![]() ![]() Part One begins in Lahore, where Misbah learned that her parents had found a husband for her. ![]() Another notable feature of Misbah’s chapters is the use of italics, which further sets them apart from the present-day chapters. However, information about time and place only appears when necessary, to indicate a shift. Instead of providing dates, subheadings differentiate between “ then” (Misbah) and “ now” (Sal and Noor), along with the month in question. Tahir employs the present tense for Sal and Noor, and the past tense for Misbah (with the exception of the final chapter). The novel maintains a first-person point of view, but each chapter is subtitled “Misbah,” “Sal,” or “Noor” depending on the narrator for that chapter. By way of background, the novel also follows the journey of Salahudin’s mother, Misbah, from her youth and marriage in Pakistan to her death in America. ![]() Sabaa Tahir’s All My Rage follows the ups and downs in the relationship between Noor and Salahudin, as an accumulation of calamities threatens to send their lives spiraling out of control. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Tahir, Sabaa. ![]()
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I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did for some reason. Ever since, the cover has just been staring at me. I bought a Kindle copy of this book a few weeks ago because it was quite cheap. Brett is quite a well-known name in the fantasy genre, but also because one of the books in this series was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Fantasy Award. I’ve been wanting to read The Warded Man for quite a while. Together, they will stand against the night. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human members dwindle under their relentless assault. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. ![]() For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards–symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. Synopsis: As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise–demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1) by Peter V. ![]() ![]() Lacking their usual resources and armed with only their wits and their friendship, the four women must find out why they’ve been targeted for death and turn the tables on their former employers before their retirement gets a little too permanent. 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