Reviews

Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa

vandelay's review

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.25

katelynanton's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.5

zoe_gilmore's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

judy_bagley's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

hel14's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

cj_lovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Everyone should endeavor to read this book at some point in their lives. It was recommended to me via Intsagram by a Kurdish women, and I cannot thank her enough. 
The story is a slow build and we follow Leila, who I found very emotionally relatable, as she faces the world. 
I am ashamed to say I was ignorant of the real-world events that are referenced in this book and found the book to be eye opening and educational, even as it’s fiction.  

lauralauralaura's review against another edition

3.5

This book is a first novel and my sense is that it depicts experiences not too far from the author's personal experience. As fiction, the pacing, plot and action felt chaotic. I wonder whether I would have preferred the memoir version of this book, because the chaos feels based in the authors real and traumatic experiences of being Kurdish in Iran.

burnourhistory's review against another edition

emotional slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

stephanie19's review

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

lllem00n's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0