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There wasn't necessarily a love triangle, per say, but there were two characters (who had no idea of the other's existence. The romance didn't feel 'shoved-in-your-face' forced but wasn't overly subtle either. I found myself running through chapters at a time without a thought! The story itself was very well thought out and incredibly smooth. I'm hoping A Torch Against the Night, book two, will cover it a little more. I feel like the world building (mostly map/landscape wise) and the history/legends could have been a little more fleshed out. This novel was amazing! Sabaa Tahir creates a beautiful world rich with culture and life! I would recommend this book to readers entering high school and to any readers who enjoy fantasy as a genre! Tahir’s work is a beautiful addition to the fantasy genre and is a much needed breath of fresh air that the genre needs to bring more readers into the fantasy sphere. Elements of tension, angst, and hope are all present in this book. Right off the bat, the action is there and the story immediately takes off. To quickly summarize the story: An Ember in the Ashes follows a girl named Laia who is spying for the rebels against the reigning empire in exchange for their help in rescuing her captive brother while a boy named Elias struggling to free himself from being an enforcer of a tyrannical regime. The characters in the book are diverse, complex, and unforgettable while reading. The setting in An Ember in the Ashes is one of high-fantasy that was inspired by Ancient Rome. Two of Tahir’s novels, An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night, were listed among Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time in 2020.

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The full list of Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes series includes: An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm. It is classified as being both young adult and fantasy and debuted at #2 on the Young Adult New York Times Best Seller list. An Ember in the Ashes, published on April 28th, 2015, is the first book in the An Ember in the Ashes series written by Sabaa Tahir.