Review: Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui

The front cover of Aicha is stunning. The cover was designed by Charlotte Stroomer | LBBG and illustrated by Dzart. “People like that,” Saladin mumbled, “people who have only ever believed that they are superior merely by existing, that they are owed things they did not earn and can take what they want, they will never admit defeat. People like Duarte are incapable of accepting defeat.” page 109 Table of ContentsWhy Aicha?The BookConcluding Thoughts Why Aicha? I first saw Aicha in bookshop.org’s Indie Next List Books for April 2026 and since I continue to be on the hunt for debut fantasy novels, I put it in my to-be-read pile and I also put in a library hold for the book, this was in early April. The book’s hold arrived in mid-April. I read a a paperback edition, there doesn’t appear to be a hardcover release outside of UK/EU at this time. A couple things caught my eye with this book. First, it has a stunning eye-catching cover. Kudos to the cover artist and illustrator because their…