Mirage (Mirage, #1)

by Somaiya Daud

[Kat @ Novels & Waffles]

"But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my mother’s daughter, and I would survive and endure. I would find my way back home."

- I love the setting! The world-building is intricate, well-developed, and completely unlike anything else currently circulating in this genre.
-The fact that this is an #OWNVOICES NOVEL made the culture and world feel that much more real and beautiful.
- I adore that it is so diverse! WE 👏NEED 👏MORE 👏DIVERSE 👏FANTASY 👏 Usually fantasy novels are set in countries based off of medieval Western Europe, so seeing something like this book makes my heart sing like an American Idol contestant.
- The mix of Sci-Fi and Fantasy was so beautifully done.
-I ended up loving Maram. My main complaint is that I wish she had a POV all her own (which is funny because usually I am saying the opposite).
-THE PROLOGUE IS A BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE. I LOVE IT.
- The incorporation of poetry was beautiful! I look forward to reading some of Amani's poetry in future books.
-The themes of colonization, family, culture, and self-actualization were explored in marvelous ways.
-The romance was meh, but I feel that way about almost every romance I've read lately, so maybe I just have a frozen, unfeeling heart.

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