

Part of it, I admit, is I lost interest when Elias became more of a supernatural being. I felt that there was just too much that happened to fully process and in a way, I was no longer interested in the plot or the direction the story was taking. I found my brain tuning out, thinking about other things, wondering what book I was going to read next. There was a lot that happened that I just didn’t care about. Yes, my mind has not been entirely with it as I move house and settle into my new life in a new place with a new job, but I felt as if this book dragged. I will be really honest when I say I did not enjoy this book. We are in a full-fledged war against the Nightbringer and the Commandant. A Sky Beyond the Storm is the final book in the series, and takes place approximately a year after the end of A Reaper at the Gates. Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes quartet is a fantasy series inspired by Pakistini culture, set in a world very unlike our own.

For me, there’s a sense of accomplishment as well as excitement about moving onto other books and series and seeing what other worlds I am able to explore. I don’t know about anyone else, but finishing a series is always a good feeling. “I wish I could live a thousand lives so I could fall in love with you a thousand times.” Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm
