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A review by pageturning578
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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
5.0
This book has been on my TBR since it came out and it has been all over booktube lately with stunning reviews!! I just had to pick it up and I am so glad it fit a prompt for TBRathon!!!
Its been a while since I've read a YA fantasy and I honestly forgot how insta lovey these books can be... like Kamron literally looked at Alizeh and was instantly infatuated by her...this was a little bit too quick for me personally BUT there is so much more going on in the story that I was able to put it aside a bit...
Alizeh and Kamron are literally from different worlds...Alizeh starts off as being a poor servant nearly scraping by while Kamron is a Prince getting ready to become king.... Their paths cross in an unexpected way...Kamron actually witnesses Alizeh get attacked on the street and he saves her attackers life and is determined to track her down because she left a handkerchief behind...
Alizeh is a maid for a noble and she is a seamstress in her spear time...there is also more to Alizeh that the reader finds out farther into the story...she is actually Jinn and has ice in her veins. She is the long lost air to a lost kingdom...She is also the kings enemy and he wants her dead immediately no exceptions... <Spoiler/>
Karom finds out what Alizeh is hiding BUT it doesn't stop him from risking everything to seek her out...Alizeh just wants to live her life but once her secret is exposed there is no going back to her current life... The final few chapters of this book were wild! I had no idea who to trust and there were so many twists and turns in the last 50 pages there was no way to predict what was going to happen and my jaw was literally on the floor! I cannot wait to pick up book 2 and see where this story is going to go next! This book was crack in the best way!! - I feel like I have been saying this about a lot of books lately and I am literally living my best reading life!!
Its been a while since I've read a YA fantasy and I honestly forgot how insta lovey these books can be... like Kamron literally looked at Alizeh and was instantly infatuated by her...this was a little bit too quick for me personally BUT there is so much more going on in the story that I was able to put it aside a bit...
Alizeh is a maid for a noble and she is a seamstress in her spear time...there is also more to Alizeh that the reader finds out farther into the story...she is actually Jinn and has ice in her veins. She is the long lost air to a lost kingdom...She is also the kings enemy and he wants her dead immediately no exceptions... <Spoiler/>
Karom finds out what Alizeh is hiding BUT it doesn't stop him from risking everything to seek her out...Alizeh just wants to live her life but once her secret is exposed there is no going back to her current life... The final few chapters of this book were wild! I had no idea who to trust and there were so many twists and turns in the last 50 pages there was no way to predict what was going to happen and my jaw was literally on the floor! I cannot wait to pick up book 2 and see where this story is going to go next! This book was crack in the best way!! - I feel like I have been saying this about a lot of books lately and I am literally living my best reading life!!