Thinking of reading the first book, We Hunt the Flame? Check out my review here!Quick Stats:Overall: 5/5 StarsCharacters: 5/5Setting: 5/5Writing: 5/5Plot and Themes: 5/5Awesomeness Factor: 5/5Review in a Nutshell: I am broken. This book has destroyed me. But in the best possible way.// Content Warning: Violence, Death, Child Abuse, War Themes, Murder //Release Date: 1/19/2021Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxPage Count: 592 pagesPremise:We Free the Stars is the sequel to We Hunt the Flame, fo

1.) We Hunt the Flame ★★★★★This duology was everything. From lush prose, to constant twists and turns, to the most beautiful fantasy settings, to also the real life parallels of today, this really had everything that I loved in books. The romance was angsty and perfect. The friendships were complicated and realistic. The sibling bonds warmed every part of my soul. I recommend this story with the sum of my being. What a bright shining light in 2021; I feel so grateful to have read this. Content &...

what was this??? i am... genuinely in awe. i came into this book expecting to have fun, maybe enjoy it a reasonable amount. what i did not expect was to read what was probably the best finale to a series that i have ever experienced. this was so, so good. everything about it. normally, even if i love a series finale, i have at least a couple regrets, of storylines that i felt were sloppy or characters that lacked closure. not here. i don’t think i have ever finished a series and felt so, so

my feelings for this concluding installment mirror my feelings for the first book exactly, so this is probably just going to be a copy/paste review. but hey, consistent authors are worth praising. again, the main thing carrying this book is definitely the arabian representation. it gives the story a lush and cultural atmosphere that is much needed in the book world. had you taken that away, would this still be worth 4 stars? maybe. maybe not. the characters are still interesting (nasir definitel...

”Habibti. Hayati. Roohi.” “Why do you cry?” “Because my heart cannot contain it.” an insanely well-executed sequel and conclusion to this fantasy duology. i’ve held this story so close to my heart for almost 2 years now, and I can confirm that I will continue to do so until the end of time. this book zigged when I expected it to zag, and subverted all expectations I had on the direction it was going to go. the ending was absolutely perfect and I will be in the publisher’s DMs until they confirm

whoever designs these covers deserve a raise

Not to be dramatic, but this book series has ruined reading for me. How am I meant to enjoy reading when my expectations have now been set so high? How can I enjoy another set of characters when they aren't the Zumra? How am I meant to enjoy any world that doesn't include Altair?So thank you Hafsah Faizal, because whilst you have given me my new favourite series, every fantasy book will now pale in comparison. But on a serious note... GUYS THIS BOOK SERIES.If you haven't yet read We Hunt The Fla...

~~~2 Stars~~~I have a feeling this is either going to be a really long kind of rant or really short and to the point. Not sure which though. I was disappointed by this book. I feel like making this into a duology was a very bad decision and that it should have been a trilogy. Not because I want more time with the characters, but because the ending of this book was a train wreck. There was too much going on in too few chapters and I could not fathom how any of it was possible. I believe the entir...

Though I didn't enjoy We Free the Stars as much as the first book, I did still rather enjoy this one. I'm so grateful that for once in my life a series has been completed without killing off my favorite character. I was literally so worried my favorite would be killed, but he's safe and I'm so relieved.To start off my review, I need to repeat something from my review of We Hunt the Flame, this book and this series desperately needed a terminology guide in the physical book itself. I know that th...

4 lyrically long starsLush and lyrical, beautifully romantic, and a wonderful duology finale... (but longgggg.)Writing: ★★★★ 1/2Characters/Romance: ★★★★★Pacing: ★★Enjoyment: ★★★★ 1/2We Free the Stars is the final book in the Arawiya series. For thoughts on the first book, check out my review here.Below there are SPOILERS for the first book, We Hunt the Flame. I repeat, SPOILERS for the first book!Ok, they gone? Good! Let's talk about this one. Following the events of We Hunt the Flame, our group...

Faizal clearly put effort into this book, yet I vehemently disliked many aspects of it. Hereunder is everything wrong with this book:THE SEXISM:I found this book to be incredibly sexist. I don't care what political affiliation a person has, or where they put themselves on the religious spectrum, or the feminism spectrum, or whatever spectrum you have out there. If you cannot abuse and put down females, you should also not be able to abuse and put down males. You say you have a strong female char...

My heart is happy and sad all at once! These emotions! 😭❤

We Hunt The Flame (#1) ★★★★★September 03, 2020: After loving the first book so much, you can't expect me to NOT BE BEGGING TO READ THIS EARLY so everyone, please pray for me because I want to read it now,,,

☆ 5 / 5 ☆We Hunt the Flame: 5 / 5 “We were not born to fight, but our cradles were built from struggles and hardships. Pens, swords, sticks- weapons shoved into our fists as soon as we’re old enough to grasp them. So we fight, because the world will cut our throats otherwise.” I have completely and utterly fallen in love with Hafsah Faizal’s writing and storytelling. The Sands of Arawiya duology has truly given me such joy and I can’t believe it took me this long to get to it. I can however sa...

It was easy to believe that anyone who did not speak of suffering did not suffer. I think I need days to process it. But then also I won't be able to do justice to this book.The beginning was very sad. I was just waiting for the sun to hide behind clouds and it would have been officially a very sad, grey day. I would have sat by window and looked out, trying to channel inner disney princess but failing(because I have the grace of a frog). But wait. THE BOOK IS WORTH IT. Every ounce of sadness