These Infinite Threads
Ratings17
Average rating3.7
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Ratings17
Average rating3.7
Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, These Infinite Threads is the breathtaking sequel to the instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller This Woven Kingdom With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Kamran's grandfather, the king of Ardunia, lays dead, the terrible secret of his deal with the devil exposed to the world. Cyrus, the mysterious copper-haired royal, has stolen Alizeh away to Tulan, the neighboring kingdom where he rules. Cyrus has made his own deal with the devil--one that would require Alizeh to betray her feelings for Kamran if she's to reclaim the Jinn throne. Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus, or his deal with Iblees. But with no means of escaping Tulan, and with the tantalizing promise of fulfilling her destiny as the heir to the Jinn, she's forced to wonder whether she can set aside her emotions--and finally become the queen her people need. Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces of his broken kingdom. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows for certain is that he must go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him there--and that she's not yet become queen of Tulan. PRAISE FOR THIS WOVEN KINGDOM 'Master of YA fantasy' Pop Sugar 'Gut-wrenchingly beautiful.' - Kirkus Reviews "In a tale as exquisitely crafted as one of Alizeh's own garments, Mafi weaves a spell of destiny and danger, forbidden love and courtly intrigue, magic and revolution."--Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours 'This story is so magical and transportive that I fully expected the book would know the moment I'd finished - within hours, no less - and promptly unravel into a pile of jewels and silks in my hands. Mafi's diamond-bright lyrical voice weaves a tale that is gilded in magic, laced with subterfuge, adorned with the brocade of a tortuous romance, and richly embroidered with Persian mythology. I cannot wait for more.' - Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
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3 primary booksThis Woven Kingdom is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Tahereh Mafi and Mafi Tahereh.
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Unbelievably tired of and annoyed at Alizeh doing nothing but gasping, crying, complaining every choice is a forced one, and generally being wholly without a spine. She's literally got supernatural abilities, yet she's always so frail that she lacks the power to make any choice for herself. Any amount of stress at all, and she must collapse into literally any man's chest for protection. constantly frozen into place, she's nothing more than a soggy piece of blank paper.
The first book was honestly great and it was easy to understand the predicament of the main female character to put aside her fraught nature. This book is 50% Alizeh being pathetic and thinking that's 50% too much time spent with her when the two kings are infinitely more interesting.
Quick notes:
- the stakes were so low (the devil is mentioned since book 1, but it's just being mentioned over and over, without many bad feelings about these feelings. No tension, no suspence).
- Cyrus is supposed to be mysterious but there is nothing that made really want to know more about him. Again, lack of tension.
- Kamran and Alozeh were pretty flat.
Overall, nice world and story but they are treated very superficially. the focus seems always to be on the characters.
It's growing on me and more is getting fleshed out and makes more sense.
