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 loved the first book but basically had to force myself to finish this one. The pacing was all over the place and I felt little connection to any of I loved the first book but basically had to force myself to finish this one. The pacing was all over the place and I felt little connection to any of the characters (view spoiler)[I still don't know who the fuck Dane and Liim are. They served no purpose and nothing would have changed by removing them (hide spoiler)]. The writing also seemed less mature and at times I wondered if I was reading poorly written fanfiction. I still give this 2/2.5 stars because overall it's an interesting story with characters with a lot of potential. I just felt it could have been done better. ...more
This was one of the most beautiful (view spoiler)[ (and heartbreaking) (hide spoiler)] books I've read in a long, long time. The writing is amazing aThis was one of the most beautiful (view spoiler)[ (and heartbreaking) (hide spoiler)] books I've read in a long, long time. The writing is amazing and I loved the new, unique magic system. 4/4.5 stars because I didn't love the footnotes for the most part. I liked when they referenced funny/interesting in-universe events or history, but other times it just seemed like unnecessary info-dumping. I also think it took a while for the story to really get going. (view spoiler)[ I definitely struggled to get through the early Oxford chapters with Playfair going on and on about language and translation (hide spoiler)]
I enjoyed the characters (especially Ramy), but I found myself wanting more from the main three (Ramy, Victoire, Letty). They all felt a little flat. Like they were there for diversity and to be mouthpieces for certain thoughts and opinions. ...more
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