FantasyYoung Adult
A Torch Against the Night
2017·480 pages
A gripping sequel where Laia and Elias battle to save her brother from a brutal prison, facing empire soldiers and dark forces.
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A gripping sequel where Laia and Elias battle to save her brother from a brutal prison, facing empire soldiers and dark forces.
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Deeply felt and deeply moving, I could not put it down.” —Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures “This electric debut is a pulse-pounding action-packed Romeo and Juliet story in a richly imagined world with a great twist and heroic characters you’ll root for and won’t stop thinking about.” —Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of Frozen and The Ring and the Crown · SABAA TAHIR is a former newspaper editor who grew up in California’s Mojave De
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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One consensual sexual encounter with passionate kissing; vaguely described, advances quickly. Mentions of sinister sexual behavior and threats; one sexually threatening violent act.
Violence & gore
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Graphic battle violence with injuries and gore; brutal deaths and extended torture scenes are central.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language, mostly insults.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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Magic and supernatural elements present as fantasy, not occult; recurring but not dominant.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong themes of power, loyalty, oppression, and resistance against immoral laws.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of slavery, systemic cruelty, and suffering in a brutal empire. Mentions of sinister sexual behavior and threats; one sexually threatening violent act.
Other
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