Reviews - We Hunt the Flame

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We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal

3.87 AVERAGE

staytiny_'s review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

copper_ink's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional 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: Yes

smile_e2003's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous fast-paced

mamccoystories_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective 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: Complicated

lilyxxx's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 Stars

ahhhhginger's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

3n1mra's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Waiting to read the second book

!Spoilers ahead!

I loved the writing and the plot, the idea behind it & the world building. However!!

I felt like the character progression was going through a rollercoaster. It felt like they were not true to their own values and beliefs, and I recoiled at some of the romantic scenes because they were unwarranted and felt forced. Especially when it came to Zafira, it felt like her character was all over the place and she was constantly unsure of her values, which I can understand to an extent. But she would go from 0 to 100 in span of seconds all the way until the end of the book.

I think Hafsah Faizal has a great storytelling when it does not come to romance. The way she describes platonic relationships made me gasp most of the time. But the romantic ones felt a bit off. I wish Deen stayed as brother/friend figure to Zafira. His death felt unwarranted. I don't know. I felt like I didn't connect to the rest of the cast except Zafira, Nasir and Altair.

With the plot, I think there were way too many twists that came out of nowhere. I think some twists should have a stronger build-up and more foreshadowing, but some twists felt like they were done for the sake of the twist.

Regardless of all that, I thought the writing was phenomenal. I'm excited to read the second book.