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We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
4.0
"We hunt the flame, the light in the darkness, the GOOD this world deserves . . . You remind me that hope is not lost."
People lived because she died was a KILLER first line. Our main character, Zafira, is the Hunter. A "man" renowned for venturing into the cursed Arz forest and coming out sane and safe to keep the people on the poor, western side of Demenhur. If Zafira is exposed as a girl, a Huntress as opposed to a Hunter, all of her achievements will be disregarded. When Zafira is given an invitation to restore magic to the lands of Arawiya, she takes a leap of faith and joins the quest.
People died because he lived was a great way to introduce Nasir. A trained assassin AND the son of the Sultan, he is known as the Prince of Death. He is sent on errands to kill those foolish enough to oppose his father. Nasir secretly hides the compassion he holds for his kills - if his true feelings were to be discovered, his father wouldn't punish HIM, he'd punish those he cared about. Nasir is sent on a mission by the sultan - retrieve the item Zafira is also looking for and kill her.
Both are legends in Arawiya, however, neither wants to be.
War is brewing after the sultan killed one of the five caliphates and is becoming more controlling. In addition, the dangerous Arz will reach cover the lands of Arawiya if the pair can't stop it by finding the lost artifact, the Jawarat. It can restore the magic, stop the Arz, AND put an end to the suffering in Arawiya. However, the ancient evil who killed the magical Six Sisters of Old stirs as they embark on their journey, and the prize might pose a worse threat than either could imagine.
Overall, this book was good. It got me out of my reading slump (for the most part).
Here are my issues:
- The pacing was a bit off. The start was really slow and I feel like it showed too much of the main characters' regular lives. Then, the middle part varied between being slow and fast. Finally, the last part was really fast.
- The majority of the twists were predictable. There was only one twist at the VERY end that I didn't see coming.
- The characters didn't seem fully fleshed out to me. I mean, no character is going to be perfect, but I feel like they just weren't as real to me. I DID like them though.
I LOVED:
- The world was soooooooo perfectly fleshed out. It had curse words that couldn't be perfectly translated, a government system, social norms, differences between the lands. It was AMAZING.
- The story was nice. This book was very original - I've never read anything like it in the fact of the location and the characters.
- The characters were nice. I laughed out loud several times because of the banter between Altair and Nasir and I loved Zafira's sarcasm. I hope Nasir and Zafira put aside their differences and get together. Although, I would've much preferred if she had ended up with Deen.
It was an interesting read and I really enjoyed myself on Zafira's and Nasir's quest! Looking forward to read [b:We Free the Stars|46223364|We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2)|Hafsah Faizal|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570454006l/46223364._SY75_.jpg|64663993]!
People lived because she died was a KILLER first line. Our main character, Zafira, is the Hunter. A "man" renowned for venturing into the cursed Arz forest and coming out sane and safe to keep the people on the poor, western side of Demenhur. If Zafira is exposed as a girl, a Huntress as opposed to a Hunter, all of her achievements will be disregarded. When Zafira is given an invitation to restore magic to the lands of Arawiya, she takes a leap of faith and joins the quest.
People died because he lived was a great way to introduce Nasir. A trained assassin AND the son of the Sultan, he is known as the Prince of Death. He is sent on errands to kill those foolish enough to oppose his father. Nasir secretly hides the compassion he holds for his kills - if his true feelings were to be discovered, his father wouldn't punish HIM, he'd punish those he cared about. Nasir is sent on a mission by the sultan - retrieve the item Zafira is also looking for and kill her.
Both are legends in Arawiya, however, neither wants to be.
War is brewing after the sultan killed one of the five caliphates and is becoming more controlling. In addition, the dangerous Arz will reach cover the lands of Arawiya if the pair can't stop it by finding the lost artifact, the Jawarat. It can restore the magic, stop the Arz, AND put an end to the suffering in Arawiya. However, the ancient evil who killed the magical Six Sisters of Old stirs as they embark on their journey, and the prize might pose a worse threat than either could imagine.
Overall, this book was good. It got me out of my reading slump (for the most part).
Here are my issues:
- The pacing was a bit off. The start was really slow and I feel like it showed too much of the main characters' regular lives. Then, the middle part varied between being slow and fast. Finally, the last part was really fast.
- The majority of the twists were predictable. There was only one twist at the VERY end that I didn't see coming.
- The characters didn't seem fully fleshed out to me. I mean, no character is going to be perfect, but I feel like they just weren't as real to me. I DID like them though.
I LOVED:
- The world was soooooooo perfectly fleshed out. It had curse words that couldn't be perfectly translated, a government system, social norms, differences between the lands. It was AMAZING.
- The story was nice. This book was very original - I've never read anything like it in the fact of the location and the characters.
- The characters were nice. I laughed out loud several times because of the banter between Altair and Nasir and I loved Zafira's sarcasm. I hope Nasir and Zafira put aside their differences and get together. Although, I would've much preferred if she had ended up with Deen.
It was an interesting read and I really enjoyed myself on Zafira's and Nasir's quest! Looking forward to read [b:We Free the Stars|46223364|We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2)|Hafsah Faizal|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570454006l/46223364._SY75_.jpg|64663993]!