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A review by 101mystic
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
5.0
True (kinda gross) story time!
So I am allergic to trees and live in the middle of the forest. So, my allergies tend to be a pretty constant thing. And on the day I got my kindle copy of The Empire of Gold by S.A Chakraborty -- that I have been anxiously waiting for that had only been released two days prior -- my allergies where extra bad due to the constant layer of yellow pollen in most places.
I curled up in my bed, turned off the light, and let the back glow of my kindle light my way as I read myself back into the world of the djinn and Daevabad. My allergies were being a pain, so I grabbed a tissue, accidentally knocked the tissue box over and curled up to keep reading. Dabbing at my nose each time it was a little too wet, sniffing on occasion to try and control it.
But my nose just kept on running like it had no idea that I was actually super interested in how this story worked out. And after about half an hour of this. I realized my tissue was soaked. Which was gross. Sat up to get another, remembered I knocked my tissue box to the ground, so switched on my light. Then had a moment of utter terror to realize that my nose had not, in fact, been running.
It was bleeding. And every time I sniffed to “Clear” my nose, I made it worse.
Sighing, I got up to tidy myself up, realizing I looked like the matchmaker in Mulan only with my own blood and not with ink. I also took my kindle to the bathroom and continued to read it by leaning it against the mirror as I finished bleeding and cleaned my face.
Which is a pretty good sign of a good book, as I not unfamiliar with freak nosebleeds. And would have normally noticed it way sooner.
This book is amazing, please read it.
So I am allergic to trees and live in the middle of the forest. So, my allergies tend to be a pretty constant thing. And on the day I got my kindle copy of The Empire of Gold by S.A Chakraborty -- that I have been anxiously waiting for that had only been released two days prior -- my allergies where extra bad due to the constant layer of yellow pollen in most places.
I curled up in my bed, turned off the light, and let the back glow of my kindle light my way as I read myself back into the world of the djinn and Daevabad. My allergies were being a pain, so I grabbed a tissue, accidentally knocked the tissue box over and curled up to keep reading. Dabbing at my nose each time it was a little too wet, sniffing on occasion to try and control it.
But my nose just kept on running like it had no idea that I was actually super interested in how this story worked out. And after about half an hour of this. I realized my tissue was soaked. Which was gross. Sat up to get another, remembered I knocked my tissue box to the ground, so switched on my light. Then had a moment of utter terror to realize that my nose had not, in fact, been running.
It was bleeding. And every time I sniffed to “Clear” my nose, I made it worse.
Sighing, I got up to tidy myself up, realizing I looked like the matchmaker in Mulan only with my own blood and not with ink. I also took my kindle to the bathroom and continued to read it by leaning it against the mirror as I finished bleeding and cleaned my face.
Which is a pretty good sign of a good book, as I not unfamiliar with freak nosebleeds. And would have normally noticed it way sooner.
This book is amazing, please read it.