LOVED THIS BOOK! SO SO GOOD *Review to come*

ARC provided by the publisher via Harper Voyager in exchange for an honest review. “Did the Bloodprint represent deliverance or deception?” The Bloodprint is the first in a series and a debut adult fantasy novel that is very diverse and truly celebrates the importance of words, and what happens when we take away basic human rights to people that are deemed lesser. This book is a good blend of magic and religion and everything in-between. And ultimately this story is about breaking slav...

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It's all just so deeply steeped in Islam and I LOVED IT SO MUCH(But the audiobook was HORRENDOUS, good LORD - I was just fuming at the narrator the entire way through. One of these days, maybe we'll get narrators who can actually pronounce Arab/South Asian words and names properly... (and also, what was up with the thing where the Black character had a vaguely African accent, and the Mongolian-inspired people sounded Russian, but most other characters, from other Asian-ish backgrounds, had North...

I didn't have high hopes for this after the first 50 pages or so. It's wasn't quite info dumpy, but so many new terms were introduced without much explanation that I wasn't feeling it. I'm so glad I kept going though! I saw some of the twists at the end coming a mile away, but some of them I wasn't quite expecting. I'm really looking forward to the next one!

Originally published at Reading RealityIf the Taliban and The Handmaid’s Tale had a hate child, it would be The Bloodprint. Yes, I mixed my metaphors, but it feels correct. And if after reading The Bloodprint there is anyone who does not mentally link the Talisman of the book with the Taliban of real life, I’ll eat my virtual hat.The Bloodprint is an epic fantasy that feels very definitely part of the grimdark movement. It’s a very grim story, and the world that it portrays is in that terrible p...

Before I begin what essentially will be a panegyric, please go and read the interview Ausma did with us.Welcome back. Now, I could tell you what the book is about or I could give you the official synopsis. I will opt for the latter because it does a far better job than I ever will be able to. So here it is:A dark power called the Talisman has risen in the land, born of ignorance and persecution. Led by a man known only known as the One-eyed Preacher, it is a cruel and terrifying movement bent on...

3.5/5 i think. I have to process this one before I give it a full review. Intial thoughtsLove: The political message. I loved the breaking of slave chainsLiked: Arian, Sinnia, Wafa. The writing style but there were repetitive thoughts from characters that was unnecessary. Like i get you love each other already. Meh: The men. I was indifference about the love story. The story lagged for me but I have a short attention span for epics.Didn't like : Where the story line seems to be going with Sinnia...

Ugh. That was painful. Actually, physically painful, and I am so disappointed. This book was one of my most anticipated releases of the entire year. I actually pre-ordered this book! I purchased it! Paid money for it because I was sure I would want to have it on my shelf forever to read and reread! Instead, from the very first chapter I found myself struggling to get through it. This is a novel with great potential that was executed terribly. Let's go through the problems one by one:→ It is unde...

DNF at 284 of 425 pagesThe Bloodprint sounds like such an awesome fantasy novel that revolves around kickass female characters and an in-depth use of religion all wrapped up with feminist tones. Unfortunately, The Bloodprint is a poorly written novel that is not what it’s advertised to be.Within the first 120 pages the magic system is not properly explained. Their magic is derived from religious texts, but the connect between the two is never explained or how it came to be. The main character of...

To say this had to be one of the most confusing fantasy novels I have ever read would be an understatement. From the get go you are thrown right into the heart of the action but rather than the author taking the time to explain the world or the story you are pretty much left to fend for yourself. Many chapters later, you have been introduced to an abundance of characters, travelled to a few places and killed a few people but you find that you are none the wiser as to why anything is going on and...

Just wow! If all fantasy was this well written I would be a fan of the fantasy genre! The Bloodprint is the first such novel by Ausma Zehanat Khan and the beginning of the Khorasan Archives series. It is the tale of two marvelously strong women who are tasked with freeing enslaved women who have been captured by The Talisman. It is the classic tale of Good vs Evil but told in a cleverly written, marvelously detailed, surprisingly intriguinging manner. Khan is one of my favorite authors and what

>>>>> My Synopsis (Review follows): <<<<<'There is no one but the One. And so the One commands...'The land of Khorasan is slowly being overtaken piece by piece by a powerful and volatile group known as the Talisman. They are led by a man known as the One-Eyed Preacher.'We live in the age of secrets and fear.We live in the age of Ignorance.'They began their campaign by taking control of the country's food supply by pillaging and razing villages, fields, libraries, etc. Then they started creating

I truly don't have words eloquent enough to do this book justice. AZK said she loved writing it and the power of that love and care shines through like the power of the Claim. The world building is deftly woven into the story itself without large, clunky info-dumps. The writing is beautiful. The characters are well-developed and nuanced. As it is the first of the series, it doesn't resolve anything, and ends with a gut-wrenching cliff hanger. My heart is a lump in my throat. I cannot wait for th...

AMAZING!

So... I clearly did not love this book. I was really excited about the premise but it fell incredibly flat for me.Some of the problems:- Not enough character development. The way the characters are written, it's very hard to connect with them. That's especially problematic since you're supposed to be rooting for the protagonist Arian and her band of cohorts on a perilous quest.- Too much telling via stilted dialogue.- Too many new places, things, and philosophies. While being dropped in media re...

2 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https://bibliosanctum.com/2017/11/06/...I’ve had my fair share of disappointments when it comes to books this fall, but not enjoying The Bloodprint as much as I thought I would somehow makes this one feel worse. I wanted to like this one so badly, and not least because of the gorgeous writing or incredible premise inspired by the author’s own background and knowledge of Middle Eastern history and mythology. This is also an important book as it also deals with so...

I made it almost halfway through and gave up because I was getting the same feelings from this that I experienced while reading Reign the Earth and An Ember in the Ashes.This is the story of savior/chosen one Aryan (yes, I know how it's spelled in the book) and her companion, a dark-skinned woman whom she loves like a sister but who is not her equal, a fact she mentions at the very beginning, and their quest to free their world from the Reign of Ignorance.Aryan and her black companion, Sinnia, h...

The Bloodprint is the start to a new epic fantasy series with Middle Eastern cultural influences.Arian’s homeland has been overtaken by the Talisman, a new organization that promotes an ideology of fear, ignorance, hatred of difference, and misogyny. As Companions of Hira, Arian and her friend Sinna are some of the few who openly fight the Talisman. They’ve spent the last decade traveling Talisman territory and freeing women from slave chains, but their efforts have not been enough to slow the T...

This story is about magic and sacred scriptures. A one eyed preacher is bent on overtaking the world.But warriors Arian and Sinnia are fighting to stop him. Together they are looking for a magical symbol that will destroy the one eyed preacher this may prove a hard task. This is a world full of slavery, deceit, and treachery. Something is amiss at the place where the devotees of the Claim reside, Arian can't quite put her finger on it. Ilae has allowed The Black Mage to attend council, a place