An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: very dark.
Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's military academy to save her brother, and Elias is its best soldier who wants out. The Commandant is one of YA's scariest villains. Darker than most YA, with threats of sexual violence throughout.
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Is An Ember in the Ashes spicy?
Barely. An Ember in the Ashes has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is An Ember in the Ashes?
We rate An Ember in the Ashes 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are sexual assault, torture, graphic violence, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read An Ember in the Ashes in order?
An Ember in the Ashes is book 1 of An Ember in the Ashes, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 5 content warnings for An Ember in the Ashes
- Sexual assault
- Torture
- Graphic violence
- Physical or emotional abuse
- Harm to children
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Details
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 464
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
