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� Actual rating: 3.75🌟
This Woven Kingdom is the first book in a new trilogy inspired by Persian mythology.
Now, I'm not a big fan of Tahereh -I had a hard time reading Shatter Me series- , but was I still interested in this book? Yap.
Did it exceed my expectations? Based on that rating, it certainly did.

� What to expect:
� Young Adult Fantasy
� Royalty
� Jinn - Ancient bloodlines
� Dual-POV
� Good pacing (not too fast, not too slow)
� Tropes:
� Hidden identity
� Forbidden romance
� Insta-Love
� Chosen one
� Trigger Warnings: blood, physical abuse, attempted suicide, fantasy racism/xenophobia and graphic violence

� Plot/Writing
We're being honest here, so. There wasn't much of a plot here, now that I think of it, making this the weakest point in this book. It was also a bit predictable, this being the reason why I wasn't shocked by the plot-twists, because I was expecting them.
Altough, that ending was a bit dramatic if you ask me.
We have some fantasy tropes you'll find in old YA books, but I can admit that I liked the way they were put together. One element that made this book more intriguing was the Devil, who speaks in riddles and has been a constant in Alizeh's life.
The writing is so fairytale like, beautiful. The characters speak in medieval-style and I think it matches the era in which the action is supposed to take place.
We have dual-POV and I hated that most of the chapters would end in cliffhanger, then switch to the other POV. It was a little annoying.
Also, the internal monologues were too long and I was tempted to skip them.

� Worldbuilding
This book has incredible worldbuilding. I got lost in the details and didn't mind it at all. Usually, I don't enjoy long descriptions in books, but it seems this is one of the exceptions. The way Ardunia was described made me feel like I was there, wandering the streets with Alizeh.
It was interesting to read about the magic system in this book, which was well described and that made it easy to understand, I hope we can see more magic being used in the next book. And I want to find more about Jinn and the other kingdoms.

� Characters
� Alizeh
Alizeh, a servant girl who's in fact the heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom. I liked her.
She's a strong character, smart, has a kind heart and I appreciated her reluctance to resort to violence.
However, I think her character was too perfect.
--- We aren't seeing much development here, and that applies to Kamran too.
� Kamran
He's respectful, caring and sweet, but also naive, immature and ignorant. I still think he's a sweetheart and needs to be protected at all costs, but I hope we'll see a good character development in the next books.
� Hazan
As many others pointed out, he gives me Kenji vibes. And I'm here for it, because Kenji was my favorite character in the entire Shatter Me series and I can totally see Hazan as him.
� Cyrus
The man only made an appearance by the end, but from the moment he showed up I knew he was trouble. Even if we only had a few scenes with him, I have a feeling this man is going to be one of my favorite characters in this series

� Romance
When Alizeh & Kamran meet there's this instant spark between them which we know as insta-love. It's one of the tropes I don't like in books and if I ever do, is because it's well made ... here it wasn't.
This series is said to be a "romantic trilogy", but the romance wasn't that big part of the story and it was pretty poorly written, in my opinion. I wasn't impressed at all and despite the fact that I like Kamran as a character, I don't ship him with Alizeh.
P.s. As a reader of the Shatter Me series, I think we'll have an Adam-Warner situation.

� Conclusion
We have a book with great potential, set in a breathtaking fantasy world, that I hope will see more of in the future books, and a cast of different characters which I'm ready to follow in this story.