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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This tale was an interesting one, weaving history with magic in a way I hadn't anticipated. Like many other readers have already said, it taught me a bit about the history that I didn't know and gave me a refreshing insight. American history classes genuinely skip Pakistan's involvement in things, and it was interesting to see it and learn about it. There is a sprinkling of both cultural religion, as well as cultural lore and myth that we don't often see. Siddiqui did a great job of incorporating these aspects into a book in order to create an interesting and accessible story.
The way that things ramped up so quickly at the end, and the conclusion was so sudden, I felt a little shocked. I enjoyed the tale and the history, but the pacing really hindered this book. I think had the pacing been more evenly paced to a more understandable ramp up, I would have rated this book a full four to five stars. However, because it was so slow in the beginning, I have a hard time giving it more than three stars. If you can stick with the story to get through the slow pacing, this book truly is worth the read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This tale was an interesting one, weaving history with magic in a way I hadn't anticipated. Like many other readers have already said, it taught me a bit about the history that I didn't know and gave me a refreshing insight. American history classes genuinely skip Pakistan's involvement in things, and it was interesting to see it and learn about it. There is a sprinkling of both cultural religion, as well as cultural lore and myth that we don't often see. Siddiqui did a great job of incorporating these aspects into a book in order to create an interesting and accessible story.
The way that things ramped up so quickly at the end, and the conclusion was so sudden, I felt a little shocked. I enjoyed the tale and the history, but the pacing really hindered this book. I think had the pacing been more evenly paced to a more understandable ramp up, I would have rated this book a full four to five stars. However, because it was so slow in the beginning, I have a hard time giving it more than three stars. If you can stick with the story to get through the slow pacing, this book truly is worth the read.
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This was good up until the being trapped bit, which went on too long. It got monotonous and old, and the dig at book reviewers in the end was a turn off.
