She also reveals that she made a plan with the Augurs to keep him safe, but she doesn't tell him the deal yet. Laia is nothing even close, and I kept waiting for her to develop a spine, but even when the author was trying to portray her development I found I didn't like or even connect with her on any level. And everyone, including Helene, must avoid the evil machinations of Elias' sadistic mother, the commandant.

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There were so many little details in the first book that were finally explained in this one, and some shocking twists and turns that I doubt anyone will expect. Helene takes her picked and also relied on Masks as well as likewise Harper, the commander’s spy, as the Black Guard to look for Elias. With all this said, I have already picked up A Reaper at the Gates: The plot makes up for everything else, again! A setting inspired by ancient Rome; a fierce battle for freedom in the face of tyranny; and a villain who makes Cersei Lannister and Dolores Umbridge look like a pair of pathetic amateurs…An Ember in the Ashesis at the top of our must-read listfor 2015. We start by being introduced to her and her brother sneaking back into the house, and then the book plunges us into chaos.Once you get caught up in the story, it’s addictive, and there’s no way you can put it downbefore you figure out what happens to the characters you have fallen for over the course of the 400 some-odd pages. All the best parts of An Ember in the Ashes were still a part of this story; the complexity of each and every character, the morals that are constantly questioned, and the raw human emotion that is at the center of everything. Simply a tiny piece of that choice was for himself however mainly for Laia as well as likewise preserving the assure that he made. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape. Laia and Elias are determined to break into the Empires most secure and dangerous prison to save Laias brother, even if for Elias it means giving up his last chance at freedom.

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But the romance situation resolves messily and I was displeased (or better yet, uncertain) of how the story developed on a couple of occasions. The prickling sense of being watched fades—replaced by something worse: the smell of pitch and flame; the rise and fall of voices drawing near.

Elias realizes Keenan is a traitor and he is the one who told the Warden that Elias was coming to Kauf. The Nightbringer wants to free the jinn living in Shaeva's grove, but she thinks he shouldn't because their imprisonment has driven them mad. Laia and Elias are determined to break into the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison to save Laia's brother, even if for Elias it means giving up his last chance at freedom. It was quite compelling and interesting, even the side characters were interesting enough, just not the ones the book revolves around. I had numerous ideas as well as likewise at one aspect I thought I had really exposed the fact as well as likewise a little reprimanded Tahir for doing something adage.

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While this ending wouldn't be considered a cliffhanger, in my opinion, there are many unanswered questions.Insults and exclamations include"bastard," "plebeian," "burning hells," "hells," "idiots," "bleeding," "whore," "son of a whore," "filthy," "damn," "dung. While Elias and Helene begin arguing, Marcus wakes up and throws a knife at Laia striking her and the Augur holding her in place. But if they see us, they will alert the other guards down here, and we’ll be neck-deep in Empire soldiers. Tahir, a New York Times bestselling author, grew up in her family’s 18-room motel in California’s Mojave Desert. Sweat soaks through my shirt, but despite the rank heat of the tunnels, a chill runs across my skin and the hairs on the back of my neck rise.