#A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT BOOK SUMMARY SERIES#

Clearly, the thrill and adventure of the story are what pulls in readers, and the superpowers? This background story is a great addition to the main story, yet it doesn’t feel important or explained enough. My Thoughts:ĭefinitely a nice novel, however, some aspects such as Djinn (genies) and other supernatural elements are treated as stories in the beginning, and then slowly morph into reality. We see and interact with Tribesmen and their way of life, and see how the peaceful culture and nomadic way of life impacted Elias growing up. The story also gives more context to Elias’s life before joining Blackcliff. As we get a look into one of the worldviews of one of the antagonists, readers realize that there is more to Helene Aquilla than we thought.

#A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT BOOK SUMMARY SERIES#

Set in a world inspired by Rome, the second book of the series delves into the lives of not only Laia and Elias but also Helene Aquilla.

Maybe her mother’s armband prevented her from using her powers? Worldbuilding: My overall theory is that only after Keenan’s betrayal was Laia able to use her powers. Overall, romance has still taken the backseat in the book. This was a pretty confusing part of the story to me, but I didn’t pay much mind to it. After it became sure that Elias would soon die, he gets to take over the role of some Grim Reaper person? However, there are problems at every turn, problems that sometimes didn’t make sense to me. Storyline Development:Ī great novel that surpassed my expectations, we finally get to see Darin saved and reunited with his sister. I’m getting “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” vibes from her. So she’s not very used to her new role.Īt the same time, her cleverness keeps us thinking ‘she’ll win this one!’ Sadly, Helene isn’t that good at her job, shown by how she’d thwarted by the Commandant at every turn. Helene’s partnership with Elias before the events of the first book seemed to be that he was the leader, and she was the one who backed him up, fighting beside him. Helene is a good fighter, with better knowledge of fighting than leadership. I love the way that despite her inexperience, she does her best in this new position of politics and war. Helene!!! This time, we got to see a lot more of her. Will they make it to Darin? Or will the Commandant and Helene stop them from achieving their goal? Favorite Character: Laia and Elias must be separated as they race to save Darin, facing obstacles at every turn. Meanwhile, the journey to Kauf is just as perilous as the destination. There, the Warden reigns, his rule cruel and unjust, as he conducts inhumane experiments and forces young prisoners to do slave work. The sequel to the acclaimed An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night is all about the rescue of Darin of Serra from the notorious Kauf Prison.

A torch against the night book summary