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Till It Arrives: An Ember in the Ashes – Sabaa Tahir

Till It Arrives is inspired by Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner’s Save the Date feature. Sometimes I read books that are not released anytime soon, but I want to share some of my feelings on the book right away, so Till It Arrives is born! (It also allows me to read books that appear later in my schedule, so that’s awesome too.) Since I don’t usually use GIFs in my reviews, I thought I’ll use plenty of GIFs to describe my feelings for the book I’m talking about in this feature!


anemberintheashesAn Ember in the Ashes
Author: Sabaa Tahir
Series: None
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Publisher: Razorbill

Goodreads | Amazon | TBD

Summary:

In a world where the military reigns supreme and those who resist are executed, is it the soldier or the slave who’s truly free?
LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier – and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.
When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change the future of the empire itself.

 
First Sentence: My big brother reaches home in the dark hours before dawn, when even ghosts take their rest.

My Review:
A Tale of OMG YOU MUST PREORDER THIS BOOK AND DO IT NOW

When I got my hands on an ARC of An Ember in the Ashes:

dance

When I read the first thirty pages:

epic

When the romance showed up:

shipit

When things started getting intense:

watchout

To sum the book up in a GIF:

wonderfulstory

For a FULL non-GIF review of An Ember in the Ashes, be sure to check out my blog on April 27!

 

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-Kelly

Posted by Kelly on 1-28-15 · 29 Comments
Categories: 2015 book, till it arrives

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  1. Bieke @ Istyria book blog says

    1-28-15 at 9:54 AM

    A blogger friend had a double copy and is sending it to me! :D YAY
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  2. Frannie Pan @ In Clouds of Pages says

    1-28-15 at 10:19 AM

    I read the first 3 chapters today on Book Buzz and OMG it was wonderful!!
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  3. Kaina says

    1-28-15 at 11:11 AM

    Yay! So happy to hear that you liked this one. When I first read the synopsis I knew I had to have it but was kind of worried since there’s so much hype surrounding it. Can’t wait to get my hands on this one!
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  4. Nova @ Out of Time says

    1-28-15 at 11:57 AM

    YES KELLY! I haven’t read this one, but Penguin sent me a teaser and it looks so rad <333 Can't wait for the review
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  5. Melissa Robles says

    1-28-15 at 11:59 AM

    Hahaha I loved this! Can’t wait to have An Ember in the Ashes, sounds wonderful!
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  6. Lea @ YA Book Queen says

    1-28-15 at 12:30 PM

    I’m so excited for this book – it seems like everyone is enjoying it!

    Nice post :D
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  7. Zed says

    1-28-15 at 1:09 PM

    Brilliant post. I was in two minds about whether I should read this book but you make it sound worth the while.
    Zed recently posted…Review of Follow Me DownMy Profile

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  8. Hannah says

    1-28-15 at 1:17 PM

    So so amped for this one! I’ve heard nothing but good things!
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  9. Christina R. says

    1-28-15 at 1:22 PM

    LOVE the opening line!! So awesome!

    And I love your reactions to plot and romance :)

    Lovely review :)

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  10. Laquesha @ We're All Bookish Here says

    1-28-15 at 4:22 PM

    Hehe, I love GIFs and I also really need this novel in my hands because I’ve been hearing nothing but good things from the bloggers who have read it (yourself included) and the chapter samplers are BOMB!
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  11. Salwa M. says

    1-28-15 at 6:59 PM

    OMG now I’m even more excited! Reading the sneak peak and finding out how intense the book is, gahhh! I want it NOW!!!! :D

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  12. Jen @ Books and Other Happy Ever Afters says

    1-28-15 at 7:24 PM

    AHHH YESS SO HAPPY YOU LOVED AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, KELLY!! I am seriously so stoked to get my hands on this book. YAAAS Kingsley GIF! Lovely short review, Kelly, can’t wait to read your full one!

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  13. Jaime Lester says

    1-28-15 at 10:31 PM

    AHHHHHH! I need this book in my hands right now. THIS BOOK! I cannot wait to read this book. I will read no reviews until I have finished reading the book for myself, because I do not want my feelings sullied by anything negative. Your Til review just made me crazier to read it. THANK YOU!
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  14. Hillary R. says

    1-28-15 at 11:00 PM

    An Ember in the Ashes is really that good?! Now I’m curious…I really can’t wait to see your whole review for this book. I also love this type of review because the gifs you choose are sometimes just so funny. I actually remember that one episode with Dean where he made that face. haha n_n

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  15. Laila BC says

    1-29-15 at 9:05 AM

    ugh! i have this on my tbr ever since you posted that you got an ARC last year! I am absolutely excited for your review…so don’t hold back all the feels! give it to us! yay!

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  16. Pili says

    1-29-15 at 10:24 AM

    YAY! I’m getting happier and happier about having this one preordered!! =D
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  17. Casey says

    1-30-15 at 1:58 PM

    I have already preordered this book – because it sounds super interesting – and I’m glad to see that choice enforced. Now I’m ever more excited!!
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  18. Stephanie @ Bookfever says

    1-31-15 at 4:56 PM

    Oh my god! Even more excited about this book now. From the moment I discovered in on Goodreads I was like yeah I need to get it. It sounds simply amazing. Can’t wait to read the full review! :D
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  19. Elicia Cheah says

    1-31-15 at 6:22 PM

    AAAHHHH THIS MAKES ME ANTICIPATE THE BOOK EVEN MORE
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  20. Cassidie Jhones says

    2-01-15 at 1:08 PM

    When I saw it I immediately wanted to read it and I’m so glad to see that not only the synopsis sounds good! (I’m in the middle of an ARC I’ve requested because the concept sounded great and it was by an author I quite like and I kinda almost DNF’d it already. -__-)
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  21. Stephanie B says

    2-04-15 at 5:12 PM

    Oh my gosh! I’m so excited to read this book. The cover is fantastic and the story sounds amazing!
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  22. Megan @ Reading Books Like a Boss says

    2-12-15 at 9:32 PM

    I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK!! I loved the GIFs you chose. “I Ship it.” LOL!
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  23. kasumii says

    2-16-15 at 8:45 AM

    thank you for another great gif review!!!!i am so glad that so many reviewers loved this book!:D
    i will definately check it out!^^

    Reply
  24. Molly Mortensen says

    2-20-15 at 10:28 AM

    I can’t wait to read this book! I also like the idea of talking about a book pre review.
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  25. Lia says

    2-25-15 at 6:19 PM

    Your GIFs are great:) And your eview made me further excited for this one.

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  26. Alexandra says

    3-01-15 at 10:58 AM

    I loed your review! Even with the Taylor Swift gif it’s amazing! :)
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  27. Romi says

    3-17-15 at 10:52 PM

    OOH AAH. That basically sums up my feelings on my awaitment of your full review! Seems like it was a very good read! xx
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