The City of Brass: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy)

An interesting take on the Prince Ali and Genie story.  Heavy world building, a lot of politics, and a little romance.  It was so slow, and I never connected with any of the characters.  I didn't enjoy the narrator, but I did like the book  more when I read it on my Kindle app.  But when I look back on it, it's overall a good story.  It is not concluded, and I'm not sure I want to spend 40 more hours finding out how it ends.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the last quarter of this book had me reading till 2am on a work night

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A fun fantasy read that you won't want to put down! It was almost a cross between Patrick Rothfuss's Name of the Wind and Rachel Caine's weather warden series, but in an original and authentic way. I'm looking forward to the next one already!

LOVE LOVE LOVE. I feel like I haven’t been this obsessed with a book since Percy Jackson (which checks out because this is an adult version of middle eastern mythology/folklore spin-off). I went to the bookstore and immediately bought the next two. Can’t wait to read the rest!!

This excellent tale delved deeper into the mythology of djinns than anything I've read before -- and it also had a wide-ranging adventure story whose female lead is a clever thief, magical powers all over the place, corrupt royalty, monster battles, desperate aerial escapes, and just a little romance. The only drawback is it's the first of a trilogy and I'll have to wait for the next ones.