Also, this preferably has to be done before the Lion takes over the whole kingdom now that he’s been unleashed. Magic can not be restored to Arawiya otherwise. They need to return the hearts from the Seven Sisters of Old to the minarets before they die. They’re all a complete mess.īut through all this, they agree to concentrate on the next step of their mission. Kifah is mourning not just the loss of Altair but also Benyamin. Zafira is now soul bound to the Jawarat and has no idea what that means. Nasir wants to go back and save Altair after learning he’s his brother.

I like it!) Everyone is reeling from that battle in their own way. (Side note: I’ve noticed a lot of fantasy stories doing this lately, going straight into it with no preamble.

We Free the Stars picks up exactly where We Hunt the Flame ended – With the zumra, minus Altair, fleeing Sharr after the battle with The Lion of the Night. I’ll try not to share major spoilers here but honestly, if you haven’t read the first one, I’d do so before continuing on with this review. I wasn’t riveted like before, especially in the middle of the story where our characters are fighting internal demons more than external ones. So here we are! 🙂 As I said in that post, I felt like this sequel lost a lot of the fire that We Hunt the Flame carried. I kept looking at it and I feel like I need to flesh out some of those impressions. Last weekend, I posted a short excerpt of my thoughts on We Free the Stars on my Instagram.

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