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A review by laura_cs
The Battle by Karuna Riazi
4.0
I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A Mizra is heading back to the City of Paheli for a new game, and in an updated city.
Ahmed Mizra doesn't mean to get in trouble. It just happens. This time, it really wasn't his fault that a classmate--the super smart, goody-two-shoes Winnie--hand-delivered a package to him when he was supposed to be in lunch detention. But he's about to find himself--along with Winnie--on the adventure of a lifetime when the package turns out to be a video-game and supposedly from his older sister, Farah. Ahmed is stunned to learn that this video-game is set in Paheli--a city that he thought he made up and has been sketching since he was a small child. Ahmed has very few memories of his first experience with Paheli, but he most definitely won't forget this time.
The MasterMind will make sure of that.
An intriguing follow-up to "The Gauntlet", "The Battle" sees a return to the enchanted city of Paheli and it's twisted games with a more modern look. This time, instead of three friends going through the trials, it is Ahmed and Winnie who forge a friendship through the trials, learning to trust one another as they solve puzzles, fly rickshaws, and team up with some interesting characters--some of whom are very familiar to the readers.
A Mizra is heading back to the City of Paheli for a new game, and in an updated city.
Ahmed Mizra doesn't mean to get in trouble. It just happens. This time, it really wasn't his fault that a classmate--the super smart, goody-two-shoes Winnie--hand-delivered a package to him when he was supposed to be in lunch detention. But he's about to find himself--along with Winnie--on the adventure of a lifetime when the package turns out to be a video-game and supposedly from his older sister, Farah. Ahmed is stunned to learn that this video-game is set in Paheli--a city that he thought he made up and has been sketching since he was a small child. Ahmed has very few memories of his first experience with Paheli, but he most definitely won't forget this time.
The MasterMind will make sure of that.
An intriguing follow-up to "The Gauntlet", "The Battle" sees a return to the enchanted city of Paheli and it's twisted games with a more modern look. This time, instead of three friends going through the trials, it is Ahmed and Winnie who forge a friendship through the trials, learning to trust one another as they solve puzzles, fly rickshaws, and team up with some interesting characters--some of whom are very familiar to the readers.