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The Final Strife
by Saara El-Arifi
The premise of this book grabbed me straight away, but I did find the start a bit slow going. The first of the two main protagonists, Sylah, is not an easy character to like, and her choices (while understandable) were frustrating. But once Sylah's story began interacting with the story of the second protagonist, Anoor, (a more likeable but much weaker character, at least in the beginning), the story really kicked into gear for me.
Both Sylah and Anoor grow in really interesting ways, and the tug of war between them and their different values and backgrounds I found really compelling. Parts of the story felt a little too YA for me when they first popped up, but if you stick with it, even those elements develop in satisfying ways. Overall, a great read, and I'd like to keep reading the series.
Both Sylah and Anoor grow in really interesting ways, and the tug of war between them and their different values and backgrounds I found really compelling. Parts of the story felt a little too YA for me when they first popped up, but if you stick with it, even those elements develop in satisfying ways. Overall, a great read, and I'd like to keep reading the series.