A review by ceridwen33
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

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

3.25

I enjoyed Faizal's Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy world, which I thought did a good job not overexplaining things for readers with no familiarity with Middle Eastern history in real life but making them do a little bit of learning. The characters had a range of physical characteristics from southern Europe to northern Africa, which creates some diversity, though all the characters appear to be canonically straight, although there are definitely some queerplatonic/romantic vibes between Zafira and a friend. Overall I liked it enough to give the sequel a chance but wasn't pulled into this book enough to read the next immediately. 
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