A review by aseel_reads
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

so i really enjoyed this world and the use of african (i can only recognise egypt but there are probably other elements of different african countries) culture/language/folklore etc to develop the world. for example using drums to direct the magic, that is pretty cool. i loved how non-white this was, excellent times. 

i think there is some intrigue/set up for the next book, which i am keen for but tbh, i didn't particularly care for the characters, sure their relationships were a bit cute at times but they were pretty meh. i think they needed more development than we actually got, some of their changes felt sudden and a bit random
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