A review by nikspandya
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

I have never read a second book in a series more perfect than this one. The pacing is perfect. Nothing happens conveniently, it all truly ties together and feels organic. The characters and the settings are amazing and three dimensional. Heck, even the villains are amazing (in their villainy of course)!! I think that this book is inappropriately categorized as YA. Maybe the characters are young, but the content is NOT. I can definitely feel the shift of YA to adult fantasy between the first and second books. I am so so excited to read books 3 and 4 in this series and highly recommend this series to everyone, literally everyone.
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