Jarulf rated An Ember in the Ashes: 3 stars

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, …
I work in a used book shop in a small town in Sweden. I often prefer to spend my evenings with a book rather than the TV. I mostly read Science Fiction and Fantasy, but the occasional non-genre or literary fiction book slips through too as well as crime. I read to relax, to escape and recharge. I read shockingly few books in Swedish, my native language, and I keep telling myself I should read more without much happening.
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"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, …
No rating, because I hate rating things, and I'm going to stop trying now. Loved the stories in this book though, and just ordered the second collection to see what happens.
No rating, because I hate rating things, and I'm going to stop trying now. Loved the stories in this book though, and just ordered the second collection to see what happens.

435 pages ; 23 cm

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