal to adults as well as teens. it has fantastic “The field of battle is my temple. The swordpoint is my priest. The dance of death is my prayer. The killing blow is my release.” One word.E*X*P*L*O*S*I*V*E*Dear Book Gods,I beg you to forgive me for not reading this masterpiece sooner. I will graciously accept any punishment you deem appropriate. I would also like to thank you for bringing this book into my life. You guys rock!Sincerely, Sabaa Tahir's new stalker fan The story “You are full, Laia. Full of life and dark and strength and My original review for this book consisted of the following statement:Ugh. So boring.And for some reason those three words have kinda pissed peeps off and landed me in some hot water elsewhere. But no matter. I feel like enough time has passed for me to give my true feelings. So here they are:This book is mediocre. There's nothing special about it. Nothing groundbreaking is contained in its pages. In other words, it's average. And that's what a 2 star rating for me is. I'm one of those reviewers This review can also be found on my blog, Dana and the Books.This book was amazing. Sabaa Tahir, I love you.An Ember in the Ashes has been hovering on my to-read list ever since it's release about a year ago. It got a lot of praise, a lot of hype, and it's all totally warranted. It even earned a spot on my 'favourites' list.Laia's grandparents are murdered and her brother taken prisoner; her only course of action is to join the resistance against the empire to save her brother. Elias is a What a whirlwind! This book was just so damn exciting to read! I felt high constantly, because Sabaa Tahir was not letting her readers breath for even a moment. Well, she’ll give you a minute or two, then it’s back to chaos again, AND IT WAS AWESOME!I can’t believe this was actually intended to be a standalone at first. As if they were planning to leave us with that ending and so many plot lines left open. I did fear at first that the plot was taking centre stage and there wasn’t going to be any okay. in 2019, some things are going to change. i am going to take the whole ‘new year, new me’ to heart, beginning with not waiting YEARS to read a book that everyone has told me to read. because i really havent been living my best life without this. this was the fantasy story ive been needing recently. i was very much impressed with the world building - this introduced a lot of different aspects, and whilst not everything immediately affected the plot of this particular book, i felt like there.
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