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A Reaper at the Gates [Jun 12, 2018]
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Margret, Caladan Brood Face
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Jan 05, 2018 01:23PM
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I was confused by the fact that this is shelved in the standalones whereas, in fact, this is the third book in the Ember in the Ashes Series renamed as the Ember Quartet. I'm in (if I have the book on time).
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The release date was moved from June 1st to June 12th so we'll need this updated.
People should read this and try to catch up. Perhaps my favorite YA series ever.
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I'll be joining in on this one for sure.
I'm going to say maybe. It depends on whether I can get caught up in the series by then.
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I'm psyched you're in for this one. My favorite YA series.
I love her books. Both made me stay awake later them usual because I couldn't put them down. I especially loved Helene's pov.Saba handled the second book really well. I was pleasantly surprised how much the story expanded.
The hard part was to wait for this one to come out. :)
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Yes it's been a long time. If I had had more time I would have done a reread of the first two.
I got the book. I'm juggling it with other though so depending on quality it might take me an overnight to read it or a week or so. ;)
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I couldn't resist long, lol.I loved the tone from the Chapter 1. Having a pov from (view spoiler) was a great way to start the book.
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Just started last night. I'm still in the first chapter.
Up to Chapter 26, 46%:The book started interesting, however the last few chapters felt just like fillers for me. I hope she manages to grab my attention soon, or I might need to put it on hold for a while.
I got to part two last night. I had a hard time putting it down but had to get some sleep. This is the first book I've read in a while that I've been this glued to. I'm not really surprised since I was glued to the first two books as well. (view spoiler)
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I just finished it. I liked it, but not as much as the other two books. The narrative felt unfocused at some points, with characters just running around doing the same mistakes over and over again. Part 1 and 4 were interesting, but part 2 and most of part 3 fell to the middle book trap.Maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it, or maybe my expectation was too high.
I hope you all enjoy it more than I did.
I can't get past the first chapter. :( Also, I feel like I have already forgotten everything. And I really care only for Helene.
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Helene is my favorite character. I don't know why but I picture her as a young Cobie Smulders.
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Mayim wrote: "I can't get past the first chapter. :( Also, I feel like I have already forgotten everything. And I really care only for Helene."I had to go read a summary of the second book, Mayim. I was surprised that I had forgotten almost everything that had happened.
Helene is also the only one I care for. Laila often enough gets to my nerves.Nightbringer is also an interesting character.
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Thankfully I remember most everything from the other books. That isn't always the case. Usually things come back to me in bits and pieces as I read. I like all of the characters in this series.
Miche wrote: "I got up to chapter 17 yesterday.[spoilers removed]"
I find him interesting too.
Miche wrote: "I just finished it. I liked it, but not as much as the other two books. The narrative felt unfocused at some points, with characters just running around doing the same mistakes over and over again...."I felt the same way. I had to sit on my couch for like an hour afterward mulling everything over and in the end felt bummed. Which is the exact opposite of what I wanted. I hate to say that it felt like a filler book but ... it did.
If you took the whole series, turned it into three books instead of four, you could take everything that happened here and cut it into part one of the final book. :(
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Agreed he's fun so far.
I'm at Chapter 44 now. Part two was slower than parts one and three, but I'm still really enjoying this book. Not quite as much as the first two books though. It is definitely a middle of the series book, but that isn't really bothering me. (view spoiler)
Tammie wrote: "I'm at Chapter 44 now. Part two was slower than parts one and three, but I'm still really enjoying this book. Not quite as much as the first two books though. It is definitely a middle of the serie..."I couldn't agree more about the yas.
Scott wrote: "Through 27[spoilers removed]"
It was a hard scene to read.
I might join in when I get the book after meeting the author
Miche wrote: "Mayim wrote: "I can't get past the first chapter. :( Also, I feel like I have already forgotten everything. And I really care only for Helene."I had to go read a summary of the second book, Mayim..."
I think I might do it as well. I pushed through part I last night (finally!). (view spoiler)
Mayim wrote: "Miche wrote: "Mayim wrote: "I can't get past the first chapter. :( Also, I feel like I have already forgotten everything. And I really care only for Helene."I had to go read a summary of the seco..."
That part was too much for me, especially for an ya book.
Scott wrote: "Through 29[spoilers removed]"
Yep!
I finished this last night. (view spoiler)The way it ends makes me wish I could read the next book right away.
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The way it ends makes me wish I could read the next book right away."
Nice. I feel like I'm enjoying this more than most so I'm glad there's some others enjoying it.
Scott wrote: "Through 29[spoilers removed]"
For some reason I did not see that coming. I forgot about the scar.
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For some reason I did not see that coming. I forgot about the scar."
I had a feeling beforehand that she was going to be the missing piece so when the author dropped that nugget I pounced on it.
I have finished. Very mediocre, very predictable. Also, I hate the prophecy-driven books, they take all the agency from individual characters.
