Definitely looking forward to get to know his role in the story better. One of the most interesting characters is one that didn’t get a lot of page-time (yet): The devil. The strongest feelings I had were about the king (simply hate that guy) and the princess (seriously, WTF?).

I could make a similar parallel to the prince’s minister, who reminded me a lot of Altair from that same duology, but, once again, a bit watered down. Nevertheless, the chemistry between them made them interesting enough. He felt a bit like a toned down version of Nasir in We Hunt the Flame.

Kamran has a lot of potential (dark, broody prince, hell yeah), but he didn’t have enough depth to entirely convince me either. Alizeh I found interesting and not at all annoying (which is often the case with YA heroines, unfortunately), but I don’t feel really close to her yet. I quite liked both main characters, but I wasn’t fully blown away by them though. Nicely done! Not to mention that spectacular ending…Īnd the devil, she reasoned, could go to hell There were several events that I had not seen coming AT ALL. I told myself every time that the chapter I was reading was the last one for the night but…įurthermore, I had no idea where the story was going to go at most points in the book, which I always find a pleasant feeling. That’s not a technique that I’m very familiar with (although Kingdom of the Wicked did it to some extend in the first chapters, as explained in my re v iew) but it’s simply brilliant.

What I found remarkable was the use of chapter cliffhangers. I absolutely loved the Persian mythology references like the creation myth and the Arabian setting. However, I soon was completely lost in the story. I have to admit it took a bit of getting used to, seeing that the writing style is rather dense and the dialogues are a tad unexpected (think Austen or Brontë). But everything changes when she meets Kamran, heir to the Clay throne… A true jewel But after the death of her parents, she is forced to live the life of an anonymous servant. But the prophecy has foretold the death of the human king by the hand of a Jinn with frosted blood…Īlizeh has been hidden her entire life, knowing that she would one day rise up and save her people. Jinn are now allowed to exist, but they cannot use their magical talents any longer. But while this new legislation ended the bloodshed, it did not at all create equality. However, when new equality laws were passed, a tentative truce came to be. This Woven Kingdom is a YA fantasy inspired by Persian mythology and tells the tale of a young woman destined to be queen, and a young man forced to bow to the strict rules surrounding his throne.įor years, war raged between the Clay (humans) and the Jinn (supernatural beings that rules the Earth before the arrival of mankind). This Woven Kingdom Overview This Woven Kingdom

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