There was not a single flat character in this series and I love it so much.Brief Summary of Book: We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) by Hafsah Faizal

Outside of our POV characters, we see some familiar faces and some new ones. I loved spending even more time with the characters we already knew from We Hunt the Flame, and I also really enjoyed getting to know all of the new characters. I honestly don’t know how to put into words my feelings over that plotline because my thoughts are still an incoherent mess whenever I try to think of it. We Free the Stars also puts a good amount of focus on the romance that began in We Hunt the Flame and it was just so perfect. They both have gone through a lot in book one and it was great to see them continue to develop and change over the course of this book. Nasir and Zafira’s perspectives are equally amazing. Learning more about him was one of my favorite parts of this book. He became one of my favorite characters in We Hunt the Flame and I was so happy to see more of him in We Free the Stars (even though I was constantly worrying about him). I loved the addition of Altair’s perspective. We get three POVs in this book: Zafira, Nasir, and Altair. You thought you loved them after We Hunt the Flame? Just you wait. Speaking of those fantastic characters: I love the zumra with every fibre of my being. There was also a decent amount of action in this book, which is always fun, while still having time to let the fantastic characters shine. There was something constantly happening or about to happen. Where it took me a minute to get into the first book, I was immediately hooked in We Free the Stars. This book continues on the quest to restore magic and save Arawiya from the danger that was unleashed at the end of We Hunt the Flame (I’m trying to be vague here for anyone who hasn’t read the first one yet).

We got to know Arawiya a little bit in the first book, but We Free the Stars shows us more of this world and made me never want to leave. But let me just say it again: the writing in this book is stunning, the prose is elegant without losing a sense of humor, and the setting is fascinating.

We all already know that Hafsah Faizal’s writing is gorgeous. This book somehow managed to surpass all of my exceedingly high expectations and leave me an absolute mess. We Free the Stars had a lot to live up to, but I knew I would end up loving it. We Hunt the Flame is one of my all-time favorite books. I don’t know how to move on after finishing this book.

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