We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya–but neither wants to be. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Ableism & misogyny
- Child emotional and verbal abuse & neglect
- Blood, gore & injury depiction including dead bodies
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a mother & father
- Death of a child
- Death of a friend
- Death of a cousin
- Murder & attempted murder
- Torture
- Imprisonment & captivity
- Kidnapping & blackmail
- War themes discussed
- Animal death & hunting
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