A review by margindoodles
Mirage by Somaiya Daud

4.0

Basically unhinged my jaw and swallowed this up. I'm always pleasantly surprised when a true character-driven SFF tale comes along because it's a genre that's usually so action- and plot-driven. Parts of this messed me UP (in the best way), and the main ship hit so many perfect notes for me. I love that this is almost equally a study in the effects of hegemony and colonialism, and that so much page space/character development is dedicated to exploring the complexity of identity (or loss thereof) for the conquered. Also just lovely prose and beautiful world-building. Will most definitely be reading the next book!!