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An utterly fantastic conclusion to this entertaining adult fantasy trilogy. Equal parts dark, emotional, and beautiful. I loved that nothing seemed clear cut for the main characters, No character is perfect, they all make bad decisions, do things they regret and have to deal with the consequences It made each of them more compelling to read. I enjoyed watching them grow, and their storylines had satisfying conclusion. Ali is my favorite character of the series, and he’s really grown on me from the beginning. I also related to Nahri coming into her own as a healer, and realizing that you won’t always do it perfectly but to be patient with yourself. The villain in this novel is the kind you love to hate, but also you wonder just where things went wrong for them.

I called Muntadhir and Jamshid from the first novel, and I love them so. Also the alt. epilogue gave me hope for a sapphic Aqisa/Zaynab?? I’m not sure I love that Dara gets a redemption ending after literal genocide of thousands, but never actually comes to terms with the fact that the shafit are actual people worthy of respect. <\spoiler> I’m not sure I’m emotional prepared for this series to be over…

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 5 stars

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense 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

5.0

I'm in literal tears. This book broke and healed my heart in ways I didn't know it needed and I'm still crying. Seriously read this series.

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Empire of Gold takes what the previous Daevabad books set up and ties everything together in a way that is both satisfying and leaves room for continued growth.

I always appreciate when series keep getting stronger as they go, and the Daevabad trilogy does just that. Chakraborty pulls together all of the elements of her world and gives them all the time they deserve. Characters make hard choices that have serious consequences and those consequences continue into the resolution. The end of this series doesn't equate to the end of the growth of these characters, and even in the epilogue, I could see and appreciate where they were heading.

One of the things I really like about this book is that it gives a significant amount of time to the aftermath. A full 70ish pages (about 10%) of the book takes place as the dust is settling and gives us readers a chance to see how the characters we've grown to love are going to shape their world. It was necessary, especially for an 18k page series, and it was done extremely well.

While this series isn't one I would seek out again on my own, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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adventurous dark medium-paced

4.5

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