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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this book tremendously. Hard to read at times because you know that even though it's fiction, it's not really fiction. Rawiya's tale is reminiscent of Mulan (my favorite Disney movie) and now I want a movie.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
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
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
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
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
This was a beautiful, elegant read. The only quibble I had is that Nour seemed too young for her age or too old, but then, I'm looking at it from a much older age, so what do I know?
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
Absolutely beautiful prose. To use a character with synaesthesia as the narrator was genius of the author - the descriptions become so vivid and rich with the addition of color, and I like that it plays an important part in the story.
In regards to the story-within-a-story aspect, I wish more had been done with it. It feels largely irrelevant, even if it isn't - it's just that the role that Rawiya's story plays in the main one doesn't live up to its potential.
In regards to the story-within-a-story aspect, I wish more had been done with it. It feels largely irrelevant, even if it isn't - it's just that the role that Rawiya's story plays in the main one doesn't live up to its potential.