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A review by jadehusdanhicks
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This duology sat in my tbr for WAY too long. Having finally got round to this I was overjoyed to see diverse Middle Eastern representation in popular fantasy.
It had its ups and downs, I loved the magic, the slow burn romance and the devastating grief we experienced throughout, but opposing I feel like these books could have been accomplished in a smaller word count as 1000 pages across the duology sometimes felt like a drag.
A definite rec for those wanting diverse books from diverse authors, wanting a unique and enchanting story of saving a land from magic it is definitely understandable why this was a booktok fave at one point.
It had its ups and downs, I loved the magic, the slow burn romance and the devastating grief we experienced throughout, but opposing I feel like these books could have been accomplished in a smaller word count as 1000 pages across the duology sometimes felt like a drag.
A definite rec for those wanting diverse books from diverse authors, wanting a unique and enchanting story of saving a land from magic it is definitely understandable why this was a booktok fave at one point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail