A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa Tahir - Restarting August 10th 2020

[Ashley]

Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.

The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance.

Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.

And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that will stop at nothing to ensure Elias's devotion--even at the cost of his humanity.

[Abby]

I'll be joining!

[[deleted user]]

I’ll join too

[Abby]

Chapter 14: (view spoiler)[Laia and Darin seem to have gotten out of there way too quickly. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 23: (view spoiler)[That hammer is so cool! Also, uh oh, her sister's poisoned! (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

chapter 5

(view spoiler)[I'm glad that Elias has been resurrected. I like the addition Nightbringers perspective. Laia should not have assumed that Elias missing the raid was his fault. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley]

I’ll be starting this soon! I’m running a little behind

[[deleted user]]

finished part 1

(view spoiler)[Now that Shaeva is dead Elias has a lot of responsibility. I feel that it would be better for Elias and Laia to be separate. (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Chapter 51: (view spoiler)[Woo! Go Helene! Cheering so hard right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Finished: (view spoiler)[Looking forward to the Shrike and Laia working together in the next one! (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

30%

(view spoiler)[Hopefully Elias will be able to pass the ghosts on. I was hoping for more of the Nightbringer perspective. (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Part 1: (view spoiler)[ Oh no, poor Elias!! I'm so glad to be back in this world, but I'm scared it will end on a cliffhanger and then I'll have to wait ages for the next book! I'm really loving it though! (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Chapter 39: (view spoiler)[ I can't believe that Cook is Laia's mum!! I think I thought about it when I was reading the first book, but I never really thought it would happen, and I had completely forgotten all about it. That's such a good twist! I can't wait to see Cook again (I'm sure we will now with this new information. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Finished

(view spoiler)[I can't believed what happened with the ring. I would have liked a happier ending. (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Chapter 53: (view spoiler)[ NOOOOOOO ELIAS!!! He has been through so much in this book, if he doesn't get a happy ending when the series is finished I will be so mad. But now that he's taken on the magic, I need to know how he's going to end up with Laia, because he HAS to. Somehow... (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ I need book four right now!! That ending action was soooooo good, and I can't wait to see more of Shrike and Laia teaming up. I haven't been a Helene fan throughout this series, but this book has definitely made me like her more! Can't wait to see them together, and hopefully rescuing Elias (please!!) (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

I have made a start :)

[Courtney]

I am starting now :)

[Courtney]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ Marcus is so disgusting! I hope by the end Helene gives him all that he deserves. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ Livia ia pregnant! She wanta to take the throne away from Marcus too. (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Courtney wrote: "Chapter 10 [spoilers removed]"

Chapter 10: (view spoiler)[I am loving this book so far. I feel like it has gotten back what I felt the last book lacked. I am really loving Helene's perspective in this book and I especially love her sister, Livia. I think I may be getting a little bored with the Elias scenario because I think I've made peace with what he has chosen to become and don't think there's a way for Laia and him to be together anymore. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 18 (view spoiler)[ What did Elias just allow to happen? (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Shar wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Chapter 10 [spoilers removed]"

Chapter 10: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yeah Elias's part are lacking. I am liking Helene a little bit more in this book, and would love to see Livia and her take Marcus down. (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Courtney wrote: "Shar wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Chapter 10 [spoilers removed]"

Chapter 10: [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I would love to see that too. If he's going to be taken down it's going to have to be from the inside. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Going to get started with this one tomorrow!! I'll catch up!! Can't wait to read your spoilers ;) Ha!

[Shar]

Courtney wrote: "Chapter 18 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[he seems to be really failing at his job... (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Shar wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Chapter 18 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Agreed. (view spoiler)[ He needs to get it togather ASAP (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 28 (view spoiler)[ Helene outsmarted yhe Commandant, but her sister, Livia, has been poisoned. I hope she can save her. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 29 (view spoiler)[ Helene has the last piece of the star! (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 31 (view spoiler)[ Marcus knows about Helene's magic! This cant be good. (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Chapter 30: (view spoiler)[This book is so much better than the last one. I'm interested in all three of the storylines and there's so much happening. I'm glad Elias is slowly beginning to take his responsibility seriously and trying to do his job that he accepted. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Chapter 39 (view spoiler)[ Cook is Laia's mom!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Courtney wrote: "Chapter 39 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[oh my... That was certainly a shock to me. I did not expect that and I don't know how to feel about it (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Shar wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Chapter 39 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Me either, but I guess it makes sense with how she acted in the first book. I dont know why she didnt just tell her.

[Courtney]

Chapter 56 (view spoiler)[ The Cook and Laia saved Helene. Then the Cook sacraficed herself. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

Finished (view spoiler)[ The Nightbringer released the Jinn. Holy smokes its going to get bad. I am glad Laia and Helene have agreed to work togather. They will need to in order to win. (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Courtney wrote: "Chapter 56 [spoilers removed]"

oh no. I'm tearing up! :(

[Courtney]

Shar wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Chapter 56 [spoilers removed]"

oh no. I'm tearing up! :("

I was too.

[Shar]

Finished: (view spoiler)[The finale is going to be epic. The build up of suspense in this book was so intense. I think Helene and Laia working together is the best thing they can do right now. It's the only hope they really have. I'm not really sure what's going on with Elias right now. The perspective of the nightbringer was so interesting. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Chapter 10- Part 1

(view spoiler)[ Enjoying the start of this book quite a bit. A lot has happened already! Enjoyed the Nightbringer point of view, and I like that instead of "Helene" it says "The Blood Shrike." Livvy is pregnant!! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Page 110

(view spoiler)[ So sorry guys, I just couldn’t get into this book this month. I really wanted to love this! It’s taken me 11 days to get through 100 pages, and I kept wanting to read my other books... maybe I’ll try it again another time! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Aly]

I'm listening to this now

[Brinley]

I'm going to try and make it through it, but I've made it 60 pages in and feel like dnf'ing it

[Brinley]

Yah, I'm sorry, I'm not going to end up reading this. I don't like the writing style, or the characters. I hope you enjoy it though!

[Aly]

Did you like the first 2 books?

[Aly]

ch 15 (view spoiler)[ I feel so bad for Helene and her sister. She needs to take out Marcus and Keris, then her sister might be able to reign until her son is old enough.
I'm glad Laia is reunited with Darin, though their story isn't as interesting to me yet (hide spoiler)]

[Brinley]

The first one was decent, and I hated the second one. I was hoping I'd like this one, but it doesn't look that way

[Aly]

Bummer!

[Aly]

ch 30 (view spoiler)[ I'm glad Helene finally won a battle against Keris. But now her sister is poisoned, Helene just can't catch a break.

Elias seeing the history of the djinn is so interesting and it's very sad they were killed by the Scholars.

Laia is the least interesting still. Maybe she'll do something soon? (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 43 (view spoiler)[ Ugh why is everything awful? Keris brought back Helene's sister, Elias can't hold the barrier against all the spirits, and Cook is Laia's mom! WTF lady.

Also, I did not appreciate Laia yelling at Darin. (hide spoiler)]