This woven kingdom (75%) in:
While the writing is amazing and quite a nod to victorian way of speaking, the constant meandering of thoughts, paragraphs upon paragraphs to get to the simplest of points take away from the true enjoyment of good characters and plot.
What I have imagined Alizeh to look like at the start of book 1-
The glory I hope to see her in soon-
Okay…I feel like Kamran is Adam but with a personality, an interesting inner monologue, and a moral compass.
Though he remains quite similar to Adam, in the pent up pool of anger that makes his whole body vibrate.
I am 40% through book 1 and both him and Alizeh have me so intrigued. The writing is almost lyrical. Tahereh has such a way with words.
Also, I know there is someone by the name of Cyrus who is supposed to be another main character but for now I am really puzzled as to how he’d fit.
Also also, I love Hazan. He is Kenji-coded and I am here for it.
