Reviews

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

kristican's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

I think I would have appreciated this book a bit more if it weren’t so slow! I felt like the beginning took forever to get to the good stuff, and even then the world building is really not as clear cut as I felt it could have been so I felt like it kept dragging on. The middle was giving hunger games vibes the whole time and it was great besides I thought Nasir’s internal monologue was so easily swayed by like the first time he saw Zafira… idk like another villain that’s hardly actually bad which is good because obviously we have to root for him, but he could’ve at least held out a little longer. It felt a bit redundant at times and had too many things going on especially during the action scenes like whaaaat! Anywaayyy it was a quick read (despite being slow) once I got through the slow stuff. Pretty predictable plot twist and I’m surprised people hate on Sjm and TOG when this has some of the same exact elements ??

Evil dad that’s actually controlled by some eviler being??

idk I had higher hopes for this book and it was just ok the forced family felt well, forced 

nathaliagoncalves's review against another edition

4.0

3,5
Eu achei um livro muito bom, mas eu infelizmente não consegui me conectar com o livro, eu não consegui sentir o que tava sendo passado, mas mesmo assim foi uma boa leitura, os personagens são ótimos, a construção do mundo também, e o final deixou muita coisa interessante pra acontecer pro próximo livro.

miesebriese's review against another edition

4.0

it's 3.5 stars but ykw i had fun reading it so 4 is fine, i think my biggest problem was the whole deen thing... spoilers!!!! this death and zafiras reaction was just so weird throughout the whole thing... how she moved on so fast like oh this guy i just promised to marry... oh he's dead killed by these two guys but oh one of them is kinda hot... of one of them has a fun personality... oh they're my friends now i can't leave them... all within what... 5 days? i get that they're under a lot of pressure but this is still so... weird to me... made me

soph_soph's review against another edition

Will get back to this just can’t read fantasy rn

hanzy's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

mkylm's review against another edition

I can't make it through act 1. While the world building is well-done, I simply am not interested in the outcome. 

ratcousin's review against another edition

4.0

Unfortunately upon reread this did lose a star :/ on reflection the romance feels very sudden and a little underdeveloped.

margophilips's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

5.0

scastr07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love fantasy and this has everything I didn't even knew I needed. The whole story and world building is great, makes you think you know everything there is but then hits you with more. The cliffhanger at the end is cruel, but so sweet at the same time. It leaves you want it for more. Really loved this book and story!

jampig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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

4.0

I'm giving this book 4 stars as nearing the end I found it very enjoyable (or as enjoyable as one can find a book when rushing through it and not focusing as one would like) and found myself really growing attached to the zumra. I do enjoy the romance and yearning that was shown in the book. The first few chapters felt like a drag and I was waiting for them to arrive at their destination and for the real plot to start, although they did help with the world-building. Some other chapters felt a little random, out-of-place and confused me when I initially read them but as I continued the confusion eventually dissappeared. The writing was also enchanting although I found the repetition of words constantly a bit unreasonable(?) but I guess that is just Hafsah's writing style. Other than that I really look forward to reading the next book! (I plan to reread this one... maybe?)