via GoodReadsCreated by sTAR IS ALL BOOKED UPI read We Hunt the Flame for the first time this year and it's been one of my favorite books after An Ember in the Ashes series completely destroyed me in the best way possible. If you're looking for something similar to those vibes, then I HIGHLY recommend checking out We Hunt the Flame!! Moving on to the tag. I was tagged by Cait's Books! 1. ZAFIRA BINT ISKANDAR: AN EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN CHARACTER (OR BOOK) I picked Laia from An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir. Laia only goes into the Commandant's home disguised as a slave with the sole goal of freeing her brother, Darin. Throughout the books, although she is a loveable character, you can tell she's driven by her emotions. Especially when it comes to her relationships with Elias, Izzy, Helene, and Keenan. 2. NASIR GHAMEQ: ANGSTY BOY A CHARACTER THAT’S CONFLICTED/AT WAR WITH THEMSELVES Warner from the Shatter Me series. He had a lot of baggage due to the horrors his father inflicted on him and due to some of his own actions. I would say he's probably one of the most angsty characters that I loved reading about. 3. KIFAH DARWISH: A BOOK WITH LOTS OF FOOD IN IT (OR ANOTHER FOODIE CHARACTER) For this one, I have to go with the food descriptions in 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon!! I loved the scene where Samir is cooking with Pinky's Dad. All of the food descriptions were mouth-watering. 4. BENYAMIN HAADI: A BOOK WITH A “MOM” CHARACTER (OR A BOOK WITH WISDOM YOU DIDN’T SEEK) I would have to say Starr from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is definitely the Mom friend of the group. She helps Seven and her friends out of trouble more often than she gets into trouble. 5. ALTAIR AL-BADAWI: A SECRETIVE CHARACTER (OR A BOOK THAT KEPT YOU GUESSING) This is a tough one. I have to pick Cameron Ann Morgan or "Cammie" from the Gallagher Academy series by Ally Carter. She attends a boarding school for spies so she's definitely one of the best secretive characters. 7. DEEN RA’AD: A SIMP A PURE CINNAMON ROLL Hannah from Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali is one of my favorite side characters. She's Adam's little sister and I love how she brings A and Z together. I also loved reading about how she's very observant. 8. YASMINE RA’AD: A CHARACTER YOU WOULDN’T WANT ON YOUR BAD SIDE Nezha from Crowning Soul by Sahira Javaid. She's a force to be reckoned with and I wouldn't want to be on her bad side. 9. LANA BINT ISKANDAR: A CHARACTER THAT HAS TO GROW UP TOO QUICKLY I have to pick Helene for this one after everything she went through in the series. Especially after what happened to her in A Reaper at the Gates!
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via incessantbookworm.comSynopsisLaia 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. My thoughtsI'm not exactly sure why I took so long to read this, but it was an adreline rush of emotions. I can't wait to see what happens in A Sky Beyond the Storm. An unpopular opinion: I feel bad for Helene. She had this crush on her friend for ages, but it was never reciprocrated. However, I hate that she's pro-Empire and feels superior to everyone else. The whole thing with Harper and Elias is probably something I should've seen coming but didn't. However, who the nightbringer was took me by surprise. Finding out that Cook wasn't a spy or a villain was a huge relief , but I still felt like something was off about her. I've read all of the books so far by now and I'm going to do my best to stick to spoilers relevant to the first book. In some cases, Marcus is far worse than the Keris and it explained all of Helene's odd behaviour in the beginning. I was shocked that he was also so ruthless even when it came to his twin. What a monster. Keris is also one of the worse villains out there. Worse than Thanos and definitely worse than President Snow. Fun Fact: This book is inspired by events that occurred in Kashmir and Sabaa mentioned this in an IG story. My RatingWith all the plot twists (even a few of the predictable ones), this. was still one hell of a book! I absolutely loved it and can't wait for A Sky Beyond the Storm!! I'll be doing a review on A Torch Against the Night next. |
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