There are so many cool flourishes to this debut author's ancient Arabia-inspired fantasy world that you can forgive the parts of the story that confuse or could use more polish.
Nasir begins to open his heart and see himself as something other than a monster. Zafira grows from someone who hides who she is to someone who embraces her power and her identity. Other mature content involves a brief bout of passionate kissing and innuendo. There are also repeated mentions of a tongue cut out, of a mother's death, a father's madness that led to his family killing him in self-defense, and talk of a village burned down and many dying from chemical weapons. There's a scene of torture with a hot poker with talk of a character enduring a childhood of the same thing. There are many fights with arrows, knives, and scimitars with the death of two people close to the main characters and throats slit.
The main characters - one, a huntress named Zafira and the other, a trained assassin and prince named Nasir - head for a cursed island where they meet lots of ifrits and worse. It takes place in a fictitious land, but incorporates some fantasy elements from the ancient Arabian tradition - like the shape-shifting, evil ifrits. Parents need to know that We Hunt the Flame is the start of a fantasy-romance series by first-time author and Muslim American woman Hafsah Faizal. Scene in a bar with everyone imbibing but main characters.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
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