Reviews with content warning for Blood - This Woven Kingdom

When I started reading this book I thought I would like it much more than I actually did…
For the first half of the book I was really struggling to actually reading it… I was bored and quite confused, I didn’t connect with the characters and I just wanted to DNF or to go through with it the fastest I could…
The writing itself is amazing! I just think the first half of the book could be cut in half 😅
For the second half of the book… that really saved it entirely! The last 100 pages were the most interesting! Some twists and full of plot in the end… sadly I think the beginning was so slow and the ending so rushed…
There is dual POV - we get to know Alizeh, a Jinn and a lost queen, and we get to know Kamran, the prince of Ardunia. About Alizeh - she is a badass but I was hoping to know more about her powers…
Kamran I liked from the beginning! He is so intelligent and we can see his character development very well. And the way he talks to Alizeh is just wow.
When Kamran says “You have consumed my thoughts since the moment I met you (…) I feel now, in your presence, entirely strange. I think I might fetch you the moon if only to spare your tears again” I can definitely ignore the fact that I don’t like instant love trope.
There is a brief knife to the throat scene - always a good add to a book 👌🏼
And what about that ending? A major cliffhanger! Now all I want is that second book please!

Overall, due to the fact that a bit more than 50% of the book I was quite bored, I give it 3,5⭐️

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sallytiffany's review

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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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mynotsolittlelibrary's review against another edition

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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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sydneyluxford's review against another edition

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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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beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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kabrahams's review against another edition

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5.0

(Upgraded to a full five stars on reread)
I've been a bit lukewarm with YA fantasy lately, so I went into this not sure if I was going to like it and was immediately hooked. Alizeh is a lowly servant trying to make ends meet by taking up tailoring jobs on the side, however, she is actually the heir to the Jinn throne who it has been prophesied will overthrow the human king who forced the Jinn into submission. She is discovered by Kamran, prince and heir to the throne,

who makes his grandfather (the king) aware of her without realizing the full weight of what he's done as he falls in love with her. There's a bit of a Cinderella vibe as the whole thing ends in a ball that Alizeh is mysteriously given a dress and slippers to wear at and where Kamran is supposed to choose his bride. Of course, things go very wrong and this ended with such a crazy cliffhanger that I need the sequel immediately!

I want to go back to this lush yet brutal world of magic, political turmoil, and romance!

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andromeda_1998's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This woven kingdom was an interesting read for me. I have really mixed feelings about this book. I liked the idea of it. I wanted to love this book so badly and even though I still like the book a lot I cannot say that I love it. Is it a good book? Yes, definitely. Do I want to read the second book? Yes, absolutely! But why do I have these mixed feelings? Let’s find out.

Characters
Characters are always very important to me and it didn’t help that I didn’t Really care about the two main characters. Alizeh is a girl living the life of a disposable servant, but of course she has a secret past. And Kamran is a privileged prince who doesn’t have a care in his life. He acts like he knows all the wisdoms in the world but meanwhile he’s pretty hopeless. He’s grandfather Is even worse. The only thing he seems to want is kill innocent girls because that’s the easier path and to not belief his grandson even though Kamran is all the dude has. It was a bit ✨toxic✨

Story
The story follows Alizeh in her servant life and we keep on following her as a servant for 75% of the story. And that just wasn’t for me. The ending felt a bit random but I didn’t really mind. I didn’t like how much of the story was focused on the love plot but that’s probably just me.

Worldbuilding
I did like the Persian inspired world. It felt fresh and I am curious to read more about it.

Writing
This story is written beautifully and I’m still curious for more details about this world in the future.

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