The This Woven Kingdomsequelcontinues to bring to life one of the most magical and eye-opening fantasy stories through exciting love triangles and high stakes that only Mafi can make." — Cosmopolitan

I‘m so freaking hooked into this series now and I‘m supposed to wait another YEAR for the next one to come out????? And just so everyone knows. They’re the definition of enemies to lovers. He literally throws her off a cliff!!! And she made a deal with his mother to kill him?!?! And they say romance is dead. i still don't love the writing style being so drawn out and overly complicated. it was never difficult to read (whereas book one i think it slightly was) but this book uses such big words and drawn-out turns of phrase to describe really simple things. i felt it worked in some places but really flopped in others.My jaw was on the floor. I was screaming, crying and throwing up anytime these two were together. THE FACT THAT HE CALLS HER ANGEL?????? Mafi gives vivid voice to an underrepresented audience in this story. The teens’ rich personalities, desires, powerful emotions and struggles come together to form a memorable work. An outstanding contemporary novel, A Very Large Expanse of Seais a realistic love story that provides a much-needed perspective.”— Shelf Awareness (starred review) Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus’s deal or the devil. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, she’ll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need.

This book was what I needed. No honestly after reading the first book I thought this one would be disappointing too but guys this book was ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ( ͡❛ ₃ ͡❛). the plot. i was complaining to my friend earlier today about this book and when she asked me what even is the plot of the book i fr couldnt answer. alizeh becoming the queen of jinn? yeah maybe. alizeh & co fighting the devil? can be. there are little pieces here and there but there is no one big, interesting plot that would make this whole book worth reading. idk maybe the author wanted to focus on romance rather than the plot but if that’s the case then… i have already made my opinion on the romance aspect known lol. for how much i was looking forward to this, not a whole lot happened. we still have a long way to go to get to the meat of the plot we were promised, which is so confusing because i feel like the synopsis of book one hasn't even been fully explained or realized. i'm definitely going to keep reading on because i do like the angst this book introduced and i'm starting to become more invested in cyrus and alizeh. but i guarantee by the time the next book comes out i will have forgotten all the details and will be even more confused than i am now on how jinn and the devil and the romance and prophecies and lost queens and shit all fit together. Similar to my experience with TWK, Alizeh’s chapters in this book were more interesting than Kamran’s—partly because of her interactions with this new setting and partly because of her banter with Cyrus (the king of Tulan). Compared with its prequel, the dialogue between all characters in These Infinite Threads is more engaging.

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PRAISE FOR THE Shatter Me SERIES:“Written with precision and a sense of urgency, each chapter a strobe light–like moment in the lives of the teens trying to save their world. The prose oves readers swiftly from crisis to crisis.”— Booklist Online now onto cyrus. out of the three main characters, he was the one whom i liked the most (which really isnt saying much tbh). he, too, is your every love interest put together, but the slightly less annoying version. Mafi introduces some potent issues around whether passive resistance or confrontation is the better community strategy, and scenes of anti-Muslim aggression are brief but impactful." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books alizeh. i liked her in the first book but in this one it was such a downgrade it’s actually insane. it seems that all her person does is either get sad about how she didnt want this destiny/prophecy/whatever and would rather look after sheep (legit what she said btw) or say “how dare you” to cyrus multiple times a day (or an hour, since, you know, the entire book is set during 1 day). think im joking? well i am not! i actually counted how many times she says “how dare you” throughout the book. wanna take a guess? Tahereh Mafi said that the song 🎶 Die for You by the Weeknd 🎶 is made for book three and I believe she meant it's made for CyrusAlizeh.

throughout this book it felt like nothing happened at all now there might be possible spoilers ahead beware!! alizeh and cyrus were together throughout right but it’s like did they really go through all that in the span of one day?? they hate each other then start feeling things for each other then fight and all that stuff in the span of a day?? pls tell me i misread cause in kamrans pov it’s was like a week?? wait no i’m not so sure for kamran i didn’t pay much attention during his pov Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he’s forced to question everything he’s been taught about Jinn. PRAISE FOR An Emotion of Great Delight:"Gorgeous and poetic, Mafi is unflinching in her rendering of pain and brutal truths, but also succeeds in weaving a tale that is brimming with heart and honest hope. This is a book I wish I'd had when I was fourteen. I'm so glad young readers will have it now. A truly special story." — Jasmine Warga, New York Timesbestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of Other Words for HomeMafi’s intricate worldbuilding sets high stakes for the trilogy. The setting grapples with themes of discrimination and equity versus equality... Mafi’s slow-build story is braiding a complex plot that promises a payoff in the sequels." — School Library Journal 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. A masterfully constructed novel. The characters are beautifully developed and authentic. [Shirin’s] voice is fierce, funny, vulnerable, and honest. Mafi’s novel challenges readers to ponder their own beliefs, assumptions, and actions. And, also reminds us of the captivating bliss of first love.”— Nerdy Book Club