I feel like the author gave up on this series and released this book only because she felt she had to. This book is incredibly rushed and feels almostI feel like the author gave up on this series and released this book only because she felt she had to. This book is incredibly rushed and feels almost nothing like the previous two books. And characters we grew to love in the previous books are also absent?? With no explanation at all??? The new villain is boring and generic. I could really care less about that whole storyline. This was a horribly disappointing ending to a series that had so much potential. Two stars because I liked some of the world-building and introduction of a new culture and the wlw romance (even though it was also very, very rushed). ...more
I loved it! This was a huge improvement from the first book. The pacing was better and I really started to enjoy the characters. I was skeptical aboutI loved it! This was a huge improvement from the first book. The pacing was better and I really started to enjoy the characters. I was skeptical about whether or not I would continue this series, but after finishing this book, I cannot wait to get my hands on the final book in the trilogy. ...more
3.5 stars. I really enjoyed "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi" and I heard good things about this series, so I immediately ordered this book after fi3.5 stars. I really enjoyed "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi" and I heard good things about this series, so I immediately ordered this book after finishing "The Adventures".
I wasn't sure if I was going to continue with this series until the last 50-100 or so pages of this book when things finally got interesting (hence the 3.5 instead of the 2 I initially planned). Chakroborty's writing is beautiful but I was mostly bored with the plot after the first half of the book. I'm hoping the second book has much better pacing and is not just people traveling through the desert or running around the city for pages and pages....more
I really enjoyed this book and it kept me on the edge of my seat...right until the ending let me down. It felt rushed and too neat and left me wantingI really enjoyed this book and it kept me on the edge of my seat...right until the ending let me down. It felt rushed and too neat and left me wanting more. There is also such a thing as too many twists. ...more
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