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A review by alicia_rausch
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem
adventurous
funny
tense
slow-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
3.75
This was a breath of fresh air and it was great to see Egyptian rep in a space where it’s lacking! The writing was great - I enjoyed the sense of humor and liked all the characters. It’s a promising debut, but did suffer from pretty large pacing and storytelling issues and often felt confusing and messy. There was also a lot of lore dumping that didn’t serve the story. The bones of the plot were SO good, it was just how they were unearthed that I struggled with. So much so that this took me 3 attempts to even push through the first 25% of the novel. We spend so much time preparing for the action of the book, which doesn’t really occur until about 70% of the way through, that it often felt like a bow pulled tight but never released. I’m excited to see this series continue and watch the authors storytelling skills develop along with it.
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia