A review by emmjay
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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.” 
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