Crimson Ash
by Haley Sulich
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Pub Date 10 May 2018 | Archive Date 15 May 2018
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Description
You may live as a soldier or face death. Choose wisely.
Solanine
Lucille wants her little sister back. Eight years ago, the government kidnapped
her sister Ember, stole her memories, and transformed her into a soldier. But Solanine
refuses to give up. Now that she and her fiancé have located the leader of a
rebel group, she believes she can finally bring Ember home. But then the
soldiers raid the rebels, killing her fiancé and leaving Solanine alone with
her demons and all the weapons needed for revenge.
After
raiding a rebel camp, sixteen-year-old Ember doesn’t understand why killing
some boy bothers her. She’s a soldier—she has killed hundreds of people without
remorse. But after she fails a mission, the rebels hold her hostage and restore
her memories. Ember recognizes her sister among the rebels and realizes the boy
she killed was Solanine’s fiancé.
Ember
knows she can’t hide the truth forever, but Solanine has secrets too.
As
their worlds clash, the two sisters must decide if their relationship is worth
fighting for. And one wrong move could destroy everything—and everyone—in their
path.
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Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781948115018 |
PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
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I'm sooo excited to review this! Crimson Ash by Haley Sulich is such an amazing, unique book! It is a fun but dark read. So prepare for angst and a lot of emotion. The book moves fast. From the first chapter on, there are surprises that you don't see coming mixed with themes of dealing with depression, loss and self blame while learning on how to deal with all of those.
I literally devoured this book in one day. My only regret is that it's over!!
This book grips you from the moment you read that first page. The world building is crazy; it's dark and twisted and dangerous and incredibly imaginative with the technological advances the author has thought up.
The year is 2065 and a virus called the Devil's Dream has wiped out most of the human race. The origin of the virus is unknown, because it spread to fast. Soldiers search the Earth for survivors and give them the Choice to take part in the new society (live) or die. Ember is one of these soldiers, while her sister Solanine still roams the Earth freely. Solanine wants to save her sister from the soldiers and joins Nightshade and her rebels in their fight against evil.
The sisters are both still teens, but instead of being whiney and way too perfect girls, these two have real issues and real struggles that actually fit within the storyline. Their story is filled with death and destruction and their mental health, naturally, shows it. These characters are some of the most complex I've read. They often make difficult choices and the author does a great job of making you understand why they make those choices and what they must learn as a result. They are all on a path to healing in some way and the author creates their arcs in a way that feels real and satisfying by the end of the story.
I wish some of the side characters were expanded more upon and some of the battles were more elaborate. There's advanced technology being used, which is great, but no explanation as to how it is possible that this technology is available less than 50 years from now after the world has succumbed to a very deathly virus. There's also an element of mind control but it's not clear if this is all advanced technology or something else.
But overall, this book is a unique, roller-coaster dystopian. A must read! I highly recommend it!
The year is 2065 and a virus called the Devil's Dream has wiped out most of the human race. The origin of the virus is unknown, because it spread to fast. Soldiers search the Earth for survivors and give them the Choice to participate in the new society (live) or die. Ember is one of these soldiers, while her sister Solanine still roams the Earth freely. Solanine wants to save her sister from the soldiers and joins Nightshade and her rebels in their fight against evil.
This was such a refreshing story! The sisters are both still teens, but instead of being whiney and way too perfect girls, these two have real issues and real struggles that actually fit within the storyline. Their story is filled with death and destruction and their mental health, naturally, shows it.
I also really liked that there was no insta-succes. As in real life, you can plan out every single step you are going to take, but when fighting a bad guy there will be counter actions and you have to adapt. This story shows just that and it's great. The bad guy is actually a smart cookie and it takes a lot to fight him.
There were some little things that I stop me from giving 5 out of 5 stars. There are a lot of characters and they all have a role to play, but some could have benefited from a bit more backstory. I would also have loved a bit more explanation of the world this story is set in. It took about half of the book for me to find out what year this is set in. There's advanced technology being used, which is great, but no explanation as to how it is possible that this technology is available less than 50 years from now after the world has succumbed to a very deathly virus. There's also an element of mind control but it's not clear if this is all advanced technology or something else.
All in all though, I really liked this story.
The world was decimated by the virus, the Devil’s Dream. In a nightmarish tale that pits sister against sister, steals memories and free will, all that remains are the demons of the past and the monster that has warped the future.
CRIMSON ASH by Haley Sulich is a powerful tale of loss, emotional torment and choices when one sister flees to remain free and another is taken captive to become a robotic soldier without her memories, emotions or the freewill to fight against the false world she has become part of.
Solanine lives with the memories of the night she let go of her sister’s hand and lost her to a cruel and twisted government who stole her memories and created a killing machine. Years later, their paths will cross again, standing on opposite sides of the war. Ember has no memory of Solanine, or the man she just killed, but this time, it felt different. After being captured by the rebels, Ember is “cured” of the virus, her memories returned, but those memories could be the very thing that will drive a permanent wedge between the sisters.
Haley Sulich’s dystopian tale is filled with angst, self-doubt, self-destruction and heartbreak as a group of rebels fight back against the government that has destroyed their world. Gritty, dark and filled with a constant sense of turmoil, this edge-of-your-seat read has a shaky opening that gains ground and runs full-throttle throughout. Twists, turns and the seemingly impossible odds add a sense of action and adventure as David stands against Goliath, with an unknown outcome.
If you like your reading able to stay one step ahead of where you THOUGHT it was going with emotions running hot throughout, you’ll be lost in this “reality” as the hours fly by.
I received a complimentary ARC edition from Write Plan! This is my honest and voluntary review.
Publisher: Write Plan (May 10, 2018)
Publication Date: May 10, 2018
Genre: Sci-fi | Dystopian
Print Length: 382 pages
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