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This Woven Kingdom
by Tahereh Mafi
Thank you lovely Anouk♡ for reading this with me!!
"You do not yet realize that you possess the luxury of compassion because I have carried in your stead the weight of every cruelty, of every mercilessness necessary to ensuring the survival of millions. I clear away the darkness, so that you might enjoy the light."
This was my first Tahereh Mafi book. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was gladly surprised by how beautiful she writes. Her writing is poetic and melodic.
This woven kingdom was a nice story but frankly dragged on for far longer than it should have. The pace was excruciatingly slow... I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop but it never did up until the last 100 pages of the book (or more precisely the last page).
Throughout my reading I was sure this would be a 1-2 stars but those last 100 pages were AMAZING.
The ending though!!!!!!!! It definitely upped the rating for me.
The storyline was very nice. It was my first time reading this genre of Mythology and I truly enjoyed it. I wish T. Mafi took more time to world-build. As I always felt I had some questions about the world.
The characters were great, Alizeh and Kamran had a nice intensity to them. Kamran really reminded me of Magnus from [b:Falling Kingdoms|12954620|Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)|Morgan Rhodes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337026387l/12954620._SY75_.jpg|18111704] which is why I loved him greatly.
The banter between Hazan and Kamran throughout the book was hilarious. I loved every second of it.
The plot didn't advance much but I am excited to see what will happen in the sequel.
I really wish the book was more action-packed and faster paced I would have adored it.
PS: Can we please have a map? Who writes high fantasy without maps??
"You do not yet realize that you possess the luxury of compassion because I have carried in your stead the weight of every cruelty, of every mercilessness necessary to ensuring the survival of millions. I clear away the darkness, so that you might enjoy the light."
This was my first Tahereh Mafi book. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was gladly surprised by how beautiful she writes. Her writing is poetic and melodic.
This woven kingdom was a nice story but frankly dragged on for far longer than it should have. The pace was excruciatingly slow... I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop but it never did up until the last 100 pages of the book (or more precisely the last page).
Throughout my reading I was sure this would be a 1-2 stars but those last 100 pages were AMAZING.
The ending though!!!!!!!! It definitely upped the rating for me.
The storyline was very nice. It was my first time reading this genre of Mythology and I truly enjoyed it. I wish T. Mafi took more time to world-build. As I always felt I had some questions about the world.
The characters were great, Alizeh and Kamran had a nice intensity to them. Kamran really reminded me of Magnus from [b:Falling Kingdoms|12954620|Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)|Morgan Rhodes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337026387l/12954620._SY75_.jpg|18111704] which is why I loved him greatly.
The banter between Hazan and Kamran throughout the book was hilarious. I loved every second of it.
The plot didn't advance much but I am excited to see what will happen in the sequel.
I really wish the book was more action-packed and faster paced I would have adored it.
PS: Can we please have a map? Who writes high fantasy without maps??