I love all three narrators, but Helene is worth five stars alone. Out of all of them, she has been through the worst kind of hell and has had to make the most difficult decisions. I love her internal conflicts over what she wants to do and what she should do. She's sharp and smart, just cool enough to be badass, whilst also painfully, relatably human. An Ember in the Ashescould launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality ofTheHunger Gamescombined with the fantasy ofHarry Potterand the brutality ofGame of Thrones.”— Public Radio International

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I see it for a moment. Pain. Suffering. Horror. All that I love, all that matters to me, awash in blood. Elias,” I whisper, but he brushes a finger against my lips—shh—and tugs a knife free from the half dozen strapped across his chest.

how did it end?

So I did have fairly high expectations going into this one. The first book in the series was very good, and although it did replicate many of the tropes we keep seeing across the young adult genre, it did have a fair bit of originality. The world was based on Ancient Rome reworked with some fantasy elements. I liked it. It had a solid definition before the plot began. This one began in a very different way. It was much faster, for one, but that’s not always a good thing: it felt like plot had been sacrificed for action. If you found our recaps useful, please consider leaving a tip! Donations will help pay for our domain and hosting. There you go! That’s what happened in A Torch Against the Night. Hope you enjoyed this recap of A Torch Against the Night with spoilers. An Ember in the AshesmixesThe Hunger GameswithGame of Thrones…and adds a dash ofRomeo and Juliet.” —The Hollywood Reporter

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Failure doesn't define you. It's what you do after you fail that determines whether you are a leader or a waste of perfectly good air.”

what happened in A Torch Against the Night?

What’s wrong, Laia, is that, as I’ve previously said and repeated ad nauseam, you are a goldfish whose memory resets itself every 30 seconds. Keenan’s not here, let’s hit on Elias; Elias’s not here, let’s have fun with Keenan. I cannot second this behavior. What’s worse, she throws herself in Keenan’s arms because Elias keeps his distance because of the poison that’s slowly killing him, even though she is not sure she really loves Keenan. I see that she probably needed a shoulder to cry on, and if she wanted to have sex with him, she can help herself, but spare me the “I love him. Don’t I?” rigmarole later. It’s pathetic and unnecessary. Laia gives Keenan her silver armlet and he melts away. SURPRISE. Keenan is actually the Nightbringer and he wanted the armlet the whole time. This armlet is special because it’s made of starlight. He plans to use it to free the Jinn.