Told through dual POV, We Hunt The Flame follows Zafira, known as the Hunter, and Nasir, prince of Arawiya who goes by the title of the Prince Of Death (essentially the kingdom’s assassin!). My Thoughts: We Hunt The Flame is a YA Fantasy debut that has been highly anticipated and one you don’t want to miss! From the expansive world of Arawiya, intriguing plot, and wonderfully developed cast of characters, Faizal’s debut takes the reader on an epic fantasy adventure! But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds-and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways.īoth are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-but neither wants to be. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Summary: People lived because she killed. We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal (Sands of Arawiya #1)Īvailable Through The Book Depository: We Hunt The Flame
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Published : 2018 (Riverhead Books - USA).
'Always a terrific teller of tales and conjurer of exotic locales, he writes lean prose that lopes along at a compelling pace'Sunday Times the most gifted, most prodigal writer of his generation'Jonathan Raban 'One needs energy to keep up with the extraordinary, productive restlessness of Paul Theroux. 'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer It is Theroux in his element - a trip where chance encounter is everything, where departure and arrival times are an irrelevance, and where contentment can be found balancing on the top of a truck in the middle of nowhere. Safari in Swahili simply means "journey", and this is the ultimate safari. It is a journey of discovery and of rediscovery - of the unknown and the unexpected, but also of people and places he knew as a young and optimistic teacher forty years before. Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, Theroux visits some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and some of the most dangerous. Dark Star Safari is Paul Theroux's now classic account of a journey from Cairo to Cape Town. However, since I’ve been spoiled (Thanks, Twitter) I remained suspicious of Mal the entire time so I couldn’t fully love him. Oh, and sorry I fell in love with you for a while there.”Īlina and Mal were very lovable characters. “Thanks for being my best friend and making my life bearable. For example, the Fold is known to be a scary, shadowy danger ground inhabited by Volcra monsters, but I wanted more understanding of its existence. □♀️ Certain aspects of the story are briefly explained but could have used more development. While this world isn’t as interconnected, I would have been more lost if I hadn’t read SoC first. Most of my understanding of the existing world came from the knowledge I gained through reading Six of Crows. Additionally, the Ravka world-building could have used more development. I still love the main conceit of this book, that inexplicable magical telephone that's never explained, but just descends into Georgie's life like judgment from on high: Talk to your husband. Georgie and Neil are both Pieces of Work (in different ways), and I'm not sure I really *like* them, but I do feel for them and I want them to be happy. Not being married, I can't relate specifically, but this book feels personal in that "I opened up a vein to write this" sort of way, and that gets to you as a reader. This is definitely the most adult of her books, not a true romance, but a story of marriage and the hard work and heartbreak that goes into it. (I have no idea what to expect for the forthcoming Pumpkinheads, but I am nevertheless excited in my ignorance.) If I had to rate all her books, this one would be nearer to the bottom, just above Eleanor & Park, and that's purely personal preference speaking. Re-Read Review March 16, 2019: Still good, but not my fave of hers. |