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adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
farhana101's review
4.0
*3.75 stars for me.
Enjoyed the overall premise of the story and how the story is inspired by persian mythology. Really liked the progression of Soraya’s character and how she gradually becomes more confident in her own skin. The romance was very unexpected and didn’t feel well developed enough for me to be invested in it.
Enjoyed the overall premise of the story and how the story is inspired by persian mythology. Really liked the progression of Soraya’s character and how she gradually becomes more confident in her own skin. The romance was very unexpected and didn’t feel well developed enough for me to be invested in it.
janagaton's review
4.0
LOVED the world building in this. The audiobook is stunning. I had no idea this was sapphic, and I absolutely adored the romance. It has some beautiful quotes as well, and I loved the Persion mythology references!
singularity84's review
adventurous
mysterious
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
3.75
zenithgrimsbane's review
4.0
lesbians. lesbian mythical creatures. such a lovely cultural based story inspired from something i know by heart- şahname. i LOVED this little fairy tale and i know i will come back to the annotated pages again and again to relive the excitement i had while reading this
idiothan's review
3.0
it was good but i just needed more. it's hard to explain. i do know that i questioned a lot of the author's choices. why did soraya give up her powers in the first fourth of the book? why was she normal for most of the book? why turn azad human if soraya was just gonna get her powers back? but im sure there's reasons for it all so it's fine. however, i do wish that someone close to soraya had died. either her brother or mother or parvaneh, someone needed to die. i felt no strong emotion at the end except relief when her poison returned. most of my favorite books include a major character death because they make me feel a lot so they're memorable. i can see myself forgetting this book quickly. but all in all, it was a good read. really loved the concept of this mythical but still realistic world, it was executed really well and in a mostly non-confusing way. a lot of fantasy books get carried away in their alternate universe and it makes no sense, but gst was excellent in this way. and of course, i loved the subtle sapphic romance. i did feel mislead when soraya started spending a LOT of time with azad but i was relieved when he revealed himself. i really thought the love interest was gonna be laleh so i was surprised when soraya and parvaneh got together, but it felt right.
windermerepeak1's review
Idk, I think I want to go back to it eventually and try again but I just wasn’t vibing with it 😔 and I really wanted to get into it too😔
saracgeib's review
2.0
My favorite part about this story is the world it takes place in, but I wish it had been developed a little more. I found the main character to be needy, indecisive and kind of boring. The plot twists were rather predictable and fell flat, feeling anti-climactic even through the most exciting points of the plot. I would definitely be interested in reading more Persian-inspired stories, and I'd try this author again. Hopefully with more interesting characters!
yarn_chicken's review
3.0
Probably 3.5 stars for me. It was okay! My reading mojo is weird right now. I liked the perspective of a non-European culture.