Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.75/4 Stars -- Review also posted at Little Pieces of Books.
Going into this, I had high expectations for how good this was going to be. At first I wasn't sure why it was so good, but it slowly progressed into something I did imagine it would be.
This was entirely a different type of fantasy that I have experienced lately. Mirage has everything you would expect: queens, kings, princesses, heirs, rebellion, etc. but include all that with the idea of being able to travel to different planets. It threw me off a little, but once I got more into the book everything started to make sense. It was completely different than I expected, but the world-building is excellent and it brings uniqueness to the world of fantasy. Especially because of the culture!
The #1 thing I enjoyed was the poetry. I loved how much of it was included in the story and how Amani used it for a sense of hopefulness and to help her get through such horrible times. It's so relatable and such a beautiful thing to see in a novel. I also enjoyed how poetic some parts of the book got. It flowed so easily and to have the type of talent is simply amazing. I'm slightly jealous.
The second best thing was the friendship that was built between Amani and Maram. That was beautiful and was what made me enjoy the story a lot more than I would have if that wasn't included. Maram is by far the most interesting character and is probably my favorite even though I really disliked how she was in the beginning. She grew on me and I love how complex she is. I'm really excited to see her in the next book!
The only problem that I had was it was very slow in the beginning and I wasn't sure if it was going to pick up the pace or if anything was going to happen. I was slowly going out of my mind, but it did at least give me something that piqued my interest.
The easy flow of poetry, the friendship between the heroine and anti-heroine, the culture, and the world-building is what sets this book apart from the rest. I am glad there is something like this for those who are apart of this culture and for those who love to learn about different cultures through creative work. I'm definitely picking up Court of Lions when it releases next year because the ending of Mirage was magnificent.
Going into this, I had high expectations for how good this was going to be. At first I wasn't sure why it was so good, but it slowly progressed into something I did imagine it would be.
This was entirely a different type of fantasy that I have experienced lately. Mirage has everything you would expect: queens, kings, princesses, heirs, rebellion, etc. but include all that with the idea of being able to travel to different planets. It threw me off a little, but once I got more into the book everything started to make sense. It was completely different than I expected, but the world-building is excellent and it brings uniqueness to the world of fantasy. Especially because of the culture!
The #1 thing I enjoyed was the poetry. I loved how much of it was included in the story and how Amani used it for a sense of hopefulness and to help her get through such horrible times. It's so relatable and such a beautiful thing to see in a novel. I also enjoyed how poetic some parts of the book got. It flowed so easily and to have the type of talent is simply amazing. I'm slightly jealous.
The second best thing was the friendship that was built between Amani and Maram. That was beautiful and was what made me enjoy the story a lot more than I would have if that wasn't included. Maram is by far the most interesting character and is probably my favorite even though I really disliked how she was in the beginning. She grew on me and I love how complex she is. I'm really excited to see her in the next book!
The only problem that I had was it was very slow in the beginning and I wasn't sure if it was going to pick up the pace or if anything was going to happen. I was slowly going out of my mind, but it did at least give me something that piqued my interest.
The easy flow of poetry, the friendship between the heroine and anti-heroine, the culture, and the world-building is what sets this book apart from the rest. I am glad there is something like this for those who are apart of this culture and for those who love to learn about different cultures through creative work. I'm definitely picking up Court of Lions when it releases next year because the ending of Mirage was magnificent.