So I do what Darin used to when he wanted to cheer me up, and I make an absurd face.Įlias stares at me in surprise before cracking a grin that lights him up-and then he makes a ridiculous face of his own. Right now, all I want is for that loneliness to fade-even if it’s for a moment. He is still that man, and he honors every vow from book one…and he only has eyes for Laia (SERIOUSLY-I wouldn’t have thought this was huge, but boy was I wrong) even as he longs for the lost friendship of his dear life-long friend, Helene. Not one single event did I feel disappointed by the boy who wanted more for himself than to be a slave of an empire forged by blood, violence, and brutality. There wasn’t a moment I didn’t clutch my heart and sigh when he was on the page. He is still the most self-sacrificing, amazing, beautiful, tortured guy that we met in book one, and I truly thought this book was off to an epic start. I feel it necessary to say up front that, for those of you who worship-adore-admire-obsess-LOVE Elias, he never ONCE breaks character. “She told me I hurt people,” I blurt out as we huddle together.
#A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT BOOK SUMMARY SERIES#
So why the low rating on a series that I never thought I’d ever be able to rate below a 5? Honestly, it’s simple: A couple of my biggest pet peeves happened…and even though I told myself it didn’t bother me afterwards when things were ‘rectified’, days after I find these events still haunt me and were so out of character that I can’t be bothered to give back that fourth star. Even harder is when, surrounding those two or three moments that wreck your whole reading experience, everything you could ever ask for is happening. It’s never easy when something lets you down so harshly that you actually want to throw the book across the room. So…this might be the hardest review I’ll ever have to write. “I look at you.” His response is swift, his voice low. “You want to talk now? After weeks of not even looking at me?” I can take a guess, but it might be better if you tell me.” When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself-a mission that might destroy her, instead. In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire’s twisted new leader, Marcus. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts. A Torch Against the Night ( An Ember in the Ashes #2)Ī Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison.
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