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Cargando... The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, 1) (edición 2023)por Hadeer Elsbai (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I totally enjoyed this compelling fantasy story set up in an Egypt inspired world. It's feminist, queer, and also deals with status/money, thus describing real world issues in a fantasy setting. Women are fighting for the right to vote, to make their own decisions (instead of their male guardians) and more, in a world where magic exists but is mostly shunned in their country. We follow two main characters, Nehal and Giorgina, both with very different privileges in terms on wealth/status, and different personalities. I found these POVs very effective at making us care and see the issues with different perspectives. And it made me experience to some extent what the characters experience, which was heart wrenching and necessary at the same time. The language is simple and straightforward but not in a bad way as the story flows and I was hooked. There are some inconsistencies or events that feel are here for the sake of the plot. The story doesn't sugar coat anything or shelter the main characters - I'm looking forward to book 2! I want to thank NetGalley and Little, Brown Book for sending me an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young womenâ??Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she wants and Giorgina, a poor bookshop worker used to having nothingâ??who find they have far more in common, particularly in their struggle for the rights of women and their ability to fight for it with forbidden elemental magic As a waterweaver, Nehal can move and shape any water to her will, but she's limited by her lack of formal education. She desires nothing more than to attend the newly opened Weaving Academy, take complete control of her powers, and pursue a glorious future on the battlefield with the first all-female military regiment. But her family cannot afford to let her goâ??crushed under her father's gambling debt, Nehal is forcibly married into a wealthy merchant family. Her new spouse, Nico, is indifferent and distant and in love with another woman, a bookseller named Giorgina. Giorgina has her own secret, however: she is an earthweaver with dangerously uncontrollable powers. She has no money and no prospects. Her only solace comes from her activities with the Daughters of Izdihar, a radical women's rights group at the forefront of a movement with a simple goal: to attain recognition for women to have a say in their own lives. They live very different lives and come from very different means, yet Nehal and Giorgina have more in common than they think. The causeâ??and Nicoâ??brings them into each other's orbit, drawn in by the group's enigmatic leader, Malak Mamdouh, and the urge to do what is right. But their problems may seem small in the broader context of their world, as tensions are rising with a neighboring nation that desires an end to weaving and weavers. As Nehal and Giorgina fight for their rights, the threat of war looms in the background, and the two women find themselves struggling to earnâ??and keepâ??a lastin No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Both of them have more in common than just a man but what they have to do to survive is complex and will have repercussions for the world.
It was interesting to read something set in a world that was not as western focused as most fantasy and I'm curious about the future for these women. ( )