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The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

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dejahentendu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Pretty solid. Set in a fantasy Egypt (?), Elsbai details the lives of several women struggling for legal equality in a deeply misogynistic society. Each has their own reasons and their own methods, and watching them claim their power was beautiful. The magic isn't terribly innovative, but does it have to be? The point was revolution and growth!

LGBTQIA positive but with homophobia as well

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nikkihill22's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I liked this story, but found myself frustrated with most of the characters, particularly Nehal who has never once thought about restraint or prudence. The world was engaging, and I’ll probably read the next book too. I also find there wasn’t really much progress made, it feels like the characters mostly ended the story the way they started it, as far as their thoughts and perspectives go.

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ems_book_shelf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

i wish i did not find Nehal as selfish as i did, but nonetheless this book was a really fun read. the politics were written well, the feminine movement was exciting to read, the SLIGHT character growth in Nico was fine but i neeeed more from him. excited to continue with the next book!

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emk5's review against another edition

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tense

4.0

Frustrating but compelling read - I want to read the next book NOW to know what happens! Pretty fast paced once it gets going.

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veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but I think I was pleasantly surprised. It was a lot more politically focused than I anticipated and was something hard to get through. However, I really enjoyed the pace and structure of the plot. Worldbuilding in any fantasy book can be a mouthful, but once you get past it, there is a lot of potential here. By halfway through, I was super invested and hooked. I don’t feel extremely attached to the characters, but I do like them a lot and I can’t wait to see where they end up in the second book.

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kirchnerkd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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fairyollie's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I cannot believe this is a debut novel! it is a stunning, emotional, empowering, hopeful, absolutely masterful work about equity and equality and how the oppression of one is the oppression of all. I am so relieved that the sequel comes out soon because I need more Alamaxa in my life pronto

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