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This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

49 reviews

peachieko's review

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Violence, and Sexual content

kassidyreads's review

adventurous medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Physical abuse

Minor: Child death, War, and Fire/Fire injury

joni_smits's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism and War

robyn_vennard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Death, Classism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

swalk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25


Once a Royal member of a Northern nation called the Jinn from the area of Tulan, Alizeh was just 13  when she  had to flee her homeland after her family home was set ablaze killing her mother. Now 18, she finds herself hiding her identity as a servant, treated with distain and told to forget her knowledge and be subservient to the upper classes.



Alizeh uses her lowly position this to cover strength and wisdom, obscuring her face with a local face scarf called a snoodah, worn by the eponymous servants of the region.When A local beggar child tries to mug her she protects herself, but is seen by Kamran the Crown Prince of Ardunia, where she now resides. He immediately believes she is not all she seems to be and makes it his mission to find her. Initially he thinks she is a spy from a rival nation as she has such self defence skills, however when he locates her, he discovers something very different.



This is a captivating YA fantasy book by Tahereh Mafi with exceptional world building. Based on Persian Mythology it has a sense of magical realism about it, which keeps it grounded in our world making it all the more believable. I can’t wait for the follow up!

Kate Reading is an excellent narrator, clear enunciation and reads with emotion and great characterisation.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Torture

sallytiffany's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was very slow and tedious and the characters were hard to relate to. However, it did have some good action at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

caoimhsx's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Classism, and Racism

mynotsolittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring tense slow-paced

While the pacing if this book is slow  it is so incredibly imersive you don't realise it. You're so wrapped up in the characters and their intense emotions you want every scene to last just a little longer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Classism, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This took me much longer to read than I thought, but I have the flu to blame for that. I literally went a week without reading. 

Anyway, this is arguably the best book I have ever read. The prose in this book was unlike any other. Like, damn, since when were we so formal. 

Love, love, love Alizeh. She was such an amazing main character and, I can’t lie, her plan of staying low as a snoda servant is smart because who is going to think a servant can take down five grown men trying to ambush her?????? I definitely didn’t. Also, I just know she’s so fine.

When Kamran broke into her room and she held a blade to his neck, wearing nothing but a corset 🫣.

BRO, KAMRAN. I NEED ME A MAN LIKE HIM. I need me a man that’ll fetch me the moon because he hates to see me cry 😪. Never has a character radiated BDE like Kamran does. I had to take breaks when reading the scenes between him and Alizeh because they would literally make me blush so much. It’s so bad 

THE ENDING?????? Kamran please save my girl Alizeh from the shackles of Cyrus. I can’t believe he just appeared out of nowhere and basically kidnapped her so they could get married. KAMRAN HELP.

 

I don’t think I can wait until February next year for the second book. Tahereh Mafi can’t just end the book like that and expect me to be okay??????? I NEED ANSWERS.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, and War

kponturo's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Violence