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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

brisingr's review against another edition

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2.0

*takes a deep breath* maaan, what the fuck?!

This started so well, I loved the setting and the world and I was intrigued by the premise of it. And then I kept reading, and I kept waiting for it to... do something worth my initial enthusiasm. And then I kept waiting, and waiting and it ended up severely disappointing me.

I hated all the characters, there's no development between their relationships (we're supposed to believe in affections grown in weeks and months that miss entirely from the narration of our book), and the plot is okay, but just pretty much basic for a book in its genre.

Disappointing, as I really wanted to love this. It was a 4 stars in its first 100 pages, and then my enjoyment and appreciation of this book just went down and down until it got solidified that it won't be worth my time to continue with the series.

books_andblankets's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nalersra's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

zone_a3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jbeck189's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

breakery's review against another edition

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3.5

this is a very thinly veiled YA novel

i did have fun for the most part! and i love jamshid. i will do anything for jamshid. dear god protect jamshid.

coralolaveson's review against another edition

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Seems like a good book so far I'm just not in the mood for a YA fantasy right now...

jpwilliams's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

prernas's review against another edition

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aw man i really liked the premise/idea of the story but i stopped reading like...36% of the way?

um i also looked into what happens in the final book LOL 

ig the writing isn't for me

date added: june 20, 2020

amaia92's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0