Goodreads Summary:
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. 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.
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. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.
But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. 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.
Bound 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.
My Review:
I absolutely love the way ..... writes. Her books are wonderful from the first page to the last. I love her characters. She is able to invoke emotions through her words. I loved the first book in this series, "An Ember in the Ashes." Though not as good as the first, it did not disappoint. There are three stories happening at the same time which often overlap each other which I feel adds more depth to the story. The only disappointing thing about this book is that I have to wait until 2018 for the next installment. Grrrr.....
2 comments:
That's the hard thing about a series of books. I hate the waiting! (It's great if you find a series after the whole thing is already written, though...)
I read the first book because you recommended it! Loved it! I'm still
Waiting for this one from the library. I can't wait!!
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