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A review by manureads
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
4.0
I had a really good time reading We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal. Lately, I’ve been looking for more Arabic or Arabic inspired SFF and this book hit all the right notes for me. I loved the world building and the magic system. The writing style was beautiful and did a great job at introducing us to the world and making it feel alive. I loved getting to learn about the culture through details such as the food and the clothes and yet at no point do the descriptions feel superfluous. I’m also a big fan of the found family trope so I was very pleased when all the characters came together.
There are a few flaws that flag this as a debut. The middle part is slow paced and feels like a filler because not much happens that feels essential to the story. The third act more than makes up for it thankfully. I also found that Zafira was a bit passive: she has a very strong character and yet a lot of the action is not of her own initiative. To me, she wasn’t the one driving the plot until the very end and the only reason that didn’t really bother me was because the rest of the book (plot/world building) was so strong.
Overall, despite a few hiccups, these were not enough to reduce my enjoyment in any significant way and I can’t wait to read the second book!
There are a few flaws that flag this as a debut. The middle part is slow paced and feels like a filler because not much happens that feels essential to the story. The third act more than makes up for it thankfully. I also found that Zafira was a bit passive: she has a very strong character and yet a lot of the action is not of her own initiative. To me, she wasn’t the one driving the plot until the very end and the only reason that didn’t really bother me was because the rest of the book (plot/world building) was so strong.
Overall, despite a few hiccups, these were not enough to reduce my enjoyment in any significant way and I can’t wait to read the second book!