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There was a ruthless warden and enslaved subordinates planning their coup. I absolutely love these kinds of stories with elaborate prison systems and trials for the characters to endure before finally finding freedom. For example, this book is a prison break story. Nothing came easy for her characters and that’s what I find intriguing. I think Sabaa Tahir’s ability to get “real” with her story and not only give her characters depth, but also struggle is what made me keep reading. Helene’s story was definitely one of the reasons why I kept reading this book because the addition of this perspective truly made the story way more dynamic.īut it wasn’t the only reason. I think that Laia and Elias’s perspectives were great, but to have Helene a person dedicated to her job and succeeding, but still grappling with the fact her best friend (and personal crush) is now someone she has to murder. Sabaa delivers and she delivers it so damn well.įirst off, I’m a huge fan of Helene and her POV in this novel really brings an extra piece to the story. It’s got a lot of action, but also some political/royal/court intrigue, some romance (not a huge fan of this, but I’m also not going to hate a book for it), and settings that you can immerse yourself and imagine yourself in.

A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT BOOK SUMMARY SERIES

This series is everything I’m looking for in a good book. I really thought this was going to be just another typical fantasy series from another YA author, but I was extremely wrong and I want to personally apologize to Sabaa Tahir for doubting her ability to write some really good fantasy. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene-Elias’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike.īound 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…and kill them both. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.īut dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. Laia is determined to break into Kauf-the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison-to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Elias and Laia are running for their lives.

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