A review by syafiqha
Not Here to Stay by N.F Afrina

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

5.0

 
β€˜π™±πšŽπšπš›πšŠπš’πšŠπš• πš’πšœ πš˜πš—πšŽ πšπš‘πš’πš—πš πš‹πšžπš πš‘πš˜πš  𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš˜πš›πšπš’πšŸπšŽ πš’πš˜πšžπš›πšœπšŽπš•πš πšπš˜πš› πšœπšŽπš•πš-πšπšŽπšœπšπš›πšžπšŒπšπš’πš˜πš—?’ 
I followed the journey of the author in writing this book through social media. And I decided to imagine her as the main character since, through my bare eyes, she puts herself, her emotions, and her experience into Not Here To Stay. 
In the middle of the night, I finished Not Here To Stay and decided to stay a little longer, staring and grieving for this book. It feels unfair if I have not given them time to digest the story and let the whole plot consume me. 
Before starting Not Here To Stay better keep in mind that this is metaphorical writing and be aware of your own feelings which could explode and cry at some times. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF SORROWFUL GRIEF. The way the author describes the fantasy world, has a very cottage-vibe aesthetic. Her sentences are full of poetic style and Amani's character- oh girl, don’t let me start crying. 
This is not like other kinds of fantasy books. Yet, Fantasy world, check. Magic, check but they call it Knack. Adventure, check. Dagger, check. The broken main character, check. β€œπ‘° 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’Žπ’šπ’”π’†π’π’‡ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 π‘Ύπ’‰π’Šπ’”π’‘π’†π’“π’†π’“.” 
You ask me, what’s the difference? My answer; The struggle of young Amani drove her fantasy world to be different. She committed sin and makes mistakes just like other human beings. You could feel related to Amani by means, you could run and give her a shoulder or hug. 
Now, Malik’s turn. If I ever meet with him, believe me, I will smash his stomach with my fists and kick his ass. Red flag. That’s all. 
Amani’s father :`). He’s a sweet father and supportive! Besides, Amani’s character, Abah makes me tear up as well. β€œπ‘©π’“π’†π’‚π’•π’‰π’†, π’Žπ’š π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π’π’—π’†π’“π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œπ’†π’“β€¦β€ 
I’m gladly starting this book blindly without knowing much about it. The plot twists got me speechless and afraid to know the truth and yeah.. a tiptop storyline even though it was quite confusing at first. 
β€˜β„π•–π•’π•£π•§π•šπ•–π•¨ π•žπ•šπ•£π•£π• π•£π•€ 𝕒𝕣𝕖 π•žπ•–π•’π•Ÿπ•₯ π•₯𝕠 𝕓𝕖 π•˜π•π•’π•Ÿπ•”π•–π•• 𝕒π•₯ π•Ÿπ• π•₯ π•›π•¦π•žπ•‘π•–π•• π•šπ•Ÿπ•₯𝕠.’ 
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