A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir - Restarting July 13th 2020

[Helen 2.0]

Oh! Maybe I'll join :) I had to put this one on hiatus when I first started.

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

@Helen Yay! I'm not sure how much reading I'll be able to do this weekend but I'll be reading a lot on Monday.

[Abi]

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Reading from the 15th of May 2017

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[Natalie]

Hoping to start this soon - once I complete at least one or two of the books I'm already reading @_@

[Dr. Andy]

Same for me Natalie! No rush though :)

[Natalie]

I should hopefully be able to start this either later tonight or sometime tomorrow - it's definitely taken much longer than I though!

[Dr. Andy]

I started yesterday! Not much to report only 40 pages in now. Hopefully I'll have something later today

[Natalie]

Ch4

(view spoiler)[What is the Commandant planning? Why was she so satisfied when she 'lost'? This definitely seems like a trap of some sort... but WHAT... (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch7

(view spoiler)[Oh great, so that's why the Commandant was so smug. Because she used a slow-acting poison with no cure that will affect him for months with seizures before finally killing him. Great. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch11

(view spoiler)[I feel really sorry for Helene. All this to try and save the man she loves and she may end up being the one to destroy him. I kinda doubt she will end up killing him... but the fact that the mere thought of it is destroying her is plenty enough for me to feel sorrow for her plight.

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What the heck? What's with Cook? Is she possessed? Was she always like this? I'm so confused :| (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch13

(view spoiler)[Izzi and Keenan are hereeeeee :D (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch16

(view spoiler)[Helene and the masks have caught up with Elias already? That was fast o.O (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch4

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I hate her so much. She's literally evil.

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch7

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(view spoiler)[ I'm really hoping that Helene will be able to save Elias with her healing powers somehow. Not sure if that will happen now. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch11

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(view spoiler)[ I think the Cook was a rebel leader or assassin before becoming a slave. I hope she somehow helps in the end or kills the Commandant. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch16

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(view spoiler)[ True but Elias and company were walking whereas Helene had access to fresh horses and anything else the Empire can give her. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 24 (view spoiler)[ I wish Helene could've challenged the Commandant, that woman needs to go. I also think something is gonna happen between Helene and Harper. And how the hell is she gonna stop a war between the Gens??

I wish Elias didn't have to leave like this. Laia will be mad. And he needs to find something to save himself. Plzzzzzzzzzzz (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ Nothing is going right. Elias is going to die either from Helene or torture at Kauf. This is terrible!! And everything they worked for is gone, because Darin is most likely dead. This is not good. Come on Sabaa I want the good people to win! (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Andrea wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Ch11

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(view spoiler)[Well yeah, she was. But that doesn't really account for her potentially being an efrit, and having the ability to kill masks o.O

I really need to know how she gained such abilities - and whether she had them the entire time. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Andrea wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Ch16

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(view spoiler)[True. I just didn't expect it so soon plot-wise ;D Normally that sort of thing tends to have a lot more build up so it was pretty surprising that it happened so soon in the novel.
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[Natalie]

Ch19

(view spoiler)[I really like Mamie :| Such a beautiful motherly figure with undying love for her son <3 (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch23

(view spoiler)[...Wait, Elias is going by himself? o.O (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch19

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(view spoiler)[ I really hope she makes it out of interrogation alive :( (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch23

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He is now. Damned kid is too heroic

[Dr. Andy]

Chapter 49 (view spoiler)[ SHIT, HE'S DEAD, BUT THIS CAN'T HAPPEN!!!!!! Someone needs to bring him back somehow, plz. What's going to happen now!? And freaking Keris needs to be buried alive, I hate her so much. I really hope Helene can stop her before she tries to become Empress. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Andrea wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Ch19

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Me too ;u;

[Dr. Andy]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Wow that ending. Please Helene kill Keris in the next book. There's so many things I want to happen in the next book. I can't believe Elias is the soul catcher now! :O (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Congrats on finishing already! I feel like I'm reading so slowly xD;;

Ch27
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I didn't realise they were massacring ALL of the Scholars. YIKES o.O I knew it was a large amount... but ALL of them?
(hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch29

(view spoiler)[Izzi's dead? ;u; (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Haha no worries! Your doing pretty good! I've been trying to speed read so I can catch up to y goal.

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Congrats on finishing already! I feel like I'm reading so slowly xD;;

Ch27

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I know it's horrible! I hate the Commandant so much >:( and yes (view spoiler)[ Izzi is dead *cries* (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch31

(view spoiler)[So... Helene is the Torch Against the Night. Interesting... (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch40

(view spoiler)[Laia and Helene meet face-to-face (again). Dun dun dunnnnn (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch40

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(view spoiler)[ Honestly, I kinda hope they become a team in the next book. I think if they worked together, they could fix a lot of things wrong with the Empire. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch41

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Holy **** o.o Keenan's a spy for the Warden? He's a mole? He's the reason Elias was captured? I never even thought that he wasn't genuine o.O THAT'S a shocker and a half.

And why is the Warden so obsessed with Laia? I don't understand... why the single-minded interest? I mean, I could understand it if it was something that happened later on,
but from the very beginning? WHAT? (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch45

(view spoiler)[Keenan was the Nightbringer this whole time? HOLY CRAP. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch48

(view spoiler)[Yay! Afya's back! She's such a great character :| (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch55

(view spoiler)[All this time I never truly believed that the author would kill off Elias. To find that he truly WILL die (even if he will have a place in the "Waiting Place") is pretty shocking o.O (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch41 [spoilers removed] "

(view spoiler)[ I was so mad that I hadn't been as suspicious of keenan as I should have. Ugh. Also, I think there's something special about Laia, with how she can disappear. It will probably be explained in the next book. And that's probably why the Warden wanted her. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch55

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(view spoiler)[ At least he's not quite dead yet... :( And I have to agree with you, I thought Helene would've been able to heal him from the poisoning. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Random Ending Thought:

(view spoiler)[ Helene's family could've have been saved if Marcus wasn't a tool and actually communicated with his Shrike. Maybe instead of just telling her what to do, you should share some of your stupid plans with her! Or the fact that you knew what Keris was doing the WHOLE time and did NOTHING to stop it. I hope someone kills that stupid snake in the next book. He makes me so mad. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 11th of July 2017

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting December 15th 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting August 2nd 2018. Happy Reading ☺

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[Abi]

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Reading from the 8th of November 2018

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[Tiffany]

Cant wait to continue with this series

[✨Skye✨]

Anyone not got it yet and still wants to?

[Tiffany]

I’m hoping to read it soon

[✨Skye✨]

Yay! :)

[Abi]

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Reading from the 6th of March 2019

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