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

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

Interesting folklore inspiration from Islamic mythology,  djinns and magic in Egypt. There was lots of djinn politics and I got lost between all the different djinn factions/groups. I didn't click with the characters and I thought it hard to know who was who and their relationships. Another point that bothered me was the romance. Why would a 1,500 years old Djinn fall in love with Nahri? The romance was very unbelievable and not well developed. Nahri starts as very strong independent female character and then become the passive lady-in-distress halfway through the story. The world building is great tho, and it might be a good fit for people who aren't much into character development.