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A review by visorforavisor
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
adventurous
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Oh, this was a good one.
Queen of the Tiles was just what I needed to get me back into mystery. A murder story set at a Scrabble tournament in Malaysia. Najwa was the perfect hero: unsure of her own memory, desperately devoted to deceased best friend Trina Low, and sharply intelligent. The narration’s opinions on Mark, Josh, Puteri, Yasmin, Shuba, Singapore Ben, and everyone else were fantastic fun to read, and the entire thing felt so real.
This was an absolute page-turning, couldn’t-put-it-down, heart-pounding book. Hanna Alkaf is a brilliant writer.
Queen of the Tiles was just what I needed to get me back into mystery. A murder story set at a Scrabble tournament in Malaysia. Najwa was the perfect hero: unsure of her own memory, desperately devoted to deceased best friend Trina Low, and sharply intelligent. The narration’s opinions on Mark, Josh, Puteri, Yasmin, Shuba, Singapore Ben, and everyone else were fantastic fun to read, and the entire thing felt so real.
This was an absolute page-turning, couldn’t-put-it-down, heart-pounding book. Hanna Alkaf is a brilliant writer.