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Title: A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 452 Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Razorbill, Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: August 30, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *Read in 2016* Summary: ( Goodreads ) Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking ...

Title: A Torch Against the Night (#2)  Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages : 464 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill  Release Date: August 30, 2016  Summary (Goodreads) A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts. In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire’s twisted new leader, Marcus. When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself—a mission that might destroy her, instead. This is definitely one of my MOST anticipated releases!  Check out my review of the first book An Ember in the Ashes (click on the picture)

Hello everyone!  I know I haven't been posting much these past few months because I have been busy with school (lots of homework and for my placement). Since it is December 1, I have been sort of planning to have a giveaway for all my followers! In the spirit of Christmas I will be giving away a copy of my favorite books (a choice out of eight) it was soo hard to choose which one because I love every book that I have read these past few years!  So there will be 2 winners! They will have a choice to win one of these 8 books!  Giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY!!!!  a Rafflecopter giveaway

I am so excited that AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir releases today and that I get to share the news, along with a special introduction from Sabaa herself! If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Sabaa Tahir, be sure to check out all the details below. This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed copies of the book and some of those awesome sword letter openers we’ve seen around courtesy of Sabaa, Penguin Teen, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post. A letter from Sabaa Tahir. Dear Readers, Today, my “baby” AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is finally out in the world! From inception to pub date, this journey took eight years. And what a journey it was: writing, rewriting, revising, editing, querying, submitting; Meeting other debuts, bloggers, booksellers and librarians, and hearing their thoughts on EMBER. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the radness. ...

Title: An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 443 Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: April 28, 2015 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N *Received e-ARC for honest review* Summary ( Goodreads ) Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world,  An Ember in the Ashes  is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told. 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 ...

Title: An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 464 Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Razorbill/Penguin Canada Release Date: April 28, 2015 Summary: (Goodreads) Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world,  An Ember in the Ashes  is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told. 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,...