Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.
We Hunt The Flame follows Zafira, a hunter who is forced to disguise herself as a man in order to feed her people. Zafira is the only person who can brave the cursed forest and come out of it alive, if it was revealed that she was a woman all her achievements would be rejected and incredibly frowned upon.
Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those who are trying to stand against his father, the sultan. He has no choice, if he chooses not to kill innocents he is punished in the most brutal of ways. Nasir has learnt to embrace his orders, even if he doesn't agree with them.
After a unexpected encounter with the Silver Witch, Zafira embarks on a quest to restore magic to her suffering world, Nasir is sent by his father on a similar mission, though his includes killing the hunter. As an ancient evil stirs the two soon come to realise that the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than they could have imagined.
This was a book I had seen all over the book community and after reading the synopsis I knew that I wanted to give this book ago. The world that Hafsah Faizal has created is magical but realistic at the same time. Her way of world building is phenomenal and was one of the things that had me constantly going back for more.
The characters are incredibly well written, and I really enjoyed the character development of our two main characters. I’m an absolutely sucker for dual perspective so I was extremely happy when I realised that this book had just that, letting us hear the story from both Zafira and Nasir’s eyes. I found myself really loving these two characters as well as Altair, especially that endless banter.
However, I did find the book slow in places and found it hard at first to get into the story. You need to have full concentration when reading this book so you don’t end up like me, having to go back and re-reading paragraphs. Nevertheless, the book did really pick up and I then I found myself completely hooked. I am in love with this world, the characters and the story that Faizal has created.
Overall I really did enjoy this book and really does focus on conquering your fears and taking control of your own identity. I do really recommend this book, just remember to power through the slow parts!
Rating: 4/5 stars
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