We keep the three main POV’s from book one: One of the big selling points of this series for me are the characters. Relationships will be tested, sacrifices will be made and old faces will make a surprising return, but it will take the Zumra working as one if they are to defeat the Lion and return magic to Arawiya. But the Lion is hot on their heels, and with Altair as a prisoner knows the Zumra’s loyalties will be tied between trying to rescue their friend and completing their goal. Zafira, Narsir & Kifah are headed to Sultan’s Keep determined to restore the hearts to each caliphate and return magic to the kingdom. The battle on Sharr may be over but the war to defend Arawiya is just beginning. I had the highest expectations for We Free the Stars after loving We Hunt the Flame but it took every single one of them and knocked them out of the park. This, ladies and gentleman, this is how you write a sequel.

We free the stars, shatter the darkness holding us captive, and return the world to the splendour it once was.” We hunted the flame together, found the light in the darkness, but we are far from done, laa? Now we unleash it.

Please note this review will contain spoilers for book one. I can confirm all thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Macmillan’s Children Books for the review copy. In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster, Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat-a darkness that hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash. He must learn to hone his power into a weapon, to wield not only against the Lion but against his father, trapped under the Lion’s control. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return.Īs the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya.

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