Graphic novels just aren't my thing, even for my favorite series.

oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god!!!!!!

Review March 2022Yes I am aware that it took me like two years to get to a graphic novel that took less than an hour to read despite the fact I love this series. No I will not learn from this experience :PAnyway, for a prequel this was surprisingly good! It helped provide further context for why Elias and Helene are the way they are and seeing the world illustrated helped flesh it out more.Update October 2019Whoever decided to reveal the cover and title this soon deserves a raise for not letting...

Short, sweet and to the point, it was nice to see Helene and Elias as young ones, even if the story veered in as saddening a path as I expected it to. It's a nice addition to the An Ember in the Ashes world.

I expected this book to rip my heart out of my chest. It's Sabaa Tahir, after all.But the pain!!! I was not prepared.Really good graphic novel, with the intensity of An Ember in the Ashes. I recommend it for fans of Sabaa Tahir!

This book was an absolute blast to work on and I love it so much. The script , the art, the lettering and the colors are all ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. The book is a little slice of Elias's life when he was a 13 year old Fiver, sent out into the wilds of the Empire on a dangerous mission. Working on it gave me the chance to explore the moments when Elias realizes that there is more to life than just missions for the Empire. It was a joy to write and I hope hope hope you guys enjoy this look into life...

The story is OK. My problem with the book is that it doesn't stand on its own. It's a prequel to a prose YA series and requires you to have read that series to pick up not only the references but to rely on all of the worldbuilding from those books. Any time you switch mediums like this from prose to comic, you should expect there will be some new readers and enough context should be given so that I don't have to go read a bunch of other novels first. I was confused for the longest time why thes...

“When your body is broken, and your heart is crushed. When they’ve honed you and molded you and beaten you into their perfect soldier...your spirit is the one thing they cannot touch.” In typical Sabaa Tahir fashion, you cannot finish one of her books without getting overly emotional. Yes, even her graphic novels. Not to unintentionally spoil anything but Tavi is the best character in the book. Helene is the same as she always is, fierce and committed to the Empire. Though nowadays that commi

I freaking loved it🥺❤️I loved seeing young Elias and Helene...and I wish Tavi was part of the EMBER series😭I loved him just from the little we got about him...it’s so sad🥺

3.5 Stars.Since I recenly started reading 'An Ember in the Ashes' series and once I noticed it had a prequel (graphic novel) to the series, I thought it'd be logical to read this beforehand.Now, I can't say that I ADORED this book, because I have yet to get to meet the characters properly, but I thought this was a good beginning to the series, plus if you like Elias and Helene and/or tjat they are your favorite characters then this graphic novel is a must read!

3.75/5This was a nice addition to the Ember world. I liked getting a small glimpse at a part of Elias and Helene’s past and training at Blackcliff. The art was great, especially the colouring! I don’t think this would be a good place to start in the Ember world. If you haven’t read at least the first book in the main series, you’d probably not get as much out of this, and might find it a bit confusing. Excited to see what else comes from these prequel graphic novels!

Madness or bravery?What is the point of learning to be brave if we're not brave for the right reasons?Elias, Tavi, and Helene are on a mission to procure poison vials. They are new fivers. Their mission doesn't go as planned and they face some complications. They escape but only to get into more trouble. They find some secret information that they don't know what to make of. They end up completing their mission but at a cost.I have not read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir but when I saw thi...

I don’t really have much to say except for THAT WAS HEARTBREAKING 😭SABAA TAHIR REALLY LOVES TO BREAK MY HEART AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT!

This was such a wonderful edition to the world of An Ember in the Ashes! The art was beautiful, and I loved the character designs for Elias and Helene. Gripping and full of heart, I couldn’t get enough of this prequel story! I’m excited for more!!

Oh my heart 💔😭

Holy shiet this world is brutal! It's awesome!!

I’ve been anticipating this for a while; I’m a big fan of Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series, so I was excited to see how her world translated to graphic novels. Sabaa didn’t write this book though, just to clarify; she came up with the story, but the script was not her. I enjoyed the book overall, but there was nothing really unique about it. It was predictable, since we know who survives from reading the books. The art style was nice and I loved the colors, but I had trouble telling Elias...

TW: blood, child abuse, child death, sexism, slavery, torture, violence. Not much to say about this one as I don't read graphic novels very often so *shrug*.There were times it felt like a video game cut-scene and the dialogue felt super melodramatic, but that could be my lack of familiarity with the format. It did remind me that I need to reread this series which I guess is a good thing, all emotional damage aside lol.Elias and Helene deserved better but what else is new.

"My spirit is the one thing they cannot touch." An Ember in the Ashes is one of my all time favourite series so of course I had to pick this up. I had a great time reading this book and being back to this world. I would read anything that Sabaa Tahir writes, no matter the format. We follow Helene and Elias along with their friend Tavi when they are Fivers - training to become elite military recruits - are sent to on a dangerous mission to steal some heavily guarded poison. Soon they find themsel...

I’m not sure if it was expected I wouldn’t give this 5 Stars...ANYWAY!I really enjoyed this, I think it was I retesting you see the characters so young. Hel and Elias were exactly how they expected to be and I loved the little cameos we saw from other characters as well.I hope that there’s going to be more of these because I would absolutely read them all!An Ember in the Ashes - 5 StarsA Torch Against The Night - 5 StarsA Reaper at the Gates - 5 StarsA Sky Beyond The Storm - 5 StarsA Thief Among...