A review by hmacdonald
Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

2.0

In a community that prides itself on its ability to use magic that stems from drinking the tea made from an ancient Misra tree, Imani is a sworn member of the protectors. She is a member of the Shields, who are tasked in protecting her people from all sorts of monsters out in the sands. Her brother Atheer went missing and was presumed dead for some time, before some evidence of his survival comes to light and Imani is tasked to seek him out. This takes her on a journey across the perilous sands with her nemesis Taha and his crew, aided by a Djinni she has bound to her blade and claims to know Atheer's location.

Personally, I could not get into this book. It is very slow and comes across as 1D to me. I didn't fall in love with any of the characters and the character growth didn't wow me. The storyline had so much untapped potential and sounded like it would be right up my alley but unfortunately it just wasn't very gripping.