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This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

25 reviews

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

danibatista's review

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Blood

cobaltmade's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

inject the writing into my veins, i can live on tahereh mafi writing alone

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Body shaming

Minor: Murder

dancing_on_ur_muml0l's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

there is no fucking way Iblees is responsible for all of this. nobody can convince me the traitorous two faced bitch isn't Hazan. Think about it. He's friends with Kamran and basically a friend to Alizeh because he's serving her, but he doesn't tell Alizeh what she wants to know when she needs to know and refuses to communicate to Kamran about why he acts like he's holding a secret from him. He's dissatisfying both of the main characters, and in Iblees' poem he says " Two have a friend who is foe to all". Two people!! have the same friend!! who do they both have in common? Hazan! The devil didn't even visit Kamran once or talk to him at all, while Alizeh gets a visit from him once a month, so it can't be him. and in the poem Iblees also says "Always the jester will interfere, for there cannot be three sovereigns here." Imho the jester symbolises the man who is subject to service of the royal, aka Kamran and Alizeh. He is serving Alizeh to help her escape and he is serving Kamran as his minister. He was trying to get Alizeh out of the castle to escape, but didn't even tell her what she needed to know. Hazan walked off with Kamran before Alizeh could get Hazan alone after he discovered her and Kamran together and alone. bam. It's Hazan, not Iblees. I will not believe any other opinions respectfully.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse

if Alizeh actually marries Cyprus in the next book I don't care who owns the book I will throw it against the wall and set it on fire

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

kommatator's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

knunderb's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

This book was a quick read, asI love Mafi's writing style. It's so illustrative and lovely. The story kept me turning pages, wanting to know what was next.

however, it's not clear to me how Clay defeated the Jinn and have been able to force Jinn into second class status. The book ended on a major cliffhanger, so perhaps this will be explored in future installments. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, War, and Xenophobia

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, and Sexism

Minor: War, Genocide, and Cultural appropriation

tahsintries's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child death, Hate crime, and Misogyny

cc0906's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

This book was outstanding. Certainly one of the most beautifully written fantasy novels I've ever read, and the story was incredibly compelling. I loved Alizeh's resiliency and her ability to see the beauty in life despite her heartbreaking past (and present).

I've read several series that included Jinns but always from a villain perspective. This book is the singular exception. The tie-in with other aspects of Persian mythology was fascinating and I cannot wait to continue reading more of this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Classism, and War