Title: A Sky Beyond the Storm
Author: Sabaa Tahir
Performers: Fiona Hardingham, Katharine Lee McEwan, Steve West, Maxwell Caulfield & Nikki Massoud
Length: 17 hr, 9 min
Series: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 4
Publishing Date/Publisher: December 1, 2020 by Listening Library
Format: eAudiobook
Review: This was a highly anticipated read for me. I was extra patient waiting for the audiobook format to become available at my library, because I so enjoy the casting for this series. The cast did an incredible job again, so no complaints there.
I really hyped this book up in my mind after reading A Reaper at the Gates, so I was sorely disappointed when it didn’t quite deliver for me. There were several aspects of this book that I found frustrating:
- The romance between Elias and Laia just lacked that luster that it had before.
- Poor fricken Helene. She remains my favorite character in the series, but I did not like the trajectory of her story at all.
- The origin of Laia’s magic is revealed, but the explanation felt convoluted.
- I was surprised by how little page time any of the main characters actually had together.
Despite my criticisms, I did enjoy the book and I still loved the series as a whole. Perhaps it wasn’t the conclusion I was hoping for, but I would still recommend it.
Reader: Bekah
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