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This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

49 reviews

sandwiiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ohoho i love the world tahereh mafi is crafting here 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very well-written YA fantasy book featuring dual point of views, chosen one trope, beautiful prose, and a kick-ass protagonist. What fell short for me is the inconsistency of pacing and it felt a little too insta-love between the FMC and the love interest for me (but the latter may be more subjective). This was my very first Tahereh Mafi book and I will definitely look into more of her books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Child death

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, War, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Violence, Gore, Genocide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

sydapel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Reading this felt like reverting back to my pre-teen Mortal Instruments obsessed self - which I mean in the best possible way. While the language tends towards overly poetic and flowery and the pace of the plot as a result feels painstaking, Mafi begins with a pretty simple dynamic between two diametrically opposed characters and slowly unfurls the intricate threads of the political around them. Very very fun if you want to take a trip down 2014 YA lane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: War and Kidnapping

renettereads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

In this novel, we alternate between Alizeh, a Jinn who must keep her identity concealed, and Kamran, a prince of the Ardunian kingdom. We’re already set up for forbidden romance, but add a foreboding prophecy into the mix and you can see why our two main characters shouldn’t get along. But will that stop them? You’ll have to read to find out.

What I can say, is that I really enjoyed their back-and-forth. There is a formality about their interactions when mixed in with dry wit and a touch of lust that makes me so damn giddy. 

I do think this is a romance-first fantasy, seeing as the focus does lie on their relationship and the plot second, but I still enjoyed their separate threads. There’s court intrigue and politics when we follow Kamram and supernatural riddles and evasive action on Alizeh’s side. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this. There was a moment of whiplash towards the end of this book where it the plot suddenly pivoted (or so it seemed), but that raised some questions that I’m eager to see answered in book two. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Blood

Minor: War

hannahbailey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Stylistically, I thought this was written really well and the concept was very interesting. But my god, was this long-winded. I kept reading because I thought that at any moment we'd get to the point...we didn't get there until the final pages -- more fool me 😭

There was so much potential here but we spend too long in the main characters' heads, rather than in their world. I don't mind internal dialogue but both MCs' thoughts were repetitive and confusing in the sense that their decision-making skills seemed to be lacking. The prince was so whiny and passive whilst the FMC lacked personality, I wanted to root for them but lost interest by the end of the book. It definitely felt like a huge setup for the next book which seems to be in a completely different setting with more characters introduced. Obviously, a setup is needed to make you pick up the next instalment, but it's always a shame when the first novel itself can't be treated as a standalone in its own right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Murder

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

mandal1226's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The story was very fun to read, however the language for being a “Young Adult” novel seemed a bit too embellished. Some paragraphs were just a bit too descriptive about needless things, and it was sometimes hard to keep my attention on what was happening. 
The story really brought it all in, because if not for the fun “Will we see our hero(es?) succeed” aspect of the book I would not have been able to get past the first 10 chapters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse and Violence

emolr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Child abuse, Classism, Racism, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide