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A review by nclcaitlin
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
4.0
This is so much better and painful than An Ember in the Ashes. I’m here for it.
Aiz is an orphan driven by vengeance and a passion to see the tyrant of her people killed.
Quil is a reluctant crown prince grappling with his tragic lineage (cough cough, Empress Helene and fostered by Tribe Saif -aka Laia and Elias).
Sirsha is a banished tracker hunting a child killer who feed on their hearts.
I devoured this. The found family. The longing. The wilfulness, spark, amazing storytelling.
He caught her wrist. "Behave," he whispered.
“I never have," she said, her lips a breath away from his. "Why would I start now?"
Do you have to read An Ember in the Ashes quartet before reading this?
Whilst it is not necessary to read Ember beforehand, you might struggle with the onslaught of names and allusions to Quill’s family and his Empire’s bloody history.
I had no idea what this book was about before picking it up. It was by Sabaa Tahir and had an incredible cover. It was so fun to see some of the Ember characters as they slot into this new world they have made, how they guide the younger generation.
“Grief is a strange beast. Some battle it, their souls scarred from its abuse.
Some bury it, and live life waiting for it to reemerge. And some tread water, the grief a weight about their necks. Every reminder makes the weight heavier."
The themes Tahir explores in Ember is expanded in here. How can we condone our actions? How far can we take our ambition and martyrdom before it becomes too much?
“For the people" was a blood-soaked shield brandished by tyrants everywhere.
Whilst some things felt too convenient and predictable, the twists still had me gritting my teeth.
Tahir knows how write pining. How to write forbidden longing. How to build seething hatred and passion. How to describe determination and show heart-pounding (and heart-rending) character arcs and downfalls.
Thank you to Little Brown Book Groups for providing me an arc in exchange for a review!
Aiz is an orphan driven by vengeance and a passion to see the tyrant of her people killed.
Quil is a reluctant crown prince grappling with his tragic lineage (cough cough, Empress Helene and fostered by Tribe Saif -aka Laia and Elias).
Sirsha is a banished tracker hunting a child killer who feed on their hearts.
I devoured this. The found family. The longing. The wilfulness, spark, amazing storytelling.
He caught her wrist. "Behave," he whispered.
“I never have," she said, her lips a breath away from his. "Why would I start now?"
Do you have to read An Ember in the Ashes quartet before reading this?
Whilst it is not necessary to read Ember beforehand, you might struggle with the onslaught of names and allusions to Quill’s family and his Empire’s bloody history.
I had no idea what this book was about before picking it up. It was by Sabaa Tahir and had an incredible cover. It was so fun to see some of the Ember characters as they slot into this new world they have made, how they guide the younger generation.
“Grief is a strange beast. Some battle it, their souls scarred from its abuse.
Some bury it, and live life waiting for it to reemerge. And some tread water, the grief a weight about their necks. Every reminder makes the weight heavier."
The themes Tahir explores in Ember is expanded in here. How can we condone our actions? How far can we take our ambition and martyrdom before it becomes too much?
“For the people" was a blood-soaked shield brandished by tyrants everywhere.
Whilst some things felt too convenient and predictable, the twists still had me gritting my teeth.
Tahir knows how write pining. How to write forbidden longing. How to build seething hatred and passion. How to describe determination and show heart-pounding (and heart-rending) character arcs and downfalls.
Thank you to Little Brown Book Groups for providing me an arc in exchange for a review!