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Aug 28, 2023Bluejaybirb rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
A whole lot of nothing happens in this book. The main character is a Mary Sue, wildly skilled, very special, with her main flaw being that she's kind of a whiny brat. She gives off big pick me vibes and she's definitely "not like the other…
Jan 24, 2023books4faith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Started off excellent, then too padded out for the purpose of making it a series, I guess.
Nov 17, 2021happycanuck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent read ! Could hardly put it down !
Sep 22, 2021SCL_Justin rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
City of Brass was a fantasy novel with djinn. It follows a young woman con artist/healer from 14th century Cairo who gets pulled into djinn intrigues because of her heritage. In this world there are a whole bunch of djin or daeva tribes…
Jul 08, 2021channingmc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I liked this book. Can’t really say loved. But the great idea was there and the premise.
May 14, 2021
it was kinda confusing understanding the history of what tribe is what and who fought who and who belongs to what tribe but once u kinda get an idea of all that the book gets so good. and i like it because its not like a weird "dragons and…
Apr 27, 2021
I absolutely loved this series, the books just get better as you read! The characters are evolving and really come to life as the story goes, the world building is flawless. An amazing read if you also like authors such as Laini Taylor,…
Apr 20, 2021IntrovertReader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I stumbled on this book at the library and I couldn’t walk away from that cover. I devoured the book and the next two in the series as soon as I could get my hands on them. A world of djinn and other elemental spirits, alongside but apart…
Mar 25, 2021kerstinrosero rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
City of Brass is a refreshing high fantasy read with rich and imaginative worldbuilding. Despite the completely different culture and world, I had no trouble getting swept into the story. Sometimes, staying in the story hit a few rough…
Dec 21, 2020jepompilio rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great Fantasy series! Fell in love with Nahri and Ali right away. Almost done with second book and it’s still hard to figure out why which group/person hates which group/person, but that’s political intrigue and insanity at its best really…
Dec 20, 2020SRamdial rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this series! The books sucked me in, and the plot moves along at a good pace. Great character development. It takes a little bit of effort at the start to learn all of the different terms, but it's worth it.
Dec 16, 2020blueroo276 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The most engrossing fantasy I've read in ages. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Dec 14, 2020ShamaBole rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The beginning wasn't bad but somehow after a chapter or two this lost me. Maybe the panoply of religious and cultural artifacts and protocols got my back up. I may come back to the book anotyher time but by the time I got to the start of…
Nov 29, 2020dhlokoff rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Written by a white woman but disguised as the creation of a woman of colour, this is an exercise in cultural appropriation and a textbook example of orientalism. The story is generic and the writing is average. It is aimed at adult readers…
Sep 09, 2020JCLRachelN rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This dual narrative story pulled me in instantly and held my interest. I found myself looking forward to when the two narratives would intertwine. If you enjoyed the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, pick this up and join Nahri as she…
Aug 28, 2020SESA44778 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Engrossing new fantasy series.
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Jul 20, 2020JCLS_Ashland_Kristin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
While published for adults, this has some markers of teen fantasy (leans a little heavily on romance). Good thing I enjoy both flavors of fantasy, I was just expecting something a little darker. I loved the world building and Middle…
May 13, 2020librarianjessica rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It took me forever to pick this one up, and I'm extremely glad I finally got to it, because man, I enjoyed it so much. Nahri is a thief in 18th century Cairo, and she doesn't believe in magic. Sure, she can heal most wounds, and she can…
Jan 11, 2020CCPL_Laura rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Hands down one of my favorite fantasies ever! SA Chakraborty is an author to watch. The City of Brass is a unique, layered, richly detailed fantasy. The characters provide ample moments of humor in the midst of heart-pounding adventure.…
Aug 23, 2019
A great book, a very refreshing change from the usual Western European fantasy settings.
Mar 05, 2019samskala rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was my favorite book of 2017 and really 2018 too. And I read constantly. The protagonist/antagonist dynamic is in constant flux. The world building is on par with Sanderson. Each character feels real and acts with understandable…
Jan 11, 2019
From the first paragraph, I knew I was going to like this book. City of Brass weaves together fantasy and history in 18th Century Cairo. Nahri is a charlatan and thief, surviving as a fortune-teller and con-artist on the streets of Cairo.…
Sep 18, 2018bwrogers rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I'll admit that I picked this up off the shelves purely on a whim. I had less than zero expectations, as so much fantasy is unfortunately just the same genre elements repeated with different goofy names. City of Brass couldn't have…
Aug 27, 2018danielestes rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The City of Brass, which is volume 1 of The Daevabad Trilogy, is like Aladdin meets Casablanca meets Indiana Jones. I'm probably leaving out another comparable work but you get the idea. The overall narrative consists of two stories that…
Aug 25, 2018PimaLib_ChristineR rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Once Nahri's story became as interesting as Ali's the story really got going. Dara is a Daeva (Djinn) that appears to Nahri after she does one of her "fake" ceremonies in Cairo. When the girl she is supposed to be helping tries to kill…