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My March reads! 💚
My favorite was A Sky beyond the storm. I absolutely love the Ember in the Ashes series, it's one of my favorites. I also loved the Lovelight Farms series, especially the final one, Business Casual.

March #WrapUp

3 #OffTheShelf2025
1 #Chunkster
1 #FictionalTraveler
5 #SeriesLove2025
2 #BookChain2025
2 #LitsyAtoZ
#BookSpin
#DoubleSpin in progress
5 #Pantone2025
1 #Classic
1 #NonFiction

A thick layer of cloud rests atop the eastern horizon, and the sky pales, the deep orange glow of an ember breathed into life. High above, the stars whisper their goodbyes and fade into the depthless blue dome of the firmament.
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Absolutely superb!

What a conclusion. Never in a million years would I have guessed at the ending of this series. But that's been the theme through all these books... the most unexpected, unnerving twist and turns unfolding into the most exceptional story that will live in my heart forever.
Characters crafted with such emotional depth and complexity that I can't help but think of them as real.

A Sky Beyond The Storm with a chainsaw

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This was a truly amazing ending to this series. It was full of so much emotion and heart. The final battle really got my heart racing. I loved the ending. This series was a really amazing.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I awoke in the glow of a young world, when man knew of hunting but not tilling, of stone but not steel. It smelled of rain and earth and life.
It smelled of hope.
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The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover form the loss of the two people most important to her.
#ASkyBeyondTheStorm #SabaaTahir #AnEmberInTheAshes #Fantasy #YoungAdult #Romance #YoungAdultFantasy #Fiction #Audiobook #HighFantasy #Dystopia 💙💙💙💙💙

Don't mind me, just trying to enjoy this beautiful weather while I can.

I am not ready to let go of the characters. Helene was my favorite through this series. What an amazing character! I was happy how all the characters got their closure, the ending was brilliant.

This series is everything I love: dark, adventurous, creepy, touching. This was a bit slow first, the beginning & middle part made me to ponder if this could have been a bit shorter. But at the same time I enjoyed the journey so can't really complain.

“Would that we all knew the cracked terrain of each other‘s broken hearts. Perhaps then, we would not be so cruel to those who walk this lonely world with us.”

“When your mind does not hear you, train your body. Your mind will follow.”

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

A thick layer of cloud rests atop the eastern horizon, and the sky pales, the deep orange glow of an ember breathed into life. High above, the stars whisper their goodbyes and fade into the depthless blue dome of the firmament.
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Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory–or to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life–and love–he left behind.
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I love a satisfying conclusion to a series! Enjoyed this sooo much and highly recommend my method: reread the first 3 books (listening on audio made it even better) before diving in. Helene +(no spoilers) 4eva 💔 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This took me FOREVER to read, but not because it wasn‘t good…I just haven‘t had time. This is such a good series.

5/5 for the last in this fabulous fantasy series! I feel like this was wrapped up perfectly. I just loved this whole series. I laughed and cried with all these characters. I loved that I was fully immersed in this world. I highly recommend this series.

FINALLY got the series finished! I love this world and the characters so much I'm almost sad that it's over. I listened to the audio...which I actually started months ago...and there was just so much going on in this installment that I'm sure a good reread in the future will be called for.

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This book was so good!! A great ending to the series with some really unexpected twists. Amazing!

How much pain exists in the world because we cannot get past what has been done to us, because we insist on inflicting pain right back?

I awoke in the glow of a young world, when man knew of hunting but not tilling, of stone but not steel.
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Fangirl here BUT I'll try to do this series justice. I'm blown away by Sabaa Tahir & her gorgeous mind, amazing characters, her writing's tone & tempo & all around Majesty. Steve West & Fiona Hardingham will FOREVER be Elias & Laia to me. The women showcase how to be both Woman & Warrior. ST writes loveable characters & then throws them into gut wrenching scenarios, killing them just when you've started to love them. I HIGHLY reccomend this series

I love the whole series, and this final book was a satisfying ending.

My heart is happy and my heart is broken.
I am elated and infuriated.
A fantastic ending to a fantastic series.

I finally got to read the last book in this series and although the story has now ended, I believe it will stay with me a long time after.❤

A phenomenally satisfying end to the series.The threat of Keris & the Nightbringer looms, seemingly invincible & ever frightening. Yet Laia, Helene, & Elias have learned a great deal & bring that experience to their battles in a way that underscores the hope of their efforts instead of the bitterness of previous defeats. They emphasize fighting for love of their peoples, rather than resentment & hate for their foes. Action-packed, but also moving.

A satisfying conclusion to this series, but definitely harder to jump back in this time. I might have benefitted from a reread? That being said, I liked the additional perspectives and the way everything ended. I recommend the full Ember in the Ashes series to anyone who has not read them yet!

A great book and ending, but not my favorite in this series. Also hating Target stickers that won't come off easily! Such a huge pet peeve. 🤬 There was just something about this book. While I was very engaged it the story, I think there were too many POV changes too quickly. And I didn't like the Soul Catcher in this one as he was as much. Wanted more of who he should be. (Don't want to give away spoilers.) But a good one and end to this series.

I always found the Soul Catcher & Meherya really interesting & so I really enjoyed this as we get a lot of chapters dedicated to the Soul Catcher & Meherya
Again I find Laia annoying, so driven by her hate of the Night Bringer she doesnt see shes driven by the very same thing as the Night Bringer himself, hate & vengeance
This is satisfactorily brought to a conclusion Although there were some things a little too convenient & neat in the conclusion

I can‘t believe it‘s over. 💔 Many thanks to Ms. Tahir for the incredible journey.

Finally an end of this series. It felt like it was a long time coming.

I am not sure I am adequately ready to review a book that ends an era of one of my favorite series. Ember in the Ashes has never disappointed, not with one book. Sabaa Tahir successfully breaks my heart and puts it back together in the course of each book, and this one is no different, actually it is. She does it even better.

I can‘t put into words how satisfying and wonderful this book was. It was certainly worth the wait and is one of the best ending books to a series I have ever read. Sabaa Tahir takes her time developing the ending so that it feels wholly and completely right. Do not hesitate. Read this series. Read this book. Hold back the darkness.

Nice end to the series.
Full of fun and adventure

Getting a little reading in around the fire pit this afternoon 😀

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was a strong conclusion to a series I really enjoyed! Tahir is fearless as an author, pushing her characters to their limits over and over. Which, though hard to read, I appreciate her skill in doing.There were a lot of loose ends to tie up in this book,& Tahir did it without anything feeling too rushed or out of place.She managed to infuse hope and love into a story that culminated with & contained so much violence and heart break.

What‘s the worst thing you can do to a PhD student??? Give her tons of books she‘d rather devour than do any of her work....Wish me luck!

I‘m starting off with A Sky Beyond the Storm! I‘ve been waiting to tear into this book for quite some time, so I‘m happy to finally have my hands on it!

This has been one of my favorite series, excited to see what happens in the final installment!

My latest book haul 📚
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~A Year In Books - Favorites of 2020~

Day 12: Favorite Book of December
A Sky Beyond the Storm - Sabaa Tahir

While I‘m actually still reading Kingdom of the Wicked, it‘ll likely be the last book I finish in the year. And A Sky Beyond the Storm would be on top of anything, excellent final book to an excellent series.

I hate that Target has to put these stickers on books. Does anyone else feel this way? I was a little disappointed in this, definitely wasn‘t nowhere near as good as the first and dragged for a bit.

I impatiently waited for this book to come out this month, but once it did, I didn‘t remember the first three well enough, so I had to reread the whole series. Back-to-back, this was a great wrap up to all the storylines. Elias was always my favorite, so I was happy to see him get an ending he deserved. 10/10 will read this series again and again!

This is a great end to The Ember In The Ashes series and for those who haven't finished it I'll just leave it at that 💜
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I awoke in the glow of a young world, when man knew of hunting but not tilling, of stone but not steel. It smelled of rain and earth and life. It smelled of hope.

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::Elias examining a large bruise on Laia‘s face::
Laia: It was a river
Elias: The river that did this to you, I do not like it
Laia: Are you going to find the bad river, Elias? Make it
pay?
Elias: It‘s Soul Catcher. And yes.

You get that river Elias, get it!

I LOVE this whole series. It came to a satisfying end with not as much heartbreak as I feared. I did a reread of the whole series to prep for the finale and it definitely helped.

I bought my copy of An Ember in the Ashes at the Book Cellar‘s first YA fest right after moving into the city. I wasn‘t able to go to the signing due to moving tasks. I just picked up my preorder of A Sky Beyond the Storm and it‘s signed. Full circle. (No spoilers please I just picked up my copy and am still working through the Dragon Republic ‘cause I am reading slow right now.)