The City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy)

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Among other awards and nominations which will be added here soon, the Daevabad series was nominated for a Hugo Award, a 2021 Best Series finalist. [2] Animal Motifs: Comparisons to cats seem to pop up a lot regarding the various otherworldly beings—Dara is likened to a tiger a couple of times, and the Djinn's and Ghoul's actions are sometimes described as cat-like. The Nahids are even said to have ridden winged lions into battle. Chakraborty delivers again with a captivating story of motherhood, faith, friendship, dangerous magic, and hijinks on the high seas. Amina al-Sirafi is now my favorite pirate captain and I’m on board to follow all her adventures."

There were some moments that were semi-funny and I half laughed and then dissolved into a puddle of disappointment

A gorgeous epic as rich in its language as it is in its characterization...Simply one of the best debuts I've read." - Kevin Hearne On arrival everyone soon realises Nahri has an amazing heritage. She is related to a long line that everyone thought had been destroyed. Suddenly everyone wants a piece of her. Fisher King: The palace of Daevabad was founded by Nahids and still responds to their emotions, shifting stones and restoring the wall art when Nahri comes to the city. It's also booby-trapped; historically, djinn who tried to remove the Nahid carvings melted into puddles of brass. Djinn revived as slaves (usually by the ifrit) have powerful magic at their disposal, as the process weakens the effect of Suleiman's curse.

It was a STRAW. A straw was more entertaining this book. I bet I could’ve swallowed that straw and it would still hurt less than reading this, jesus christ!!! Alone in the desert night, Ali learns some new things about himself and his dear friend Lubayd. Language: English Words: 3,935 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 5 Kudos: 22 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 276Chakraborty’s latest unfurls like a scroll of ancient parchment, conjuring realer-than-life monsters, menacing magic, and a heroine with a gnarled, beating heart. An exhilarating, propulsive adventure.” Powers via Possession: Ali gains marid powers when he allows them to possess him. Some powers linger after the possession ends, which he's none too pleased about. That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.'" The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty was one of my top reads in 2018. In 2019, it’s sequel, The Kingdom of Copper cemented my respect and love for The Daevabad Trilogy. Now I can’t wait for the The Empire of Gold to be released in 2020! Multi-layered Plot Line

King of Beasts: The Nahids once rode winged lions into battle, and still use a winged lion as their symbol. Nahri was the perfect guide to take me into this story. She is the 'outsider' in the tale, the person with a nebulous past and a precarious future. A thief, a con artist and a charlatan, she tempts fate when she inadvertently dabbles in an older, deeper magic. Also I’ve diagnosed that nahri is suffering from a very terrible case of Special Snowflake Syndrome :( how tragic Spurning Dara's warning of the treachery surrounding her, she embarks on a hesitant friendship with Alizayd, an idealistic prince who dreams of revolutionizing his father's corrupt regime. All too soon, Nahrilearns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics.That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences. The feeling you get when one of your most anticipated books lives up to your expectations is one of the best. It’s the contentment that you feel about not hating everything you read. It’s the peacefulness that you feel knowing that you actually can like books. And most of all, it’s the excited feeling of finally NOT being crushed by overwhelming disappointment that a book turned out to be as good as you thought it was.But nope!! None of that happened!! Somehow I sinned, and some entity thinks that my first one-star read of the year should also be the book I mentally five-starred and expected to become one of my favorites. I feel like someone just held out a chocolate-chip cookie to me and said I could have it, only to snatch it away from me when I reach for it. WHO DOES THAT.

Despite this, Nahri is a fantastic heroine. She is feisty yet soft when she needs to be, able to take care of herself without being an asshole. The best of all the traits!Achilles' Heel: Djinn, being creatures of fire, are justifiably terrified of igniferous weapons, like gunpowder, that might set them alight.