A Sky Beyond the Storm: An Ember in the Ashes Novel: 4

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Though images haunt him of people in his former life who were close to him like Laia, Helene, and Keris, his mortality tugs on him. His story is about regaining his mortality with sheer will of mind, and to find himself – Elias Veturius – again. Elias and Laia Helene and Avitas started off as enemies to lovers because Avitas who was at Keris’s side tortured Helene in the second book. But Avitas pledged his loyalty to Helene, and they haven’t been enemies since then. Is this book YA? A Scholar rebel and a Martial Blood Shrike are friends and the sky didn’t fall in. Whatever shall we do?” The main problem, though, is that the POVs were interchangeable and indistinguishable. Sometimes I would forget whose perspective I was reading. Helene, my poor little angry cinnamon roll, felt like Laia. Elias was as moody as Laia. Laia was good with weapons like Elias and Helene.

What is inside this book? Life. Love. Friendship. Loyalty. Pain. Death. Grief. But also so much more. So much that I don't think I'll ever be ready to talk about, because it just hurts so much, and the wound is still fresh and still bleeding and I need a break. I need to step away from this for awhile and gather my head. In the end, I'm glad I know these broken brittle characters- their strength and weaknesses, their stories, this world.....I'm sad to leave it but looking ahead with more wonder, a fond heart, and lighter spirits, than before I began this harrowing journey. Until A Sky Beyond the Storm, despite several shortcomings, the plot kept me anchored to the series: It was interesting, fast-paced, eventful, full of twists, and often felt like an emotional roller coaster ride. There was never a dull moment. So, one would not expect it to change at the final book. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happens with this one. The main twists introduced here are not at all in harmony with rest of the series, making everything too complicated, and the result was -at least for me- one of the most unsatisfying endings I've ever come across. But all the criticism aside, I really loved the three POVs. If I had to rank them, I guess I'll have to go with Cain's ranking, making Helene first, Elias second, and Laia third. As the series progressed, Helene underwent the most growth (or change) in my opinion, though the eleventh hour romance of her life felt somewhat out of character. Despite the frequent changes in identity, I liked Elias's character from the start, and this book did fix some of that annoying soul catcher - Elias fluctuations. As for Laia, I liked her during the first two books, but lately it felt like she was just getting in the way. But out of the three POVs, hers was the only one to add some humor to the story, which is always nice. And the supporting characters were fantastic as well, especially Musa and Harper. What disheartens me is, most of them not receiving the satisfying ending they deserve, after everything that has happened. Even though the author did tie-off the main characters' plot-lines at the end, I wasn't much interested in the story after the final battle. If it wasn't for the characters, I would not have gone over 2-stars...

Much like this novel’s predecessors, A Torch Against the Nightand A Reaper at the Gates, the character who has emerged as this series’ true hero is Helene Aquilla, Blood Shrike of the Empire, who suffers tremendous losses throughout the story, but still keeps standing, because it’s what she’s been trained to do, and it’s who she is. Her determination to fight for her people, to free them from the threat of Keris Veturia’s vicious rule, and to protect her nephew’s legacy give her the most defined arc in the entire series and make her the easiest character to both root for and love. Laia and Elias as characters were mostly trying to figure out themselves and weren’t yet both ready to be together. But, no worries to the Elias shippers, because the plot does ‘force’ them to work together! Avitas Harper And his POV parts were so boring. They were all the same. Just Elias's emotional turmoil as he cut down trees or whatever in the forest. Spare me. however, ‘a reaper at the gates’ was an instant mood changer for me regarding this series. my mind still fails to grasp that the characters from books 3-4 are the same characters i fell in love with in books 1-2. and i think its mainly because the story took a direction i did not fully support/enjoy, and so my relationship with the characters changed. I've learned so much from Sky. I've learned the true power of love, of friendship, of friendship that turns into family. I've learned of hope, I've learned not to turn away from it, not to scoff at it and dismiss it with a wave of the hand. I've learned of holding on and how you can never let go, you can never stop fighting, you can never give up on the people you love, because if it was them, they would never stop fighting for you.

I know that in this book she is 'blushing' and acting a bit different from her cool, calculated manner, BUT I loved it. Because I love Helene. And I loved seeing the more emotional side to her, as I consider myself an emotional person, and I could relate to her more. I do understand why a lot of people did not like her POV though. On top of that, there’s a war going on and no time for love. Helene believes in duty before anything else and mostly tries to avoid Harper. Therefore, her feelings for him to stay focused on the war. Helene Aquilla Lia of Serra, the one who faced the Martials and watched her family die right in front of her eyes. The one who went to the rebels for support, and became a slave for The Commandment, tolerating each and every insult and every scar. The one who ran away, faking her death and freed her brother from prison. The one who became an inspiration for everyone, as she was brave, kind, and she had no one, but she was still strong. by Amani Salahudeen 2 years ago A Sky Beyond the Storm wrapped up Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes quartet with tons of twists and surprises. Here are the 5 biggest moments. Warning: The following takes includes major spoilers for the final book in Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series. Proceed at your own risk!

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And all kinds of chemistry weakened. Even the feeling of dread for the unstable moments and evil characters were totally missing. Whatever character development needed for the story to end well is missing.