We Free the Stars
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Summary
The captivating closing installment to the Sands of Arawiya duology！
The battle on Sharr is over。 The dark forest has fallen。 Altair may be captive， but Zafira， Nasir， and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep， determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate， and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya。 But they are low on resources and allies alike， and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return。
As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat， Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood。 He must learn to hone his power into a weapon， to wield not only against the Lion but against his father， trapped under the Lion’s control。 Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices， pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash。 In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster， Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends， and if order is to be restored， drastic sacrifices will have to be made。
Lush and striking， hopeful and devastating， We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal。
The battle on Sharr is over。 The dark forest has fallen。 Altair may be captive， but Zafira， Nasir， and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep， determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate， and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya。 But they are low on resources and allies alike， and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return。
As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat， Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood。 He must learn to hone his power into a weapon， to wield not only against the Lion but against his father， trapped under the Lion’s control。 Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices， pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash。 In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster， Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends， and if order is to be restored， drastic sacrifices will have to be made。
Lush and striking， hopeful and devastating， We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal。
Reviews
Emily Radojits
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My heart 🥺🥺
Layla Anani
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I loved it how she rapped the book up！
Anna Smith
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This book was an amazing conclusion。 I loved the cast and the story was written beautifully。
Amy Imogene Reads
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Review to come！！
Samia
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Actual rating: 3。75What I liked:- Nasir is absolutely amazing， love his character。 - The writing is so beautiful， literally poetry on the page。 - I connected more with the side characters in this one， especially Altair， he’s hilarious。 I loved the bond that they all had together。 - I also so liked that there was a running theme of female empowerment。 What I didn’t like:- Even though the pacing of this book was better， there was still a lot of build up towards a sub-par final battle。 - Certain pl Actual rating: 3。75What I liked:- Nasir is absolutely amazing， love his character。 - The writing is so beautiful， literally poetry on the page。 - I connected more with the side characters in this one， especially Altair， he’s hilarious。 I loved the bond that they all had together。 - I also so liked that there was a running theme of female empowerment。 What I didn’t like:- Even though the pacing of this book was better， there was still a lot of build up towards a sub-par final battle。 - Certain plot points were glossed over。 Like certain things were alluded to， but they just never happened。 - The way magic worked was very confusing。 Also， the entire series was building up to magic returning， but we didn’t really get to see any of it used by the people in Arawiya。 - The villain was not very interesting。 His backstory was predictable， and tbh I really didn’t care about him and his motives。- Romance was also disappointing。 Zafira and Nasir’s avoidance of admitting their feelings became very repetitive， and their conclusion was rushed。 Despite all this， the ending was satisfying， and I’m glad I read it。 Overall， this was a good duology， and the writing was so great so I’ll definitely be reading Hafsah Faizal’s next book。 。。。more
Carly Bruem
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal This is the continuation of We Hunt the Flame。 It continues to follow Nasir and Zafira's journey to take down the Lion of the Night。 Both must learn to control the different darkness that fester inside their blood。 Will they both make it out of this journey alive and in each other’s arms？ Will magic be restored to the land as long before？ Or will the Lion win in the end， leaving all of us in darkness？ ~~~~~~~~~~ Hafsah really blew it out of the park once again We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal This is the continuation of We Hunt the Flame。 It continues to follow Nasir and Zafira's journey to take down the Lion of the Night。 Both must learn to control the different darkness that fester inside their blood。 Will they both make it out of this journey alive and in each other’s arms？ Will magic be restored to the land as long before？ Or will the Lion win in the end， leaving all of us in darkness？ ~~~~~~~~~~ Hafsah really blew it out of the park once again this second book。 It was absolutely amazing！ Also very， very heartbreaking， I can’t tell you how many tears I cried during the whole book。 It was an emotional roller coaster; if there was a section called “Emotional Destruction”， this book would be in there。 The descriptions were detailed to perfection， the magic system was complex but perfectly executed。 I loved all the unique names for the characters and all their personalities; it was never a dull moment。 Also I won’t lie; the way that some of the characters died， like wow。 Talk about tugging on the heartstrings。 Hafsah really wanted to end some of her readers and wanted to see us cry。 That’s exactly what she accomplished; but this was tearing your heart out and throwing it across the room and then smothering it with a pillow， and then stomping on it。 I am sad that the journey for Nasir， Zafira， and the rest of the crew is over; but I also love that we get to see more of Hafsah’s work！ I can’t wait to see what else she wants to destroy our souls with; I’m sure it will be just as amazing as the WHTF doulogy was！ 。。。more
Gwen
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Faizal concludes her series with the same wonderful fantasy world-building and characters from her first book。 The characters in these books resonated with me as a reader and I really appreciated the narration style used。 This book also puts a different spin on the Arabic world and I loved how the terms were brought into it。 For me， there was just enough context and I felt like I was learning something special along the way。 I think this series will appeal to many YA ages and beyond。
Alex
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3。75 stars
Santa Marie
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good job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition Great job ongoing， i am also voting for your book。 and i will share in facebook to attract more readers！if you are interested with the competition event please click the links below。https://l。facebook。com/l。php？u=http%3。。。 good job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition Great job ongoing， i am also voting for your book。 and i will share in facebook to attract more readers！if you are interested with the competition event please click the links below。https://l。facebook。com/l。php？u=http%3。。。 。。。more
Shreya⟡☽
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I LOVE Nasir and Zafira so much it hurts 😭
Katherine Booth
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If I could give this book 6/5 I would。 This book is a tapestry of brilliant storytelling made powerful by the fact that each character is so wonderfully woven into the narrative that the rest would collapse without it。 Every character is important in the world that she has built。 It’s not just about the romance， or the mission， or defeating the villain。 It’s about the dark and the light， the moments of grieving， and relationships that grow from diversity and hard times。 Incredible incredible boo If I could give this book 6/5 I would。 This book is a tapestry of brilliant storytelling made powerful by the fact that each character is so wonderfully woven into the narrative that the rest would collapse without it。 Every character is important in the world that she has built。 It’s not just about the romance， or the mission， or defeating the villain。 It’s about the dark and the light， the moments of grieving， and relationships that grow from diversity and hard times。 Incredible incredible book。 。。。more
Erin Lettow
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6/5 🖤
Jam Ardemer
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An awesome story here！ I like how the plot is going。 If you still have stories like this， you can publish it on novel star。 Just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
irsa
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Not my fav
Geena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Well。。。。 that was a sequel 2。5/5 I expected a lot more from Yasmine， and her rage and anger was more of an afterthough than anything else This book felt like two in one， and had me feeling 🤨 through so much of it
Rachael
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4。5 ⭐ ⚠️slight spoilers for those of you wanting to go in COMPLETELY blind⚠️So obviously I finished this book a while ago， and then I forgot to write my review for it 😂 so let's do that now I guess。。。I definitely enjoyed this book more than the first one。 I feel like because I knew the characters but I could enjoy it more for myself this time。I don't know if it's just me， but does anyone else get to this point in the book where you hear the entire plan and then the plan is played out， But there' 4。5 ⭐ ⚠️slight spoilers for those of you wanting to go in COMPLETELY blind⚠️So obviously I finished this book a while ago， and then I forgot to write my review for it 😂 so let's do that now I guess。。。I definitely enjoyed this book more than the first one。 I feel like because I knew the characters but I could enjoy it more for myself this time。I don't know if it's just me， but does anyone else get to this point in the book where you hear the entire plan and then the plan is played out， But there's still 400 pages of the book left？ That was me with this book 😂 And let me tell you Altair definitely had me crying cause he is one of my favorites 😍 He's one I wish we would have gotten more of。 Because we got little hints at what was going on between him and the Lion。 But we never got that full backstory that I know everybody wanted :（ I feel like Zafira's journey wasn't necessarily given up on。。。 But you could definitely tell she wasn't the main focus like she was in WHTF。 It's also partially true because we had more characters POV's Don't get me wrong it was still a great journey to experience。 But I feel like if there hadn't been so many character POV's we， or just I， could have gotten to see more of Zafira's journey。Now Kifah。。。 I can't say this for sure。。。 but I'm pretty sure she's either aromatic or asexual。 Like I know she cares about her zumra inexplicably。 But we see all the hints that Altair drops。。。 and she cares for him， I just don't think it's in that way。 I also think that at the end of WFTS he realizes it and that's why he gives her that offer。 Because he cares for her， but he knows she can only care so much。 Not to mention it's just her personality as well。Nasir。 Nasir， Nasir， Nasir。 Gosh this boy 😌 his growth is probably the one that I'm most proud of！ He went from only seeing himself as The Prince of Death， and that's the only thing he saw when he looked the mirror。 But then he met Zafira， and she showed him who he was， who he could be， what he could do。。。 and the best part is he not only realized it but he said it every time he saw her。。。 he might not have said it to her。 But we all know what the relationship they had she knew。Now I know we all say authors either give up the plot， or the romance。 But I think Faizal is so talented， and had the imagination， that I don't feel she gave up either one。 Most books are either plot driven， or character driven， or romance driven， and while the romance wasn't at 100%， it was there！ This book， no let me rephrase that， this duology breaks all the barriers。 We get to know the characters， we get action， and adventure， and excitement， we get self-finding journeys， we get love finding journeys。 This book is quite literally the definition of perfection， even when perfection is not achievable。 It's that one thing you find in life that is so close to perfect that you just call it perfect。 I think it's become one of my favorite books / duologies in general。 I'll always have my number ones， but this definitely took a top five ranking 😌 。。。more
Laura
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This book is art。 The same amazing quality as the we hunt the flame。 This book destroyed me and enlightened me in so many ways。 I couldn't count the amount of times I bawled my eyes out while reading。 The connection I have with these characters is unreal。 I'm devastated to be finished with the series， I wish there was more。 But the series feels very complete， and the ending was absolutely perfect。 I cannot recommend this book and this duology enough This book is art。 The same amazing quality as the we hunt the flame。 This book destroyed me and enlightened me in so many ways。 I couldn't count the amount of times I bawled my eyes out while reading。 The connection I have with these characters is unreal。 I'm devastated to be finished with the series， I wish there was more。 But the series feels very complete， and the ending was absolutely perfect。 I cannot recommend this book and this duology enough 。。。more
Calvina
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I enjoyed the characters and their endings in this duology。
Diana
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Thank god this book has ended。 The only reason I didn't dnf it is because I couldn't return it。 Had it been a library loan or whatever， I would have。 I had to force myself to read it， and while I did care for some parts they were a minory and not enough to keep my attention。Also， I love when authors include summaries of the previous books。 It helps a lot。 No， it didn't happen here。 Should haveooked for a recounting of the first book before reading this one。I really loved the first one， but this Thank god this book has ended。 The only reason I didn't dnf it is because I couldn't return it。 Had it been a library loan or whatever， I would have。 I had to force myself to read it， and while I did care for some parts they were a minory and not enough to keep my attention。Also， I love when authors include summaries of the previous books。 It helps a lot。 No， it didn't happen here。 Should haveooked for a recounting of the first book before reading this one。I really loved the first one， but this one was boring， dull and repetitive。 We have the Prince of Death struggling with what he feels for Zafira and how to tell her going from the first page to almost the last。 We've got Zafira thinking she is turning into a monster because of the book she is tied to also from page 1 to almost the last one。Not even the wit and charisma of Altair could save this hot mess of a book。 Maybe it would have beneffited from cutting ~300 pages and having a more sound plot around the Lion figure， the Ifrits and all that instead of delivering a half cooked story when it comes to him。I am sorry， but this book has been such a disappointment。。。 Bland characters， repetition， barely there plot。。。 Nothing of what I loved about the first one is there。。。 So much so that I am quite tempted to unhaul the duology， tbh。 。。。more
Jory
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I loved the first book， so I felt as if I needed to read the second， but the ending was a bit disappointing。 I would have loved it to go out on a bang， but it did not。 If you read We Hunt The Flame you should read it， but its just not fantastic。
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content Warnings:GroomingCoerced sexual assault*Child abuseParental abuseStarvation mentionedEye horrorGore depictionMurderImprisonmentMind controlWar themesChemical warfare*Kissing under the disguise of someone else
Laura
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*cawpile rating: 6。86 = high 3 stars*3。75 star for me， same as the first book but I did unfortunately like this a little bit less。This book felt a little bit too long for me。 just like in the first book I just feel like the story dragged at some points。 I liked the beginning and I really liked the ending。The plot was fine but I for some reason wasn't blown away by this book as some other people。。However I was living for all of the small moments between Zafira and Nasir， I loved how they didn't j *cawpile rating: 6。86 = high 3 stars*3。75 star for me， same as the first book but I did unfortunately like this a little bit less。This book felt a little bit too long for me。 just like in the first book I just feel like the story dragged at some points。 I liked the beginning and I really liked the ending。The plot was fine but I for some reason wasn't blown away by this book as some other people。。However I was living for all of the small moments between Zafira and Nasir， I loved how they didn't just go full force but more so took small steps towards each other。The characters were basically my favorite thing about this book。 I love their little friendship group， especially Altair - but who wouldn't？I also liked seeing more of Lana in this book and seeing their sibling bond grow stronger。I could imagine the author writing a spin-off because I feel like she hinted at some things in this book？ But we'll see I guess。All in all a good conclusion to a good duology。 If you don't mind a more slow moving plot and story you'll probably enjoy this。 But the characters for me really were the best thing。 。。。more
Katie
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I wish I had the words to explain my love for this book。 Hafsah Faizal was able to pull every emotion out of me， from laughter to tears to tension to love， there was a version of it all in this book。 I fell in love with each character and their journeys， and the intricacy of them all。 The writing was absolutely beautiful and the plot kept me on my toes from the very first page to the very last。 I have never been so healed and yet empty inside after finishing a book。 It was such an amazing story I wish I had the words to explain my love for this book。 Hafsah Faizal was able to pull every emotion out of me， from laughter to tears to tension to love， there was a version of it all in this book。 I fell in love with each character and their journeys， and the intricacy of them all。 The writing was absolutely beautiful and the plot kept me on my toes from the very first page to the very last。 I have never been so healed and yet empty inside after finishing a book。 It was such an amazing story and I now feel so sad to have no more of this writing or these characters。 There are no others words I can use to describe this book， so in conclusion， please go read this duology， you are missing out otherwise！ I will be anxiously awaiting the next series by Hafsah， and will be rereading this many times to try to fill that hole in my heart。 。。。more
Yara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have a lot to think about when it comes to this series。 It really was like a comfort series for me where I did not feel anxious and tense while reading。 It is slow-paced and plot-driven and I'm usually very impatient when it comes to romance and action but I really enjoyed every chapter of this book and savored every word。 The Zumra have grown on me and I will be thinking about them a lot。 They all got the ending they deserved but Yasmine。 Like that woman lost her brother and her husband and l I have a lot to think about when it comes to this series。 It really was like a comfort series for me where I did not feel anxious and tense while reading。 It is slow-paced and plot-driven and I'm usually very impatient when it comes to romance and action but I really enjoyed every chapter of this book and savored every word。 The Zumra have grown on me and I will be thinking about them a lot。 They all got the ending they deserved but Yasmine。 Like that woman lost her brother and her husband and like what the hell I'm just going to imagine an alternative ending for her。 Other than that Nasir has grown on me and I'm no longer bitter against him。 Him and Zafira's ending was beautiful and I will be thinking of the "Because my heart can't contain it" for a long time and even other stuff that he said because the shit he said throughout this book were heavy and meaningful like wow Hafsah you did well。 Also loved Altair's ending and I am so happy for him and I just wish he gets the happy ending and love he has always wanted and deserved。 Will forever be my happy and comfort character。 Kifah is great no complaints about her I resemble with her a lot and I am just glad she found peace。 MY QUEEN/CALIPHA OF SARASIN ZAFIRA like wow her character development was something else。 Also will be thinking about her for a while and I appreciate her so much because of how much I can relate to her。 Okay now one word about Lana is that she was a good addition and even though she didn't have a great role she did well。 Hafsah's writing is beautiful and so well thought out and she literally writes the way I believe an Arab woman would write and it was beautiful。 I have no complaints with the writing and the story building and the ideas and real world references that were added。 I also appreciate how she spoke about how the ending is not always beautiful when there is really lots of trauma to unravel and she did not just leave it with them all living a happily ever after when really they were all struggling with their new positions。 I am looking forward to reading more from Hafsah and I will be rereading this series in the future for sure :） 。。。more
Zaynab
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Beautiful world building， character dynamics， dark power play politics， & heartbreak twists abound in this gratifying albeit sluggish and drawn out sequel。 Grab a cup of shai and a plate of knafeh and luxuriate in this Arab fantasy and slow burn romance duology。
alayna j
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i loved every part of this series。 the culture is strong and the writing is gorgeous and the characters are absolutely wonderful。 this story is so stunning， and i could not stop smiling at the end。
Beth
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I'm going to write my first proper review in a long time as this book deserves it。 This spoiler free review is for the duology: Overall 5+/5 SETTING 5+/5I literally cannot highly praise enough the INCREDIBLE world building in this book， the detail was so intricate and incredible every single aspect of these books were so well thought out。 I literally don’t even have words for how good the world building was。CHARACTERS 5+/5Once again flawless。 Every characters backstory was perfectly planned thei I'm going to write my first proper review in a long time as this book deserves it。 This spoiler free review is for the duology: Overall 5+/5 SETTING 5+/5I literally cannot highly praise enough the INCREDIBLE world building in this book， the detail was so intricate and incredible every single aspect of these books were so well thought out。 I literally don’t even have words for how good the world building was。CHARACTERS 5+/5Once again flawless。 Every characters backstory was perfectly planned their intentions and actions always rooted from who they truly were。 I love the Zumra so so so much， I love a fantasy team and they were so brilliant I literally love all of them so much。 I will add a special side comment for Altair one of my favourite ever side characters now he was just *chefs kiss*PLOT 5/5Admittedly I normally read a more simple book and was reading this in quite a broken fashion as I had a lot of school work so did find the plot a little tough to follow but as long as you understood the core aims your good to go。 But once your into this book your sucked in and the short chapters make it easy to continuously say just one more for a whole hour。 And the ROMANCE literally the ultimate enemies to lovers ， I was meant to kill you but I’m falling for you， slow burn romance ever！ It had me squealing and near tears at points which is very rare for me。OVERALLI have not much more to say except read this duology！ I certainly think I could read it 10 more times and not get bored as I would realise new things about it each time。 Hafsah Faisal is joining the list of authors that I will read anything they release :） 。。。more
Margrieta
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“Sometimes， when you live a life of captivity， trapped for so long， freedom becomes a thing to fear。” #WeFreeTheStars #HafsahFaizal #SandsOfArawia #Farrar Genre: #Fantasy #YA #Romance #ArabicFantasy My rating: 4 /5 GR: 4，34 /5 I really wanted to love this book as much as I loved all books by S。Tahir and S。A。 Chakraborty， but it didn’t happen。 This book is definitely more romance book than fantasy。 And romance isn’t my cup of tea in books。 Apart from that all characters are unique and with their “Sometimes， when you live a life of captivity， trapped for so long， freedom becomes a thing to fear。” #WeFreeTheStars #HafsahFaizal #SandsOfArawia #Farrar Genre: #Fantasy #YA #Romance #ArabicFantasy My rating: 4 /5 GR: 4，34 /5 I really wanted to love this book as much as I loved all books by S。Tahir and S。A。 Chakraborty， but it didn’t happen。 This book is definitely more romance book than fantasy。 And romance isn’t my cup of tea in books。 Apart from that all characters are unique and with their own temper/character。 There is constantly something happening and I got attached with a few interesting personas， as per usual my love was towards secondary characters: Kifah， Lana and Seif。 Author has beautiful writing style， despite the length of both books it was extremely easy to read， I genuinely enjoyed it。 I was impressed that author has used so many creatures from Arabic mythology， I haven’t come across some of them in books before， and I had really high expectations because of them， but。。。 Apart from Ifrit most of them were only mentioned once。 Safi’s， race of desert Elf， my favorite part of this duology， there was just something very special about those characters。 The prince of Death。。。 I kind of liked him and he annoyed me at times a lot， I think I mostly liked him in the first book when he was that cool， dark person， but here things have slightly changed， he has a lot of traumas from the past and he has to deal with them， loads of questions， grief and suffering。 The main stress in this book is #WomenPower and Love （citizen love towards their rulers， family love， friend love）。 It’s great of course， that in a culture/world where women don’t have much to say/to do there are examples， which prove different。 I loved that women inspired other women and helped each other， but I will be honest here， at times it was too much and felt little fake， but then again， I feel that books like these are needed。 Book was pretty good overall， but I lacked some tension and suspense， everything was pretty much chilled and a few things were very predictable。 It’s a nice， few evenings read。 I will be looking forward to more books from this author。 。。。more
Megan
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4。5 ⭐️I absolutely adored this series and the characters so bloody much ！！！！ found family has to be one of my favourite book troupes 🥺 the first half of this book was rather slow for me， i mean stuff was happening but i just found it a bit boring。。。 （hence why i have not given it 5⭐️’s） the 2nd half however， was jam packed and bloody amazing ！！！！ so bloody beautiful and oh wow the ending was just perfect *chefs kisses* banterous side characters are also what i live for。。。 maybe that is why i did 4。5 ⭐️I absolutely adored this series and the characters so bloody much ！！！！ found family has to be one of my favourite book troupes 🥺 the first half of this book was rather slow for me， i mean stuff was happening but i just found it a bit boring。。。 （hence why i have not given it 5⭐️’s） the 2nd half however， was jam packed and bloody amazing ！！！！ so bloody beautiful and oh wow the ending was just perfect *chefs kisses* banterous side characters are also what i live for。。。 maybe that is why i didn’t enjoy the first half because Altair wasn’t in it as much。 。。。more
Almas Shaikh
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I'm so so so glad I read this book。 It was so beautifully written， the relationship between Zafira and Nasir was so well done🥺🥺 and the plot just wow！！ I loved it so much。 I'm so so so glad I read this book。 It was so beautifully written， the relationship between Zafira and Nasir was so well done🥺🥺 and the plot just wow！！ I loved it so much。 。。。more
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