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A lot of the magic and myth in The Jasad Heir features threads of those stories, as intertwined and twisted together in the book as they are in real life.
The type of mythological and romantic tale you would bargain your last breath for... A book that coils you into its serpentine grasp." ― Observer
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the first quarter of this novel was phenomenal. i was heavily interested in the plot as well as the world building. however, when the enemies-to-lovers love interest showed up, i felt the novel became too generic. the first quarter doesn’t have any tropes, is descriptive of the nature and forests surrounding this village, and explains the political unrest very well. when i realized an abusive, royal heir would be the love interest, i felt bored. it fell away to tropes (like fighting others in a ring for freedom) and i felt that the magic system wasn’t explained well enough. overall, it’s a good debut. it’s great to see more arab and muslim representation in fantasy. In her captured corner, the soft girl who had known a bird by its song and calmed at the touch of another was burned away. I am what remains." A remarkable, razor-sharp debut that cuts straight to the heart."―Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief
For instance, what kind of obligations are you owed to a people/culture that you were ripped away from at a young age — do you owe anything at all? At what point does survival outweigh any internalized responsibility you have to such groups of people? How far would you go to survive? How much of yourself would you cut away to survive?Arin’s character change is in particular frustrating because he randomly becomes soft, we never see him with the same cold, violent, detached tendencies he displayed at the beginning until briefly at the end. Sylvia is extremely angry about being compelled to do anything, especially by Arin, but Sylvia’s entire personality appears to be built around being angry, unhappy, and remarkably incapable of subtlety. The romance in the book is easily one of the best I've read in fantasy fullstop. This is the slowest burn possible. every single moment between these characters is earned. Arin and Sylvia start out as enemies when she is captured. He isn't seen as a handsome rogue- she truly sees him as a detestable monster who is beyond humanity. Because both characters are deeply broken, romance and attraction is not on their minds. Instead, the two slowly grow to trust each other as reluctant allies and then friends. Feelings play a part only towards the end of the book. A fugitive queen strikes a bargain with her greatest enemy that could resurrect her scorched kingdom or leave it in ashes forever in this unmissable Egyptian-inspired epic fantasy debut. Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned. Its magic was outlawed. Its royal family murdered. At least, that’s what Sylvia wants people to believe. The Heir of Jasad escaped the massacre, and she intends to stay hidden, especially from the armies of Nizahl that continue to hunt her people. At this point, the whole story is floundering. The pacing randomly becomes off and we get so much filler with notes of political intrigue which is carried from the first quarter of the novel but is ultimately irresponsibly handled from this point onwards. Because every other element of the book is adjacent to the mishandling of the political intrigue, the book as a whole starts to suffer.
it left nothing for speculations except minor questions that hinted to be solved in later books in the series. In a world of forbidden magic and cunning royals, a fugitive queen bargains with her kingdom's greatest enemy and is soon embroiled in a deadly game that could resurrect her scorched kingdom, or leave it in ashes forever. A stunning enemies-to-lovers fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and The Jasmine Throne. I had heard that this book has a "colonizer romance" and honestly it's what made me delay reading it for so long. I will say it's not as bad as you might think when you hear those words but I'm still super iffy on the romance as a whole. I think nationalities aside, they would make for a great enemies to lovers, but as I'm reading, I can't forget that Arin is the Heir of the kingdom that destroyed Jasad. I'm leaving my opinion on this romance open minded because I can see the potential for a great pairing but I need massive development from Arin (and Sylvia). Sara Hashem is an American-Egyptian writer from Southern California, where she spent many sunny days holed up indoors with a book. Sara’s love for fantasy and magical realms emerged during the two years her family lived in Egypt. When she isn’t busy naming stray cats in her neighborhood after her favorite authors, Sara can be found buried under coffee-ringed notebooks.A Champion is a figure chosen yearly by the rulers of each of the kingdoms (or their heirs) to represent them in a series of competitive and often fatal trials. These trials celebrate elements from the kingdoms’ foundational myths. The victor becomes a prominent figure, rewarded and officially protected.
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