Somaiya Daud Press Reviews
Mirage had me enthralled from its first page to its last. It's a a heart-wrenching, romantic, and exhilarating page-turner. Somaiya Daud is a brilliant writer and she has written a brilliant book. -- Courtney Summers, author of All the Rage Daud is a masterful storyteller. Mirage gives readers an exquisitely wrought world with deft characters, death-defying stakes, and an aching romance. Bound to linger in your dreams. -- Roshani Choksi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen Mirage is a fantastic book. It's full of my favourite things: secrets, intrigue, gorgeous mythology, and complicated characters. It will break your heart and fill you with hope -- Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians Mirage is smart, sexy, and devilishly clever. Somaiya Daud has penned a tale worthy of all the stars in the sky * Renee Ahdieh, author of Flame in the Mist * A masterful, stunning read that brings Somaiya onto the scene as a major talent and voice and force to be reckoned with. -- Margaret Stohl, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Creatures Lush and dangerous, Mirage had me entranced. Amani's journey-from rural innocent to calculating young woman, from village girl to royal impersonator-is galactic. I was here for all of it, and I desperately need to know what happens next. -- Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Beasts Made of Night Mirage is by turns thrilling and ruminative, sexy and heartbreaking. Somaiya Daud has written a moving and unforgettable debut * Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes * Prepare yourself for a story that's enriching, thrilling, and captivating * BuzzFeed * Mirage is full of characters who feel like they existed long before the story began, and a rich world that is as beautiful as it is cruel. A smart, romantic, exciting debut from a rare talent -- Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent A BuzzFeed, Publishers Weekly, Bustle, and Hypable most anticipated book of 2018
About Somaiya Daud
Somaiya Daud was born in a Midwestern city, and spent a large part of her childhood and adolescence moving around. Like most writers, she started when she was young and never really stopped. Her love of all things books propelled her to get a degree in English literature (specializing in the medieval and early modern), and while she worked on her Master's degree she doubled as a bookseller at Politics and Prose in their children's department. Determined to remain in school for as long as possible, she packed her bags in 2014 and moved to the west coast to pursue a doctoral degree in English literature. Now she's writing a dissertation on Victorians, rocks, race, and the environment.
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