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Jenny has been studying The Seal of Sulayman by Laya V. Smith & Kyro Dean
Return to the moon-steeped lands of djinn and magic in Kyro Dean and Laya V. Smith’s second entry into The Fires of Qaf collection with The Seal of Sulayman. Following the primary novel, Prince Jahamil and his human bride, Ayelet have married for love, breaking the societal mores of djinn tradition within the course of. This can be all very nicely and good to the inheritor to Shihala’s throne and his one-day queen, however the different courts of Qaf, together with the tempestuous Queen Qadira, Jahmil’s former fiancée, must be pacified. Enter Sezan, Jahmil’s sister, and Bakr, a half human djinn, and Jahmil’s most trusted adviser. As ambassador and her escort respectively, Sezan and Bakr are dispatched to Qadira’s court docket, ostensibly to clean ruffled feathers and preserve diplomatic ties between two of probably the most highly effective nations in all of Qaf.
Appearances will not be all they appear although. Sezan and Bakr have a tumultuous historical past all their very own, stuffed with betrayals, secrets and techniques, skeletons, and demons – each literal and figurative. Offers have been struck on all sides and nothing will be sure in love and magic because the pair wrestle to guard one another, and themselves, when the sum of their myriad mystical money owed comes due.
Written with the identical lush texture as The Covenant of Shihala, however with contemporary characters and new corners of Qaf, its histories and mysteries to discover, The Seal of Sulayman looks like Smith and Dean are “rising up” inside this world they’ve created. The sweeping, breathless romance of the primary entry to this collection was wonderful, however now readers are given a glimpse into the results of marrying for love in a society dominated by precedent and the stratification of the royal court docket. The place do a lady who needs to be greater than a political pawn in a wedding sport, and a half-human half-djinn warrior match right into a society that wasn’t constructed for both of them? How can they contribute to their nation and shield their pals? And most significantly, how does their lack of ability to keep away from one another (or of their garments once they’re alone collectively) throw a wrench into even one of the best laid plans?
Satisfying in ways in which I used to be not anticipating, and simply as deliciously twisty as the primary, the second Fires of Qaf introduces readers to 2, incredible new personalities to comply with and fall in love with in The Seal of Sulayman.
5/5
Rekindling a damaged romance is difficult when love burns scorching and phrases damage all the pieces.
A half-human dwelling in Qaf, the world of djinn and magic hearth, Basic Bakr has at all times felt like an outsider with everybody however his past love. After two grueling years combating a battle that tore him away from his real love, Bakr is anxious to return to Earth and bask within the daylight amongst his personal type.
However when he’s reunited along with his younger love, Sheikha Sezan, he realizes his emotions for her nonetheless burn scorching. However Bakr returned from the battle with greater than scars. A lilith demon has made him her pet and the very last thing she needs is to see him rekindle romance along with his outdated flame.
Sheikha Sezan, dis-enamored by her past love’s abrupt departure and equally sudden return, is pressured to return to phrases with the horrible deal she made with the demon to maintain him alive whereas at battle. The demon, having stored up her aspect of the cut price, comes for Sezan’s magic djinn hearth as cost, however quickly makes it clear she had no intention of giving up her love affair with Bakr.
Decided to save lots of herself and Bakr from torment, Sezan units out to seek out the Seal of Sulayman, a magical talisman that controls all magic in each the human and djinn worlds.
The demon torments Bakr and Sezan within the meantime, weaving an internet of deception to maintain their wild love aside. With rival courtiers, love triangles, mystical monsters, a intelligent sphinx, the flaming Rukh hen of legend, and each of Allah’s worlds working towards them, solely belief can rescue Bakr and Sezan from the demon’s caprice.
However speaking sufficient to belief one another is a tough activity when phrases damage all the pieces.
