Hello Sadiq,
Today review is regarding We Hunt the Flame by Hafash Faizal.
We Hunt the Flame is the first book in the Sands of Arawiya duology. I found out about We Hunt the Flame from Twitter and it was on my TBR wishlist since the beginning of the year.
Zafira is the Demenhune Hunter, she disguises herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people in the frozen town.
Nasir is an assassin to the King his father, with all the blood on his hand he has been nickname Prince of Death.
Zafira lives in a town where if the Demenhune hunter was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected
If Nasir displayed any sort of compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways.
Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya but neither wants to be.
The Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artefact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artefact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.
From the very first page of We Hunt the Flame, I have been drawn into the world of Arawiya.
Drawn in by the interesting characters, the complex world they live in. And by a story that intrigues me so much, I kept turning the page even though I should have been going to sleep.
The way the land was separated and how they were affected by the loss of magic fascinating. Unfortunately for Zafira the place she calls home is a land of snow and icy. Where women are seen as the reason for the loss of Magic. That women are only good as wives. I felt my anger raise when I read what happened to a woman caught working on their own.
Hafash Faizal writing style easy to read, it’s fast-paced with enough details to keep your interest without feeling overwhelmed with all to much information.
One of my favourite element of We Hunt the Flame is the interaction between the characters. Especially Nasir and Altair, I wouldn’t call it a love-hate relationship. But the way the needle each other is funny.
There are certain plot strands that I could see coming, but that didn’t take away any enjoyment. Also, they made sense for the story.
On the other hand, there were a couple of plot stands that I didn’t see coming. Once, in particular, cause me to drop my e-reader on my face.
We Hunt the Flame is a YA Fantasy adventure treasure hunt. Perfect for fans for Throne of Glass, An Ember in the Ashes and Kingdom of Copper.
My rating for We Hunt the Flame is 4.8 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Pac Macmillian for the e-book copy of We Hunt the Flame for a fair and honest review.
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