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Kamran is a sweetheart. I like him. At the end of the book, I felt so sorry for him. I love that he always cared for Alizeh. this book reminded me why the forbidden love trope is my FAVORITE. we get this knife to the throat scene that had me screaming into the night sky. “speak the truth now or i will slit your throat” is a love language An] illustrious tale of magic, court intrigue, and romance. Captivating readers from the very first chapter...A magnetic series opener that will delight fans of Mafi's previous series." - Booklist This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi is the story of Alizeh, a servant girl with a secret. It’s the story of Kamran, the crown prince with prophecies hanging over his head. It’s the story of Jinn, death, love, loss and stepping into who you were born to be.
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Alizeh is a very interesting character. I want to see her character development. I mean she could be better. Sometimes she can be a badass but there isn't so much I could say about her. Let me just digest a few more minutes of what I actually got from the first book in this new series by Tahereh Mafi. It's been days since I finished it, still digestin.
Kamran's position in this book, as the nice prince is also quite great. I loved his perspectives and his role in this entire story. the last time I read a T.M book was when I was a teenager (ages ago, basically) so I was kind of worried that my teenage brain had deluded myself into thinking that every T.M book will be good. for she had learned long ago that when a home was not found, it was forged; indeed, it could be fashioned from nothing” Finally he moved, one hand capturing her face, his thumb grazing her cheek in a fleeting moment, there and gone again. His voice was a whisper when he said, "Do you wish to know my name, too, Your Majesty?" Now let me give you a more accurate, spoiler-free synopsis: set in a patriarchal society, this novel is about an obnoxious, spoilt princeling who, through the course of the book and by meeting a “speshuuul” girl destined to become KWEEEN and overthrow his family, realises that monarchy is an unfair class-based system profiting off the hard, underpaid, and often unpaid, labour of the working classes. What he doesn’t realise is that women perhaps aren’t objects and that servants and lower-class citizens maybe deserve rights, too.
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Then, there is Iblees who pop up in and out of Alizeh's life. Always tell her of that riddle I didn't understand! and made me skeptical in everyone in this dangerous empire! *ugh* Now the romance was good. This is definitely not slow burn but more love at first sight but oh wow that first kiss was amazing.I can excuse some things; this, I absolutely won’t. It’s wild that a book like this is part of and published in a genre predominantly geared towards teenage girls, but what do I know. There's also too much character exposition. Readers are capable of analyzing a character's personality without being constantly told character traits. I think this book would've been more enjoyable if Mafi showed us instead of telling us. If only I had known what frustration beautiful words used in the wrong context could cause, oh my. Mafi’s writing is nothing short of theatrically histrionic. If you don’t know what that means, don’t fret, that’s precisely what Mafi seemed to be going for when she wrote these whoppers: “He felt his muscles were atrophying slowly in the suit of his skin, a silent litany of epithets perched in his mouth even when he smiled.” I recommend this book to anyone who loves young adult fantasy, great characters and awesome world building. The best thing about this book is the plot. The worst thing about this book is also the plot. I think the general synopsis of what's going on, a Jinn Queen being forced to hide her identity and work as a lowly servant in a world of humans who despise her kind and a King who tries to kill her when he finds out who she is, is very captivating.
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And the romance? *Sigh*. My God, the insta-love was heavy in this one. When you have a nightmare/vision about the devil prophesising something you don't want to hear about and then suddenly you're looking at the face of a stranger, would you immediately be taken away by their attractiveness? (I just know some of you might say yes... but you get the point! It's still ridiculous!) In actual fact, the whole thing is ridiculous. They keep describing each other as the sexiest, most beautiful, most handsome person alive etc. etc. and you expect me to believe their love is founded on valid grounds of trust and friendship and genuine, deep connection? A big nope from me. Nothing was compelling about their romance whatsoever. I did not root for them in any way nor do I think that they did each other any good. Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series, the National Book Award longlisted and bestselling novel A Very Large Expanse of Sea, as well as Furthermore and Whichwood. this shit was gold. the writing? immaculate. the characters? i would DIE for them! the ending? TAHEREH if you don’t drop book 2 IMMEDIATELY 🔪
Aside from the messy plot, the pile upon pile of discarded YA tropes which I thought we had left in the last decade; aside from the flat MC and unfeeling, rather repugnant male love interest, there was the WRITING. And it’s not just the insane lameness and utter unoriginality of the plot but that the book was lowkey steeped in misogyny. Except for our special self-insert 17-year-old main character ‘Alizeh’, there is not a SINGLE (and I’m not exaggerating here) likeable female character in this book. Except for one girl (who is portrayed as stupid, spoilt, easy to scare and terrify) that Alizeh befriends towards the end of the novel, every woman in this book is downright nasty. The MC doesn’t have any female friends; there are no female role models. Alizeh’s mistresses treat her like garbage, are jealous, frivolous, insensitive, or all three. What I really love in this book was the world-building. It was interesting to know about the jinn and clay. I also loved that the names were Persian names which I can pronounce correctly. I felt proud when I knew the names. Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people - bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology. For she had learned long ago that when a home was not found it was forged. Indeed it could be fashioned even from nothing.”
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I have not read Tahereh Mafi’s last series, which I’ve affectionately referred to as ‘ The Eyeball Books’I found the romance to be a little ridiculous. It is definitely filed under "instalove" and I just didn't feel the connection between them at all. I adore romance so am swayed easily but the spark just wasn't there for me. Okay let hear my story. lol I began my adventure at Ardunia. Here I met the crown prince of the empire 'Prince Kamran' who is instantly interested in my jinn friend Alizeh just a few times they met! This fast, mannn!! Even though she's just a servent!! 😲 I don't know why? You have consumed my thoughts since the moment I met you," he said to her. "I feel now, in your presence, entirely strange. I think I might fetch you the moon if only to spare your tears again.” This has the exact same vibe as letting everyone in House of Gucci speak English… but with an Italian accent because they are Italian, yk? It’s got to be authentic! Same as you can’t let those characters speak either Italian or English without any kind of ridiculous accents, the author couldn’t write about a fantasy world without using over-the-top language that, if read out loud to a 17th-century landlord, would scare the shit out of him. God bless thee, good Sir.
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