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”The crown of Dihya has been stripper from me, my face changed, my body broken. But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my mother’s daughter, and I would survive and I would endure. I would find my way back home.”
this was everything i expected and yet so much more? i can’t believe it’s only her debut novel. the writing was so good, the plot was so gripping and unique, the characters were impossible not to love, even the ones i started out hating, i ended up loving. (except nadine, we don’t talk about nadine)
another thing, i am moroccan, so the moroccan aspect of this book just warmed my heart. and i loved reading about it and reading words in arabic especially since there’s not many, if any, ya books with it. so it made me really happy.
i honestly cannot wait for the second installment. this is officially one of my favorites of the years.. i just, wow! i loved it!