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andatherrin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent and Misogyny
rhm04's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death
kaylamdean1's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Physical abuse
charmingreads's review against another edition
4.0
age rating: 15+
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child death
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal is the first book in the Sands of Arawiya duology. This is a secondary fantasy world inspired by ancient Arabia, so it is chock full of Arabian lore and mythology.
We get two POVs; Zafira, the Huntress hiding her identity as a woman and who is drawn to the darkness of the Arz and the only person know to come out of it after going in; Nasir (aka the Prince of Death), the son of the sultan destined for darkness and a trained assassin known as Hashashin. They both embark on a journey where they become unwitting allies, and the slowest of slow burn romances.
This started out slow, but started to pick up when they both set sail for Sharr, the island that holds to the secret to restoring magic to the land and easing the suffering of its people. This was a great heroes journey story complete with a dynamic and loveable zumra (gang). It sort of reminded me of an Arabian version of The Lord of the Rings. It was great seeing the friendship blossom between the zumra. We see what potential people can have when taken from their comfort zones.
Zafira is a badass that has no time for anyone's shit and will not be cowed by Nasir. However, Zafira suffers from thinking love is for children and not for her. Nasir is our resident grumpy boy who really just needs a hug and some major therapy. Unsurprisingly, Altair was my favorite. He's our comic relief and the annoyingly charming guy always flirting with everyone, but also has all the secrets (they may live in his turban lol). We get themes on love and how it is not a weakness, but can provide direction.
I guessed one of the twists early on, but not the second one! This was a rich and lyrical story with great world building and an interesting magic system. I really loved Yasmine, even though she was only in the first couple chapters, so I hope we get more of her next book.
Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Animal death
sydapel's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief
ssuummeerrn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
With that being said, I read Act 3 in 1 day! The ending was super exciting! It had many plot twists, and everyone knows that I love plot twists more than anything! The long explanation at the beginning was totally worth it for that last 100 pages!!
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and War
wet_towlette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I will now be listing all my issues with this book because it’s probably the briefest way I can explain:
-too info dumping for my liking
-characters inner monologues are greatly repetitive, especially in the beginning
-the writing can be very confusing and I felt like I didn’t know what was going half the time
-the relationship with deen and zafira had so much potential to be something greater then it was
-romance is very forced (albeit interesting if you can look past how forced it is)
-idk if anyone knows what I’m talking about but the three line sentence break up things drives me crazy. It happens on many occasions and is terrible every single time
-this is more of a personal issue but the characters are so hypocritical and it really bothers me
-the entirety of the beginning of act three just felt very rushed and out of place
-the characters don’t feel like real people. Like the way the react to things or do things after hardships. They just feel like words on a paper.
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury
gmoneyyyyy's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, War, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol
beckysrlyacat's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Torture