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

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

This was am excellent read. 

A fantasy set in the middle East, its filled with magic, mysterious creatures, political power plays, and a fair amount of violence. 

Following Nahri, a young woman living in Cairo, as she's trying to scrape enough to do more than just get by, she wants to train to be a physician in Constantinople. 

Then she accidentally summons a djinn and things go sideways. 

At times the world building feels slow and the pacing can't seem to find a footing throughout the story, but it's still an excellent story and I will be continuing the series.