An Ember in the Ashes

Second read - 2023

I recently had the urge to read this series but as I hadn't carried on after book 1 for so long I knew I had to reread it and I'm so glad I did!

I was completely gripped by this from the first page and didn't want to stop reading. I had definitely forgotten a lot of the story but really had forgotten how intense and dark this is.

I really loved everything about this and will be continuing to book 2 ASAP.


First read - 2016

This was a really intriguing and interesting story, especially the setting of an Roman Empire type society. I found the characters immensely likeable and enjoyed the dual perspective of the narrative. My only slight issue was that the writing was slightly disjointed at times, some parts were described perfectly whilst others seemed to jump from one place to another without much explanation. No major issue with it though, it really didn't detract too much from the wonderful story being told!