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A review by sumayyaha
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
5.0
Rating - 4.5 Stars
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Finally! I have finally conquered my reading slump by continuing this book I put down for so long.
This may be my favorite one of the quartet so far. Helene's perspective was the absolute most glorious high fantasy thing I have ever read. The amount of horror she witnessed and survived, still having a beautiful heart through it, is jaw-dropping. Her perspective was immaculate. I must say Laia was less so, I just don't get along with characters who constantly want to save everyone (often optimists). It irks me most times, and works other times. Elias was nothing but a tortured soul in this book it was quite sad but all in all great character development.
What really stands out about this book is Sabaa Tahir's ability to write intricate battle scenes and her poetic display of the character's perspectives and souls seemingly written on the page with the deepest ink. Nothing is glossed over, nothing is not explored. And still, it remains not too descriptive, not too overbearing. My favorite thing about this series is the old fantastical militaristic style, the rage spilled within the pages, the battles that can only be told as epics, and the devastation that sings tales to come.
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Finally! I have finally conquered my reading slump by continuing this book I put down for so long.
This may be my favorite one of the quartet so far. Helene's perspective was the absolute most glorious high fantasy thing I have ever read. The amount of horror she witnessed and survived, still having a beautiful heart through it, is jaw-dropping. Her perspective was immaculate. I must say Laia was less so, I just don't get along with characters who constantly want to save everyone (often optimists). It irks me most times, and works other times. Elias was nothing but a tortured soul in this book it was quite sad but all in all great character development.
What really stands out about this book is Sabaa Tahir's ability to write intricate battle scenes and her poetic display of the character's perspectives and souls seemingly written on the page with the deepest ink. Nothing is glossed over, nothing is not explored. And still, it remains not too descriptive, not too overbearing. My favorite thing about this series is the old fantastical militaristic style, the rage spilled within the pages, the battles that can only be told as epics, and the devastation that sings tales to come.