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raphabonaretti's review against another edition
3.0
É uma boa saga.
O primeiro livro me surpreendeu bastante. Uma fantasia com elementos da mitologia árabe. Bem construído e bem amarrado.
O segundo livro também não decepcionou, foi bem desenvolvido e instigante.
O terceiro livro foi o ápice da série pra mim. Foi com certeza o melhor. Cheio de ação, desenvolvimento incrível dos personagens, reviravoltas. Excelente!
Agora esse último me decepcionou um pouco. É uma boa conclusão, mas eu estava com as expectativas muito altas e achei que o livro não entregou tanto. Pode ter sido o fato de eu já ter emendado nesse direto após a leitura do terceiro e acabei me cansando. Pra mim foi um pouco enrolado e algumas partes maçantes. Mas teve seus altos também. Atitudes épicas e condizentes com os personagens. Tiveram trechos dolorosos e emocionantes.
Foi uma boa conclusão. Só não achei excelente.
Mas super recomendo a leitura da saga!
O primeiro livro me surpreendeu bastante. Uma fantasia com elementos da mitologia árabe. Bem construído e bem amarrado.
O segundo livro também não decepcionou, foi bem desenvolvido e instigante.
O terceiro livro foi o ápice da série pra mim. Foi com certeza o melhor. Cheio de ação, desenvolvimento incrível dos personagens, reviravoltas. Excelente!
Agora esse último me decepcionou um pouco. É uma boa conclusão, mas eu estava com as expectativas muito altas e achei que o livro não entregou tanto. Pode ter sido o fato de eu já ter emendado nesse direto após a leitura do terceiro e acabei me cansando. Pra mim foi um pouco enrolado e algumas partes maçantes. Mas teve seus altos também. Atitudes épicas e condizentes com os personagens. Tiveram trechos dolorosos e emocionantes.
Foi uma boa conclusão. Só não achei excelente.
Mas super recomendo a leitura da saga!
daydreamingreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mzmegara's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hannahjwarren's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
neelamreadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
I finished reading this book two days ago, but I wanted to look through some reviews and also gather my own thoughts.
A lot of people seem to be comparing this book to Ember 1 and have the opinion that the first one was better. I think that’s an unfair comparison to make (and Ember 1 is my favourite book). The first book is about the beginning—before the journey properly even begins. There are more moments of rest and except the first scene and a middle scene, much less hurt and heartbreak.
This book is in the thick of war. There’s violence, death and lots and lots of hurt and heartbreak. It’s literally the epitome of “actions have consequences.” There are some people who are saying Sabaa was too cruel and killed people unnecessarily. And I don’t agree. ITS WAR. She’s showing the stark reality of people who lose everything and everyone in war. Loved ones, family, friends, innocence, everything. The fact that you don’t recognize this for what it is, speaks more about your privilege and sheltered life than anything else.
There are others saying it’s a political agenda. Where have you been? All 4 books are. And I think that’s fine. Save for the magic, there are countries just like the places in this book that are ravaged by war. Anyone can see similarities drawn, and maybe they’d what makes it uncomfortable for you. I think this book provides a glimpse into that life. If you’ve ever read about how Sabaa got the idea for this book, you’d understand. If you ever read her tweets, you’d understand the message she’s delivering in this book. This series is for the brown kids who too often don’t see themselves represented in fiction. And I think she’s done a great job of that. I enjoyed spotting where she used Urdu and Arabic words to form names.
Ember 1 is my favourite book but this one really gives it a run for its money. The only thing I will say is that I listened to the audiobook and I really didn’t like the narrator for Nightbringer. After going through 3 books of his voice through another narrator, I thought this one was just not intense enough and too formal in the way he spoke. If you’ve never listened to any of the audiobooks, then start with Ember 1 and prepare to fall in love with Steve West.
A lot of people seem to be comparing this book to Ember 1 and have the opinion that the first one was better. I think that’s an unfair comparison to make (and Ember 1 is my favourite book). The first book is about the beginning—before the journey properly even begins. There are more moments of rest and except the first scene and a middle scene, much less hurt and heartbreak.
This book is in the thick of war. There’s violence, death and lots and lots of hurt and heartbreak. It’s literally the epitome of “actions have consequences.” There are some people who are saying Sabaa was too cruel and killed people unnecessarily. And I don’t agree. ITS WAR. She’s showing the stark reality of people who lose everything and everyone in war. Loved ones, family, friends, innocence, everything. The fact that you don’t recognize this for what it is, speaks more about your privilege and sheltered life than anything else.
There are others saying it’s a political agenda. Where have you been? All 4 books are. And I think that’s fine. Save for the magic, there are countries just like the places in this book that are ravaged by war. Anyone can see similarities drawn, and maybe they’d what makes it uncomfortable for you. I think this book provides a glimpse into that life. If you’ve ever read about how Sabaa got the idea for this book, you’d understand. If you ever read her tweets, you’d understand the message she’s delivering in this book. This series is for the brown kids who too often don’t see themselves represented in fiction. And I think she’s done a great job of that. I enjoyed spotting where she used Urdu and Arabic words to form names.
Ember 1 is my favourite book but this one really gives it a run for its money. The only thing I will say is that I listened to the audiobook and I really didn’t like the narrator for Nightbringer. After going through 3 books of his voice through another narrator, I thought this one was just not intense enough and too formal in the way he spoke. If you’ve never listened to any of the audiobooks, then start with Ember 1 and prepare to fall in love with Steve West.
issianne's review
5.0
4.5. Wow... I did not expect to sob in the last 40 pages of this book, but the flood gates broke. It's such a bittersweet moment to finish this series. It's been so rich in culture, magic, setting, and character development. Sahir has such magical way of endearing you to each of her characters and developing them into people they weren't when the series started. I thought this book was a good balance of politics, action, and relationships. The beginning was a bit slow for me, and there were points in the book where the characters went back and forth (both in conversation and in locations) that it was hard to understand the full motivation/necessity for it--the reason I took half a star away. But seriously, I want to commend Sabaa Tahir's ability to make me love Helene. She was a character in the first book that I couldn't have really cared less for and then was *very* annoyed by in the second book. But in the second two books, she digs deep into Helene's life and struggles, and it just really endeared me to her. I will miss these characters so much.
_rowantree_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, and War
jenhurst's review against another edition
3.0
3.5.
It was a good conclusion, fast paced and well written but since it had been so long since I read the first 3 I was struggling to connect to the story and remember most of the first 3. They didn’t really stick with me unfortunately.
It was a good conclusion, fast paced and well written but since it had been so long since I read the first 3 I was struggling to connect to the story and remember most of the first 3. They didn’t really stick with me unfortunately.
jacrosby22's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0