The Final Strife is set in a complex, detailed world that the author brings to life beautifully.
Saara El-Arifi does a fantastic job of world-building. She was raised as a Duster and sees the terrible injustices around her daily, yet without the rebel faction, the Sandstorm, she feels unable to continue the cause. Sylah is an Ember, but only she and her adoptive mother, Lio, know that. It builds up this incredibly brutal world where people are divided depending on their blood colour. The beginning of the novel is definitely captivating. Sylah has turned to joba seeds, a highly addictive drug, to deal with the loss, guilt and distress she felt at having lost most of her adoptive family - and her purpose.
The Final Strife begins from Sylah’s point of view…although there are later parts written from other characters’ point of view, which only adds to the novel. However, the flame of hope may yet be rekindled because Sylah wasn’t made to sparkle, she was born to burn.Īnd it’s up to her whether she rules the empire or destroys it. But when her adopted family were brutally murdered those dreams of a better future turned to dust. Stolen by blue-blooded rebels she was raised with a Duster’s heart forged as a weapon to bring down from within the red-blooded Embers’ regime of cruelty. Sylah was destined to win the trials and be crowned Warden of Strength. The Aktibar - a set of trials held every ten years to find the next Ember rulers of the Empire - is about to begin.Īll can join but not just anyone can win it requires great skill and ingenuity to become the future wardens of Strength, Knowledge, Truth and Duty. Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.īlue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.Ĭlear is the blood of the servants, of the crushed, of the invisible.
Saara El-Arifi is a name to watch out for, and The Final Strife is undoubtedly a novel everyone should read. I was absolutely blown away by this debut fantasy novel.
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