A Torch Against the Night (Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa
Tahir, 452 pages. Razorbill (Penguin),
2016. $20.
Content: Language: R (117 swears); Mature
Content: PG-13; Violence: R.
BUYING
ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL:
AVERAGE
Elias and Laia have run away
from Blackcliffs and plan on rescuing Laia’s brother from prison, but they are
being hunted by Elia’s best friend Helene.
Helene has to capture Elias or her family will be killed and although
she doesn’t want to bring him in, she has sworn fealty to Emperor Marcus. Helene is also certain that the commandant is
brewing up war and that she is on a fool’s errand chasing Elias. Behind the actions of both the good and the
bad is an other-worldly presence that is threatening to put the whole kingdom
into war.
This series completely pulls
me in and this book was even better than the first book. I love the chemistry between Elias and Laia
and the action is non-stop. My biggest
complaint about this book is the brutal, hopeless violence that usually
involves torture, making it hard to recommend to young adults.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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