Sometimes that was the worst thing because you could feel how agonizing it must be.Īlso, then there were just instances in the book where I felt like I couldn’t breathe. It was perfectly detailed, and I felt like I was living inside the book.
“All the beauty of the stars means nothing when life here on earth is so ugly.” There were so much torture and agony all around. There were moments when you just wanted to jump inside the book and strangle someone, but then you didn’t because they were too scary. Let me use all the adjectives because no words would be enough praise for this book. I liked Laia’s chapters because it was interesting being in her head. The book also ends in such a way to make you crave for the sequel. Usually, fantasy novels are slow to start since they have to do much world-building and establish an understanding among the readers, but Sabaa Tahir does it in such a way that one stays engaged in the story while learning a bit about the world it is set up in as the chapters fly by. This book is written in the dual point of views.įrom the first chapter itself, the author captured my interest and so, I finished this big book in just one sitting. The most exciting part is how their fates are intertwined. However, in his heart, he doesn’t want to be. To save her brother, she has joined hands with a rebel group and agreed to go deep into the heart of Martial Empire and spy for the rebels.Įlias is the most exceptional masked soldier, trained to be brutal and deadly. Laia is willingly in the middle of the very world she hates. The future of the empire rests on their shoulders, and they are still unaware of what is expected of them. Her brother gets arrested for treason and Laia is willing to go to any lengths to get him out.įor that, she goes as a slave to Blackliff where the Masks (masked soldiers) who are the deadliest and cruelest soldiers are trained. Laia is a scholar living under the rule of a Martial Empire that frowns upon scholars like one does on terrorists.
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