A review by sophiesometimesreads
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous challenging emotional 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

This would have been a 5 star for me if not for how the fatphobia was handled. I think it wasn't handled the best, though I think the author had good intentions from the way things were written for the most part. I'm willing to put it down to this being a debut, particularly given it occurred early in the book and the second half seemed to improve on its representation, in my opinion. This dodgy handling of this topic was in stark contrast to how well I thought everything else was done. I'm going to give the second book a read and see how it goes!