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Mirage, by Somaiya Daud
Jan. 19th, 2021 07:58 pmI really enjoyed this book, once I got past the slowish start! It is the author's first book, and there are a few ways in which that manifests, but overall a great read.
It's a scifi/fantasy futuristic YA novel featuring a girl (Amani) from a colonized culture who is kidnapped and trained to be a body-double for the princess of the colonizers, Maram. The complex relationship between Amani and Maram is great, and the way that Maram is clearly a cruel and difficult person but also a teenager who's had a very hard life and hasn't had the opportunity to learn to be better.
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But! I still loved the book! I had a lot of feelings and cared a lot about the characters, and was totally into the things the book was interested in focusing on. And I'm super pumped to read the sequel. (Apparently Maram gets a queer love interest!!!)
It's a scifi/fantasy futuristic YA novel featuring a girl (Amani) from a colonized culture who is kidnapped and trained to be a body-double for the princess of the colonizers, Maram. The complex relationship between Amani and Maram is great, and the way that Maram is clearly a cruel and difficult person but also a teenager who's had a very hard life and hasn't had the opportunity to learn to be better.
( Read more... )
But! I still loved the book! I had a lot of feelings and cared a lot about the characters, and was totally into the things the book was interested in focusing on. And I'm super pumped to read the sequel. (Apparently Maram gets a queer love interest!!!)
