![]() ![]() ![]() And he is VERY into her, which I am all for. Though Kamran, the crown prince, has things to reflect on, he often did, and it helped their relationship. ![]() I did see throughout their relationship though, that their romance just makes sense within the course of the story, and I was rooting for them every step of the way. I adore a slow-burn/forbidden romance storyline: pining, angst, tension… all my favorite words. With the purpose of, in her words, “relearning, reclaiming voice, and recognizing the value of own perspective]”, she crafted This Woven Kingdom, which is inspired by the Shahnameh, by the Persian poet Ferdowsi, as well as Islamic stories of the Jinn. In her reader’s note at the beginning of the copy I received, she says that the stories from her childhood were inspired by Western and Eurocentric mythology, but although she deeply appreciates and cherishes those stories, that kept her from exploring and expressing her own heritage. Tahereh Mafi comes into her own storytelling But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom-and the world. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. ![]()
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