Reviews

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

karydiazc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• 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

4.0

 I remember seeing this book on social media and thought the cover looked cool, so I got it on audiobook.
 
 I really enjoy the worldbuilding this book has, I don't think it's very detailed in some aspects, but still I like it.  I must admit I know little to nothing about the regions and religions in which this book is based, so I had a hard time following all the concepts and beings mentioned. I think I'll get the ebook and read along the audio, so I can stop at every concept I don't know, so I'll have a better understanding of the story and mithology.
 
 The characters were good, they felt interesting and tridimensional. We as readers still don't know much about Dara, so I hope the author gives us more info in the next book. I find Ali quite charming and I definitely want to see what happens to him after that ending.
 Now, I feel like Nahri didn't grow much as a character during this book, but I feel like we'll see a lot more of development in the next one. 
 I've seen comments saying her POV was boring and while I wouldn't call it that, I do recognize she wasn't the most interesting person in the book. I believe she'll grow out of necessity due to the position she was put in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Trafficking, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Genocide, and War

sillylily88's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

BANGER ending

michaelasreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.25

dunegirl's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

emmarutten's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

abbie_cu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

izzie_nix05's review

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gemma7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

I found the concept interesting and I liked the political intrigue aspect. I enjoyed the middle easten setting, but I kinda wish it leaned into it more, same with the religious aspect, apart from a few 'peace be upon yous' it really could have any religon.
The writing was not great either, there were so many phrases that were over done. And don't get me started on the supposed feelings between Nahri and

Dara

honestly it was so forced.
That being said, it was easy to get through so I will probably read the next book and hope these things have been improved upon. 

maeve0809's review against another edition

4.75

incredible political web, very excited to continue the series

sydneyhh's review

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0