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emmjay 's review for:
The City of Brass
by S.A. Chakraborty
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
A slower start to the most intense political intrigue. A main female character of color who is real with flaws but also a badass. No weird sexualization of children or constant threats of/depictions of sexual violence that is present in so many other high fantasy stories. I thought about this book when I wasn’t reading it. I already bought the whole trilogy. Heavy on the world building (not always a big draw for me but it was well done and impressive), intense, very dark and gruesome at points, diverse, interesting and complicated characters, elaborate. The first words out of my mouth when I rushed through the last page were “so f***ing good.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking