THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR YOU KNOW WHO (2, end)Įlias will find a path that allows him easy access between…well… View Spoiler » the different worlds/realms « Hide SpoilerĮLIAS AND LAIA WILL FIND SOME TIME ALONE TOGETHER COME ON NOW When Elias and Laia make funny faces at one another-it made my heart soar, so cute (and, admittedly, light-hearted)! How Elias admits he can’t keep his eyes off Laia, even though he shouldn’t (2) When Elias shows how vulnerable he is, when Laia is in his room (1) When Elias sneaks away to make sure Laia and her friend are safe (1) When Elias saved Helene in the trials-this moment of loyalty and friendship nearly undid me (1)

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. After all, I do seek peril quite frequently! 😉 And Sabaa never fails to deliver! Below you will find my favorite quotes (yes, again, sorry not sorry), my favorite moments so far (though, it's so hard to put them ALL!), what I hope will happen in book three, and our bookstagram picture and link for this amazing novel! I hope you enjoy my zany takes on what I believe to be one of the best series in the world!Ī Torch Against the Night ( An Ember in the Ashes #2)Įlias and Laia are running for their lives. And here we are-onto book two of the Ember Re-Read Campaign! I will begrudgingly admit that book one still owns my heart completely, but book two was just the punch to the gut I needed.

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