We Hunt the Flame

Everything abt the book was fine but a deep hole is in the bottom of the book in the front.thats just disappointing

One of the best book I read so far and part 2 "we free the stars" is sooo good .both book are 5 stars 🌟 and one more thing chapters are small so you can finish fast ☺️

Rating - 4.4/5 🌸The story is set in the kingdom of Arawiya. Zafira, is a hunter. She goes into the cursed forest of arz from which no one returns day after day to feed her people. But she does it disguised as a man. Because if she was discovered to be a woman she'd be stripped of all her accomplishments.Nasir is called the prince of death. He is a assassin for the king. He kills anyone who dares to rise against his tyrranical father.As the cursed forest of Arz is creeping closer threatening to swallow up the kingdom, Zafira is sent on a quest to find the lost artifact which can restore magic to the kingdom and stop the arz. On the other hand Nasir is sent to retrieve the artifact and kill Zafira. But the artifact they seek maybe a lot more powerful than they could ever imagine.First of all I'd like to say just how amazing the world building was! I could imagine all the lush scenes the author was describing like I was seeing them before me. I loved how well defined the characters were, all complete with flaws and imperfections.The beginning was a big slow for me. But I find that in all fantasy novels as it takes me some time to get sucked into the world the author is describing. I loved the portrayal of strong women in this book.I would love to see this book turned into a TV show! I can't wait to read the next book in this series. I would recommend this book to all fantasy lovers. 🌸

Honestly I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It had all my favorite tropes and then some. The pacing of the book was spot on! Enough time at the start to get to know the characters and then picked up as it went on. I absolutely loved how fast paced everything got towards the end.I like when all of the book starts to Mae sense at the end and this was exactly that.Can't wait to get into book 2.

This book is set in the Middle East so you'll get a lot of Urdu words in the story. The paperback version has a glossary at the end for those. Most words were commonplace enough to understand the meaning without any help.Now the plot centers around a female Hunter, who disguises herself as a man because the people in her caliphate think women are only fit to look beautiful and should be married off fast, lest they become independent (sounds familiar?)There's two POVs, one of the Huntress, the other of an assassin. This story has a bunch of fantasy elements in it, but it deviated a bit more towards romance. But the storyline was good, and so were the characters. The twists and reveals were a lot of fun. Overall, it was very enjoyable.

I usually don't write reviews but this book, it's a crime to not talk about this one. I loved the use of words and i feel in love with every character. This is the fastest book i finished, i really couldn't put this down. I already ordered the next one can't wait to go on another adventure

The story is beautifully written. The way the author had explained and projected things seems to be like you can view the imaginary fantasy place by ur naked eyes. The best part is the glossary guide available. The only thing I felt uncomfortable was that, the language used seemed to be little difficult, but trust me when u cross 2 chapters you will get used to it. This book is not recommended for beginners. But still it's a wonderful book to read

Her words flew, as lightly as a feather and got etched in heart for forever❤️Zafira will be remembered for her unflinching strength, Nasir for firm determination, Deen for his sacrifice and Altair for unconditional love. In complete love with the novel and Hafsah❤️

An intriguing blend of fantasy and drama mixed into a novel. I absolutely loved the fresh take on the world building (give or take what felt like less than subtle rip offs of Divergent and Lord of the Rings) feeling more Arabian Nights than medieval European and with characters who on the whole were compelling. There are plenty of twists and turns which, for the most part, were fairly obvious but still felt thrilling to read nonetheless. Great plot with an interesting take on the ‘quest’ trope and its band of characters.In general the writing is vivid and descriptive, if occasionally a little too verbose for my tastes. Sometimes the author’s attempt at being descriptive makes things clumsy and bogged down in detail that isn’t needed. When she gets it right however the results are breathtaking. There’s one line describing someone’s blue eyes being akin to sunrise on the sea that nearly made me squeal at its beauty. Unfortunately the author does have a somewhat annoying habit of breaking one sentence over three lines. At first it was a literary choice, but by the fourth or fifth time just irritated me and knocked me out of the story.The story takes too long to get going, once it does the pace is fairly even and things move along quickly. I’m glad I persevered through at the start although admittedly I stopped a few times reading the first third of the book unsure if I was going to carry on with it because it dragged so much. Zafira focused chapters were sometimes painfully slow yet Nasir’s introduction was stunning. Zafira focused chapters walk a very fine line between internal conflict and just plain whining but the balance is mostly right.All in all a solid novel and I look forward to reading the next.

"We hunt the flame, the light in the darkness, the good this world deserves."We Hunt the Flame is a rich, gorgeous, tale, filled with middle eastern mythology. Upon starting, I did not have high hopes; the book had been on my Kindle since last October, and yet I hadn't been moved to read it. I was delighted to be proven wrong!I knew I was in for a treat immediately, upon reading 'A note from the author,' at the beginning of the book. Faizal begins by telling us that this story holds pieces of her soul. Having now finished the tale, I can attest to the fact that it reads as such. This book contains persecution, pain, rejection and - more importantly - found family, self-belief and love. It is a maelstrom of emotions, such as our souls contain.She goes on to say that, 'Zafira Iskander, like me, will do anything for her family. Even don a cloak that obscures her identity, shrouding her victories in mystery. If revealed, her every accomplishment could be derided, all because she's a woman. I wrote this without realizing that in that moment, Zafira was me. I built my platform online with a graphic as my profile image, because I knew that as myself - a veiled, very visibly Muslim girl - people would judge me before getting to know me. Zafira and I are both perfectly content with who we are. It's the external, unfounded perceptions that scare us." Such a small paragraph contains such big connotations. I felt educated, ashamed and unified, all at once, upon reading this. I cannot relate to being a Muslim woman, but I can be educated. However, I certainly can relate to being a woman, in a patriarchal world.I have nothing left to say except: read this book. And, if you come across words and beings you don't recognise; do as I did and look them up (There's a handy glossary at the back that I didn't know of until after I'd finished reading). Learn of the Bahamut, the Dandan, the Kaftar, and the Rukh. Immerse yourself in middle eastern culture, of which they teach us so little of in Western society.

Baba

I enjoyed this a lot. The setting and world building felt very new and different in a genre that tends to replicate a lot of the same and I liked the Arabic spin. Both Nasir and Zafira are very clever characters. Both are tormented by their own actions but desperate to do the right thing. Creating tragic heroes that are also human is not easy to do at all and it is done very well here. I also like the interaction between the individuals. Nasir and Altair have some great banter. The only problem I’d say is that this book is a slow burn - the action really kicks off when they get to Sharr (about 40% of the way through) and sometimes it’s quite confusing as to what is happening and how things fit together. I got quite confused at the beginning as to how the different states interacted. Similarly I liked the use of the Arabic terms but I did have to google quite a bit to work out what they were! I think often there was a loss of momentum with too much internal dialogue and/or description interfering with the action/confusing the picture. I think if that could be overcome, this would be a really super book. That said, I did enjoy it and will definitely look for the sequel.

The premise sounded interesting and having read the mixed reviews I thought I’d give it a go.Sadly I struggled to get into the book and found that the narrative did not always flow smoothly.It got to the point where I began skim reading.There were elements to the book that I did not like and given the author I expected it to have some principles of faith. It didn’t.I really wanted to love this book but I definitely won’t be continuing with this series.