(actually, I do know how to move on: read the book again. I don’t know how to move on after finishing this book. We Free the Stars is the sequel to We Hunt the Flame, following the zumra after as they continue on their quest to return magic to Arawiya. Content Warning: Violence, Death, Child Abuse, War Themes, Murder // Thinking of reading the first book, We Hunt the Flame? Check out my review here! Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal. 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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