Book 1 excellent. Book2 just amazing!!!

Character building and story set in book1, author really showed her unique writing style. Then the adventure went to a new level in book 2, more events and twists! Very well done!

We Free the Stars is such a great book. It’s the squeal to We Free the Stars. It’s about Zafira and Nasir going through even more trial’s while trying to free Altair for captivity of the Loin of the Night. As we go through the story, we see Zafira and Nasir fall in love with each other. Some parts that quite enjoyed in the book were the fight scenes. Mostly because the way Hafsah Faizal describes each scene, I can imagine each part in m head. I feel like it would make a really good movie or TV show. In other words, if you like a romance adventure novel, then I suggest reading this book. But I’d probably start with the first one.

There’s nothing like reading 450+ books between the first and second book in a series to remind you how much you missed the world. I read We Hunt the Flame in May of 2019 and oh wow was I frustrated with the ending. I actually preorder my copy of this book in October of 2019 and here we are in 2021 just talking about it. Needless to say, I was excited to read this book.

Some Things I Liked

Stunning world building with lush descriptions. As mentioned above, I read a TON of books between books 1 and 2, but, all that did was mature my reading taste. While I might have rebuffed the poetic language in book 1, I craved it in book 2. Hafsah Faizal paints such rich pictures I felt like I could close my eyes and see what Zafira, Nasir, or any of my favorites were seeing at any given moment.
That romance. Never have I ever been so tortured by slow burn romance and loved it so much. I probably had a moment every other chapter where I wanted to either shake Zafira or Nasir and be like “JUST SAY IT!” The tension that Hafsah created was nothing short of phenomenal.
Altair. My heart hurt every moment he wasn’t with the zumra. He’s one of my favorite characters of all time. His wit, his smile in the face of danger, the way he mercilessly teases Nasir, I would read a million spin off stories about him.
The ending. The build to the end was everything I wanted it to be and more. It was just what I wanted to see.

Series Value

I would love to read more books set in this world. Prequels, sequels, side stories, you name it. I’m very excited to read Hafsah’s next series, which is supposed to be set in the same world but about new characters.

Final Thoughts

I devoured this book. I read it all in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down. This book was WELL worth the wait.

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