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The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

12 reviews

applejacksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I really thought this was a strong opening book to this series and I can't wait to see what comes next in it. 

The Final Strife presents itself as a Middle East/African inspired world that combines a premises like The Hunger Games with Red Queen to create a terrible world on the precipice of change. 

Anoor and Sylah are some of my favorite characters I've read this year and I love that they give each other hope and the ability to believe in themselves and the world they've lived in and can change it for the better. 

I do think that the middle of this book lagged a little bit, but not enough to make me want to stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

burstofhope's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism