Review of 'A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes Book 3)' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
I felt there was a disproportionate level of violence on this one. And people being subdued by superior power structures. Impossibly dangerous trials that often result in death. Slaves being beaten, marked and /or disfigured by serving the wrong type of tea. It just felt so brutal to me that at times I didn't want to be reading about that world anymore. I let the book down for a few days. The characters struggle so much!
But in the end it is a story about rebelling and destroying power structures, which gives a hint of hope when you get to the last chapters.
