![]() Best example? I finished this book and I still don’t know what the difference between a djinn and a daeva. Things don’t get explained until very late in the game, and even then, not explained fully. Every single piece of information we receive is either negated or muddled. ![]() There was no solid ground for me as I reader to cling to. When I say that this book failed to do what the majority of books do in general, I mean that this book seemed only to confuse. Be aware that the podcast does have spoilers, but I’ll keep this review spoiler-free. Now, this book was read for the Pages and Pause Screen podcast where myself and co-host Ally go super in-depth on the problems we had with this book. ![]() In fact, City of Brass failed to do what the majority of books do, period. Unfortunately, City of Brass failed to do what Beasts Made of Night did so well. I knew I wanted to read it the moment I laid eyes on the gorgeous cover and then learning the book doesn’t follow the typical Eurocentric fantasy standard? I excitedly thought this would be a fantastic new story in the same vein as Beasts Made of Night. ![]() I have held onto The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty for almost a year after receiving an advanced copy from Book Expo of America. ![]()
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