writer6 's review for:

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

3.0

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I really liked Mirage, but I ultimately didn't love it. The thing that really brought my enjoyment of Mirage down for me was the romance between Amani and Idris. I just couldn't get truly invested in their romance. Every other aspect of the plot of Mirage was ultimately more interesting and was the thing that I was the most invested in. This book also left me with a lot of questions throughout the book as I was reading it, such as what Amani's family thought had happened to Amani once she was taken in order to serve as a double for Maram? Was Amani compensated or paid in some way for serving as Maram's stand-in? It just didn't seem like Amani was given any kind of genuine incentive for being Maram's stand-in. Despite the fact that I ultimately only really liked this book, and I didn't love it, I still want to continue reading the rest of the trilogy as it's published.

My rating/score: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars on Goodreads / 7 out of 10 on my own scoring system.