Zafira hunted for the people of her village in the magical yet perilous forest called the Arz, which crept closer and closer to her village- threatening to engulf it- every day. You will always find your way, Zafira bint Iskandar.” “You are the compass in the storm, the guide in the dark. There were two POV characters: Zafira and Nasir. However, some of the Arabic words in the book were used in a clunky and disconcerting manner. As someone with a fair bit of knowledge surrounding Arabic and Arab culture, it was lovely to see it incorporated into the book. Overall, the world building was good and we were gradually fed bits of information about Arawiya and its history. It used to have magic but had it no longer. It was set in a fictional country called Arawiya that was divided up into caliphates. ‘ averageness‘ especially because it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year. I liked it but I still felt underwhelmed by its…. We Hunt the Flame was a book about discovering and owning your own identity against the backdrop of a world inspired by Ancient Arabia. “We hunt the flame, the light in the darkness, the good this world deserves.”
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