pamv 's review for:

City of Smoke and Brimstone by Kayla Edwards

4.0

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Rounding to 4 ⭐️ I’m still absolutely obsessed with this world—every second spent in it feels like a win. But these characters in this one? Exhausting. 

There’s always that one book in a series that feels like a detour you didn’t need to take, and sadly, this was it. The plot didn’t move forward so much as spin in circles, throwing chaos at the wall just for shock value.

The second half did pick up a bit, but it still felt like we were stuck in place. There’s one thing that keeps happening in every single book, and at this point? It’s giving “we ran out of ideas” filler. Definitely dulled the shine for me.

That said—I’m still ride or die for this world. I just really hope book 5 wraps up this arc, because some plot points need to be retired. But give me more stories in this universe once it’s done? I’ll absolutely be back for another round. Just maybe with less déjà vu.