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

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The book centers around Nahri, a young woman who can heal, speak/understand any language, and has been living on the streets of Cairo by scamming unsuspecting humans, until one of her scams goes a bit haywire and she unknowly summons an ancient warrior djinn by the name of Dara. They set off to the magical city of Daevabad where they discover there's more to Nahri than meets the eye and she's immediately thrown into a world filled with magic and political uncertainty. 

Beautiful world building and just steeped in magic. I struggled a little with the political side of things, it got a but tedious hence it not being a 5 star read but I'm still excited to get into book 2🥰
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