A review by moonchildshine
Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-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? No
3.25
"Do you trust me?" . "More than myself."
I swear Nura and Faisal's friendship is everything here!!! Nura is such a good protagonist. I love her and Faisal.
Okay, born and grew up as Muslim, the tale about Jinn, Qareen and their trickery is a familiar thing for me. I always associate them with horror and fear tho. I always find 'Fighting Jinn with Ayat Al-Kursi' in a type of exorcism horror, you know. Never I imagine reciting Ayat Al-Kursi can be happen in this isekai/portal fantasy type of story: A protagonist in her journey to find her lost bestfriend ended up stuck in a Jinn realm and tricked to hard-labor in a luxury Jinn Hotel. That screams doom. But Nura is no ordinary girl, alright? She's quick-witted and so smart (snarky, sassy and hilariously rude is a bonus). With her bestfriend, Faisal, and other human who's been stuck there before her, they fought to have their freedom and back to human realm.
I love this. And I love how this book talk about important things. Child labor and structural poverty are serious problem in this world and reading this books is like a slap to reality.
Okay, born and grew up as Muslim, the tale about Jinn, Qareen and their trickery is a familiar thing for me. I always associate them with horror and fear tho. I always find 'Fighting Jinn with Ayat Al-Kursi' in a type of exorcism horror, you know. Never I imagine reciting Ayat Al-Kursi can be happen in this isekai/portal fantasy type of story: A protagonist in her journey to find her lost bestfriend ended up stuck in a Jinn realm and tricked to hard-labor in a luxury Jinn Hotel. That screams doom. But Nura is no ordinary girl, alright? She's quick-witted and so smart (snarky, sassy and hilariously rude is a bonus). With her bestfriend, Faisal, and other human who's been stuck there before her, they fought to have their freedom and back to human realm.
I love this. And I love how this book talk about important things. Child labor and structural poverty are serious problem in this world and reading this books is like a slap to reality.